Tag: Iran
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Obama Critic Indulges in Overwrought Rhetoric
I think President Obama’s expression of support Friday for Iranians “seeking justice in a peaceful way” in Iran set the proper tone. I’d give it a B+, with points deducted for tardiness, as it could and should have been said days earlier. Obama is right to be wary of appearing to meddle in Iranian affairs, […]
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CWCID: Thank You, Mr. President; Now Please Teach CBS How to Edit
Credit where credit is due: President Obama yesterday said unambiguously “we stand behind those who are seeking justice in a peaceful way” in Iran. And then, after days of complaints about the president’s lack of public support for the demonstrators, CBS, which had Obama’s words on tape in an exclusive interview, edited that statement out […]
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The Election Was a Sham — I Hope the Revolt is Not
Charles Krauthammer today, taking aim at Obama’s tepid expression of “deep concern about the election”: Moreover, this incipient revolution is no longer about the election. Obama totally misses the point. The election allowed the political space and provided the spark for the eruption of anti-regime fervor that has been simmering for years and awaiting its […]
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Iran Revolt Vindicates Neoconservative Ideals — and the Iraq War
(Welcome, GayPatriot readers) Since he turned against the Iraq War that he once championed, Andrew Sullivan has taken to using the term “neocon” as a curse word. “The neocon hope that Ahmadinejad keeps himself in power – barely disguised any more – seems to me premature,” Sullivan said a few days ago — while linking […]
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“When Your Policemen Wear Ski Masks, It’s Time for a New Regime”
Via Powerline — violent content warning.
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Should Obama Take Sides in Iran?
Photo: IranElection.Posterous.com The question in the headline virtually answers itself. One side is a repressive, terror-sponsoring regime that has waged war against America, both directly and by proxy, since 1979. The other side consists of hundreds of thousands of citizens whose democratic aspirations have been thwarted in a transparently stolen election, and whose peaceful assemblies […]
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Iran Looms Large in Bush’s Third Term
Risking police violence in Tehran (Photo: mousavi1388) I’ve said that regarding foreign affairs, Obama has been serving Bush’s third term. It’s a bit tongue-in-cheek perhaps, but there’s plenty of substance behind the label. So I find myself wondering how the Obama Administration’s response to the turmoil in Iran will compare with what Bush might have […]
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Here’s Hoping Iran is the Next Domino for Democracy
Pity the mullahs who cling to power in Iran. With budding (albeit flawed) democracies to the east and west, with tens of thousands of angry people protesting the tainted election of a figurehead, with web-savvy dissidents informing the world via Twitter, YouTube and Flickr — what’s a frightened theocrat to do? Here’s my favorite image […]