When Barrack Obama came to Washington, he promised a different tone in his foreign policy from that of George Bush. And he has lived up to that promise. In the wake of the Iranian presidential election and the protest over the results, Obama has yet to support the people of Iran who want freedom. He is holding onto support for Ahmadinejad.
Protestors in Iran want Freedom and Change.
As the Iranian government has detained dozens of opposition leaders, killed at least 7 people and turned off communications to the rest of the world by cracking down on the protestors of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad being reelected, Obama has been quiet.
And what has been President Obama’s response to all this? He said he was “deeply troubled”. No truer statement has ever been made by Obama. He is troubled in how he sees his role as President. He sees it as the role of a ruler not as the role of governing as our founding father did. He is troubled in how he sees America. He sees it as the cause of all problems in the world, not as the great country we are. So great that people from every country on earth want to come and be Americans.
He said it just wouldn’t do for the United States to “be seen meddling in the affairs of Iran.” This again shows how mealy-mouthed Obama is. Yet his fan base and the media believe every word he speaks even though they know he is anything but direct in what he says. In some ways he is like John ‘I voted for it before I voted against it’ Kerry. Obama will not commit to calling this a rigged election that keeps Lunatic Ahmadinejad in office. But since he has refused to take a stand on Ahmadinejad’s threats to wipe Israel off the face of the earth, is anyone surprised by this? In the world of liberals, it is okay for dictators to meddle but not America because they see us as the problem not the dictators.
Obama is willing to meddle in private businesses but he has no real foreign policy. It is simply more of the double speak that got him elected. He lacks the courage, commitment, vision and fortitude to spread democracy in the Middle East. We have Iraq as an example of democracy to follow. While it is not perfect, it is better then the brutal reign of Saddam Hussein. It is a step in the right direction.
If there is ever to be a chance for peace in that region, democracy must be a huge element in the process.
The reason Obama has not spoken out is because he does not want the Iranian people to bring freedom to Iran through protest and free and honest elections. Obama wants to bring that about through talking to Ahmadinejad. And thus making it part of his legacy. Why do Democrats obsess over their legacy?
The Obama administration must know that the real Iranian political authority lies with Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, a Shiite cleric who holds the title of supreme leader. With accusations of fraud swirling around Ahmadinejad’s victory, some Republicans and the Government of Israel say that talks with anyone who has denied the Holocaust, threatened the Jewish state with annihilation and called Iran’s nuclear program non-negotiable should be isolated.
Obama will not change his course and isolate Iran. He believes that his speeches full of bumper sticker rhetoric will bring about a change in Iran. He is hoping this is the case because his perceived legacy is more important then the freedom of Iranians.
If this is how he plans to deal with North Korea and God help us another 911 attack, we are in for a very rough time. If the best President Obama can muster is being “deeply troubled” as he and the rest of the world watch protestors standing up to Ahmadinejad, then maybe Obama doesn’t see or understand their courage because he has none himself.
June 18th, 2009 at 10:32 am
ARE YOU KIDDING???
I really suggest that you stop what ever drug you are on, now. The appearance of US support for the side of the protesters would only play into the hands of the Conservative elements you supposedly oppose, or maybe it is that you don’t…
I now can’t tell if you are stupid or very clever.
June 18th, 2009 at 10:50 am
Ken, as you accuse someone of maybe being under the influence of substances it understandable, whats your excuse for your idiocy ?
We have to stand behind these people for the simple resaon that a free and democratic Iran is exactly what the doctor ordered if we are going to start working on terror threats without bloodshed. Should these people get what they want we’ll no doubt see Hamas and Hezzbolla take a dive only empowering our ally Israel. Democracy in the middle ast wil start to flow like dominoes. First Iraq, then Iran, and we’ll keep plugging away at Afghanistan.
And then theres all the positive implications for the rest of the world. This is HUGE buddy ! HUGE Obamas just much of a gutless b*tch to want get cought in the middle od anything that could go south. But hey, if the Iranian people come out on top I’ll bet both my nuts he takes all the credit for it !
Our support does not by any stretch of your screwed up imagination give the Ayatollah any such abilty to use it against his people.
The Ayatollah has always been very much able to do whatever the hell he wants and say he did for any number of reasons, true or not.
Do you get it ?
June 18th, 2009 at 11:32 am
I applaud Obama for doing the *right* thing in this situation, rather than what plays well on TV. We (the CIA), overthrew Iran’s government and installed a US-friendly dictator… do we want to taint a true popular uprising by our president recalling those memories? Imagine the situation in reverse- would it have helped Gore’s supreme court case if Iranian leaders had endorsed him over Bush?
June 18th, 2009 at 12:01 pm
If Obama has not done the right things in the US, which would have been of great benefit for the nation, much less I think he will get involved in democratic affairs out of the US.
