No one is saying we should enter Iran and fix things.
What we should be doing is voicing support towards the Iranian people that want freedom and liberty. Moral support is a powerful weapon when coming from the leader of the free world. Worked for Reagan in Poland.
Obama couldn't bring himself to say anything. That is the problem. He wouldn't even go to his much-vaunted UN. He didn't even have a high level meeting about the Iran elections.
He's shown weakness. His silence has shown the Iranian people that he supports the Mullahs.
He's got no moral authority any more. He's lost it. Any statement from now on is for political posturing.
It's all about him.
Uh, take a look on the threads. One should qualify by adding "seriously", in your statement.
Poland is different from Iran. In Iran, rightly or wrongly, the United States is blamed for engaging in the coup against Mogadasseh in the 1950's. If these protests become to associated with the West in general, and the United States in particular, then it will give legitimacy to the lies of the mullahs that these are foreign-instigated uprisings.
These protests have legitimacy because they are organic - they represent the will of the people of Iran. Obama needs to thread a needle here.
I agree with those comments. His stance on Iran during this crisis didn’t convince me of his moral standing or abilities as a leader though. This is just more of the same. I’m sure it didn’t for you either. He’s been a fooseball on Iran since last year. This is just more of the same. This guy is dumber than a box of rocks.