Obama says that he, "understands the Iranian people have deep concerns about the election."
Oh dear, he really doesn't get this, does he? Imagine Churchill said something like this in the early days of the second World War. That he understood that the Polish people had deep concerns about the German army invading from the west, and the Russian army from the east? Yeah, I've heard the line that he is trying to look like he's not interfering in internal Iranian politics, or that the next leader of Iran won't be any different, but it doesn't excuse the incredibly weak language. Its like you are an upset customer, and Obama, the service rep repeats, yeah I understand. You know nothing is going to be done, and worse you know he knows that you know, or something like that. Aren't we proud of our political traditions and the right to vote? Couldn't he have said something affirmative about our belief in liberty? You can be cagey, and still give support.
17 June 2009
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