When it's over, I'm sure they'll all get together in Bermuda. Meanwhile, Ahmedinejad has been photoshopping his supporters: http://raymankojast.blogspot.com/
On Jun 17, 8:55 am, rigsy03 <[email protected]> wrote: > Obama can rally 100,000. Nothing new for him. Give apology speeches > around the globe. Dictate to Israel but hedge to his Islam and holy > Koran. What's new? The Middle East has rarely tolerated weakness in > leaders- they talk strength- even bluffing- and carry a heavy club. > > On Jun 17, 7:47 am, "d.b.baker" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > If necessary, Obama will back down from a cadaver - any cadaver: > > > [Q] - Obama’s interview with John Harwood suggests Obama doesn’t > > really care who wins in Iran — so long as his precious engagement > > strategy isn’t disrupted. Here is the relevant exchange [via NYT]: > > > HARWOOD: Couple things, quickly, before we run out of time. You > > took your time reacting to the protests in Iran after the election. > > What are you watching for in the handling of those protests and in the > > investigation of the results to–and how will that influence the > > dialogue that you seek to have with Iran? > > > PRESIDENT OBAMA: Well, I think first of all, it’s important to > > understand that although there is amazing ferment taking place in > > Iran, that the difference between Ahmadinejad and Mousavi in terms of > > their actual policies may not be as great as has been advertised. > > Either way, we were going to be dealing with an Iranian regime that > > has historically been hostile to the United States, that has caused > > some problems in the neighborhood and is pursuing nuclear weapons. And > > so we’ve got long-term interests in having them not weaponize nuclear > > power and stop funding organizations like Hezbollah and Hamas. And > > that would be true whoever came out on top in this election. The > > second thing that I think’s important to recognize is that the easiest > > way for reactionary forces inside Iran to crush reformers is to say > > it’s the US that is encouraging those reformers. So what I’ve said is, > > `Look, it’s up to the Iranian people to make a decision. We are not > > meddling.’ And, you know, ultimately the question that the leadership > > in Iran has to answer is their own credibility in the eyes of the > > Iranian people. And when you’ve got 100,000 people who are out on the > > streets peacefully protesting, and they’re having to be scattered > > through violence and gunshots, what that tells me is the Iranian > > people are not convinced of the legitimacy of the election. And my > > hope is that the regime responds not with violence, but with a > > recognition that the universal principles of peaceful expression and > > democracy are ones that should be affirmed. Am I optimistic that that > > will happen? You know, I take a wait-and-see approach. Either way, > > it’s important for the United States to engage in the tough diplomacy > > around those permanent security concerns that we have–nuclear weapons, > > funding of terrorism. That’s not going to go away, and I think it’s > > important for us to make sure that we’ve reached out." > > > It is clear what’s up. All he wants to do is talk, so he can’t give > > offense. Fine — he’ll deal with Ahmadinejad if the regime can crush > > the protesters. He is an enabler now, a cheerleader against regime > > change. Shameful. > > --http://www.commentarymagazine.com/blogs/index.php/rubin/70171 --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
