Posted on 06/22/2009 1:42:25 PM PDT by kristinn
The United States said Monday its invitations were still standing for Iranian diplomats to attend July 4 celebrations at US embassies despite the crackdown on opposition supporters.
President Barack Obama's administration said earlier this month it would invite Iran to US embassy barbecues for the national holiday for the first time since the two nations severed relations following the 1979 Islamic revolution.
"There's no thought to rescinding the invitations to Iranian diplomats," State Department spokesman Ian Kelly told reporters.
"We have made a strategic decision to engage on a number of fronts with Iran," Kelly said. "We tried many years of isolation, and we're pursuing a different path now."
But he said it was not clear if Iranian diplomats had accepted the invitations.
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If I could put “real hotdogs” in, I would. They would be so FOOLED thinking they are halal.:)
TREASON!
Hotdogs are now a "strategic front" for foreign policy? Not only is he a Marxist, but he's a retarded Marxist.
Lol!
Not me — I have been saying ZERO was a Muslim and anti-American since before the end of the primary.
He just showed whose side he is on and it is not with Freedom fighters.
zero obviously expects the Iranians to be overcome with his rhetoric and repent their sins, just like the press and a whole other bunch of people who should know better.
I wonder if he’ll haul out the Greek columns for the reception line.
no one is more impressed with zero than zero.
The Stupid Party has spoken.
A little birdie told me it just did. Tweet! Tweet!
It’s official: our government has chosen tyranny over freedom. May all involved rot in hell.
We should expand the invite to all the candidates in their recent election.
Wieners for Peace! Naw. Dogs for Democracy! Nope. Brats for Barack! Don't like it. Tube-steaks for Tehran! Too long. C'mon, Mahmoud, try one. They're kosher...
Zero can’t address the election fraud in Iran, because it would draw attention to the election fraud that put Zero himself in office
therefore, he pretends a revolution in Iran is not happening and he pretends people aren’t dying for freedom.
Persia Azadi!!!!!!
Let the World know that this Administration doesn’t represent me, and that I am totally opposed to sucking up to the repressive, totalitarian regime in Iran. I will not support anything that comes from this “diplomacy”, and I urge other Americans to do likewise.
we will no longer be considered a leader of the free world
“We have made a strategic decision to engage on a number of fronts with Iran,”
Because you’re all amoral idiots. I don’t support this Administration or its diplomatic efforts.
“0 is a disgrace to everything this country stands for.”
He’s a Kenyan/Indonesian. He doesn’t believe in anything this country stands for.
Is he planning on serving Hebrew National hot dogs to Iranian diplomats?
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