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William Kristol of The Weekly Standard:
- Obama Admin Tells Iran: Don't Worry, We Won’t Join An Israeli Attack On Your Nuke Sites
I guess that means, "all options are on the table", except an attack disabling Iranian nukes. And yes, for any of you who do not remember, Obama has declared that "all options are on the table", when it comes to Iran. But, as we already guessed, Obama's...
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Mehr News: Details of Obama’s letter to Iran released TEHRAN, Jan. 18 (MNA) -- A number of Iranian officials have released the details of the letter that U.S. President Barack Obama recently sent to Tehran. The New York Times, citing U.S. government...
- Obama Beginning To Realize An Unclenched Fist Won't Help Relations With Iran?
The money quote from the New York Times: Ray Takeyh, a former Iran adviser to the Obama administration, said administration officials were learning from experience. “There was a thesis a year ago that the differences between the United States and Iran...
- Iranian Dissident Calls On Obama To Meddle
From Commentary: There is a compelling interview by John Roberts and Kiran Chetry of CNN’s American Morningwith an Iranian protester which you should be able to find here. The key portion for anyone still up in the air about whether America should...
- False Associated Press Report: Obama Did Not Say Iran Must Respect Voters’ Choice
Bob McCarty writes of another instance of the Press carrying Obama's water: Obama’s comments were mushy, yes, but at least he said the most important thing, according to AP:He said it’s up to Iran to determine its own leaders but that the country...
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Wishful Thinking by Kristol?
William Kristol of The Weekly Standard:
Kristol: Memo to ConservativesI report, you opine....comment section is open for discussion!
There have been very good grounds to criticize President Obama's foreign policy so far. There will be much more to criticize over the next three and a half years.
But he is our president. We could be at an historical inflection point in Iran. The United States may be able to play an important role. The task now is to explain what the Obama administration (and Congress) should be saying and doing, and to urge them to do what they should be doing.
Presuming ahead of time that Obama will fail to exercise leadership, and cataloguing this episode pre-emptively as another in a list of Obama failures, would be a mistake.
The U.S. has a huge stake in the possible transformation, or at least reformation, of the Iranian regime. If there's some chance of that happening, and some chance of U.S. policy contributing to that outcome, we should hope Obama does the right thing, and urge and pressure him to do so--because then the United States will be doing the right thing, and the United States, and the world, will benefit.
This too is the role of a loyal opposition.
UPATE: From Pastorius
BUSH'S MESSAGE TO THE IRANIAN PEOPLE
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OBAMA'S MESSAGE TO THE IRANIAN PEOPLE
From Gateway Pundit:
George W. Bush sent this message to the Iranian people this year:Here is G. W. Bush's message to the Iranian people in 2008:
"We have great respect for the people, and we've got problems with the government. We have problems with the government because the government has been threatening, has made decisions that --and statements that -- really have isolated the people of Iran.
"My message to the young in Iran is that someday your society will be free. And it will be a blessed time for you. My message to the women of Iran is that the women of America share your deep desire for children to grow up in a hopeful society and to live in peace."Hat Tip Kevin GregoryAnd, Obama's response to the stolen elections and violence in Iran?"This is a debate among Iranians about Iran's future."
- Obama Admin Tells Iran: Don't Worry, We Won’t Join An Israeli Attack On Your Nuke Sites
I guess that means, "all options are on the table", except an attack disabling Iranian nukes. And yes, for any of you who do not remember, Obama has declared that "all options are on the table", when it comes to Iran. But, as we already guessed, Obama's...
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Mehr News: Details of Obama’s letter to Iran released TEHRAN, Jan. 18 (MNA) -- A number of Iranian officials have released the details of the letter that U.S. President Barack Obama recently sent to Tehran. The New York Times, citing U.S. government...
- Obama Beginning To Realize An Unclenched Fist Won't Help Relations With Iran?
The money quote from the New York Times: Ray Takeyh, a former Iran adviser to the Obama administration, said administration officials were learning from experience. “There was a thesis a year ago that the differences between the United States and Iran...
- Iranian Dissident Calls On Obama To Meddle
From Commentary: There is a compelling interview by John Roberts and Kiran Chetry of CNN’s American Morningwith an Iranian protester which you should be able to find here. The key portion for anyone still up in the air about whether America should...
- False Associated Press Report: Obama Did Not Say Iran Must Respect Voters’ Choice
Bob McCarty writes of another instance of the Press carrying Obama's water: Obama’s comments were mushy, yes, but at least he said the most important thing, according to AP:He said it’s up to Iran to determine its own leaders but that the country...