On second thought, it might be better that way, because supporting the Iranian opposition could be a kiss of death for them. It’s a lose-lose situation.
June 18th, 2009 at 1:38 pm
If the US came out in blatant support for the protestors in Iran it would be a big mistake, of course. I cannot think of anything better for the Mullahs, or whatever they are called. They could use that, and I am sure they would. They would say it is all our doing.
This is really bad for you right wing extremists. You need for Iran to remain a dictatorship, or whatever it is, so you can continue to use it to foment discord.
This is good for Obama. It is happening on his watch, and after his appeals to the people of the Middle East. If there is a democratic revolution in Iran, then it is going to take away a large part of what you try to use to attack him (whether it really has anything to do with Obama or not).
How about N. Korea next? Then you be in really deep do do.
June 18th, 2009 at 2:03 pm
Sometime, the best thing to do is to just be quiet. Like it or not, for better or for worse, the US has a long history of interfering in the affairs of other countries. If the US supports the opposition, they will be accused wrongly of being US pawns. This is exactly what Ahmadinejad wants and the only thing that will keep him in power. It is not surprising that once Bush and his cowboy rhetoric was gone, that Ahmadinejad is in trouble.
Obama is doing the right thing.
June 18th, 2009 at 2:07 pm
So, maybe we should just let the more radical regime stay and carry out their plans for Israel and the rest of the world ?
Nows the perfect time to take em down with minimal casualties.
June 18th, 2009 at 2:11 pm
As an addendum to this, we sure had a real strong stance from Reagan when there was all that trouble in China, didn’t we? He didn’t say jack, and it was probably best.
So this post if just more drivel. I am sick of your drivel.
June 18th, 2009 at 2:19 pm
Yes, it speaks of Obama’s legacy of calm, rational thoughtful actions rather than blind, hypocritical sloganeering and posturing. It is views like this author that lands America in so much hot soup today. These are American supremacists, demanding the world to see America as this perfect shining beacon that they should copy instead of what is truly good for them. They are demanding rather than setting a good example. It is exactly this kind of mentality that pisses people off. How do you think will Americans feel in future when China has become so powerful that its own supremacists also starts to talk down to America to follow its own culture and politics to look more like them ? Will you like it ? That’s why Obama’s language of consideration and respect is the only way to get your message across to foreign ears other than the barrel of a gun. That’s what the founding fathers of America would have wanted, the prudent, measured and correct exercise of our power. It is not apology, it is pragmatism, intelligence and strength.
June 18th, 2009 at 2:29 pm
Klo ‘the Mullahs, or whatever they are called.’ ‘a dictatorship, or whatever it is’.
You apparently don’t know much about Iran, the islamic threat to the U.S. and Western civilization or much of anything having to do with international politics. I wonder how much you actually know about American politics, except that you LUV Obama. Come on, this is a serious business that needs to rise above the worship of BO and to what is good for OUR country and the West.
June 18th, 2009 at 2:34 pm
hanzi - ‘Obama’s legacy of calm, rational thoughtful actions’
Do you mean like having to think over what to do about FIVE Somalian pirates who held an American vessel hostage while US warships were surrounding them for FIVE DAYS!! The Captain of the ship even escaped on his own and was recaptured while our military watched because they couldn’t act without approval from the Commander in Chief who wants to micromanage EVERYTHING from Washington. We were humiliated around the world over that. Even the French were laughing at us.
June 18th, 2009 at 3:08 pm
KLO.
China was and is a nuclear power, a trade partner.
Iran is not. Yet.( I think )
Got it ?
June 18th, 2009 at 3:55 pm
Klo,Hazel,Ken, America is either for freedom or againist freedom. The threat that we would use force to protect our interest in the region under Bush kept these dictators in check. Liberal talk about human rights but are quick to abandon people for their own self interest. That is what Obama is doing.
The Iranian protest understand, ‘Give me liberty or give me death.’ Men and women have died so there can liberty for all. We have never denied any country the desire and right to seek freedom. Obama is making this about him.
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June 18th, 2009 at 4:57 pm
Whats going on in Iran right now offers the perfect opportunity for us to do away with one of the most considerable threats weve ever seen. It offers a chance to improve human rights, put a lot of countries at ease, establish another ally in the middle east, take a huge chunk out of radical elements,improve trade, the list goes on.
Theres a window here and its not going to be open for long. The last time we had this opportunity was 35 years ago and we pi$$ed it away no thanks to the peanut farmer. In another 35 years at the rate things are going the whole middle east could well be the country of Iran and we’ll of beefed up our nuclear response abilities 50%.
You think these Ayatollahs arent already thinking of how they can prevent this from happening again in the future ?
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