The events keep on unfolding in Persia while Obama continues to say nothing concrete about those risking their lives to expand freedom. Below are links to the latest news:
--According to several sources inside Iran, today may be the day the crackdowns begin. generally Friday prayers get the faithful pretty worked up and a large group of men believing they are doing God's work can be an effective force for the regime.
--An Iranian diplomat has a minor slip of the tongue concerning his nation and nukes.
--Who's who in Iran.
--Gateway Pundit also has an update. He's doing great work on this.
--Republican Whip Rep. Eric Cantor steps up and shows some political courage. I mean real political courage, not the manufactured BHO type.
Note: Pic at right is a real billboard in Iran.
Friday, June 19, 2009
Friday Iran Update
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Why do you assume the protests in Tehran represent the whole of the country. North Tehran is where most of these protesters live and it is the elite section of town. The rest of Tehran is not protesting nor are most people outside of the capital. Polls before the election showed the "reformist" movement was unlikely to win having only 37% of the vote. Sure there was fraud. We have fraud in every election in this country, so what! Every candidate was vetted by the clerics who run the country. The clerics think nothing of stoneing to death young woman, jailing journalists and rape victims, issueing death threats against anybody who disagrees with them etc. etc. etc. What do we care who runs the place until the Iranians throw out the whole lot. The most we can do short of an invasion is try to talk to them. Threats and bad mouthing the leadership will not make for better relations witness the failure in North Korea versus what happened when Nixon and Reagon talked to the leaders in China and the USSR by looking for common ground from a strong position.
Funny, during the Iraq War (before we won it and things were looking bleak) it was people in the big cities, mostly elitist like NY and San Fran. I don't recall you saying they were insignificant on this blog.
If you would actually take a minute to read what I wrote earlier, you'd note that I mentioned that none of the candidates are pro-US but that if they can start the wheels of revolution turning, the whole government can be liberalized and changed.
Finally, Reagan didn't agree with the Soviets on anything and in fact, left some summits without giving concessions. The USSR was toppled because communism/socialism are horrific systems of government and we plain and dimply outspent them, out engineered them and financially brought them to their knees. Crack a history book on ocassion.
Obama continues to say nothing concrete? Do you not understand the tight-rope that the U.S. government must walk on right now considering its need to address the Iran-nuke issue? The U.S. was on the verge of direct negotiation with Iran - a major turning point and one not possible with our previous administration.
Furthermore, take a look at elections in the U.S. There is more evidence of election irregularities in the 2000 U.S. election then Iran's most recent and the President was not voted in, he was ultimately appointed by the Supreme Court. I am so sick of you guys taking complete advantage of these situations and trying to turn issues (such as human rights, suffrage, real freedom of speech) against those who TRULY support them. Have you not noticed that these tasteless tactics no longer work? The dirtiness and trickery of ridiculous Rovian politics is tired.
Come on. Step up to the plate and have real debate using logic and rational reasoning.
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