Hope for Iran?

in reality the pro-Mousavi sentiment is not quite the encouraging sign that so many wish it would be, and assume that it is.
Mousavi was a founder of Hizballah and participated in the creation of Iran’s intelligence service. Some reformer!

- Jihad Watch and Robert Spencer

Iranians seeking an alternative to Ahmadinejad’s truculence have latched onto Mousavi with little concern, it seems, over the fact that in the 1980s, the gray-bearded 67-year-old was at the heart of a regime that executed dissidents, took U.S. hostages and launched a fatwa against author Salman Rushdie.

- Time article: Iran’s Challenger: Mir-Hossein Mousavi

You’re asking why the President of the United States does not appear in photographs of post-election riots in Iran.

Fascinating.

Don’t be a dolt Michael.

We’re asking why President Obama has pulled a disappearing act during such a pivotal moment on the world stage.

For a guy who loves to have his mug in front of a camera, his absence speaks volumes.

Michael, can you explain why Obie has remained silent?

Michael, can you explain why, when Iranian students are being beaten and shot in the streets, Obie has not taken a firm, unequivocal stand in favor of democracy and the citizens’ right to self determination?

Do you think maybe he’s out body surfing again? Just wonderin’ since that’s where he was the last time he chose to dilly dally around and not take a stand.

Maybe Obie doesn’t understand that he can’t just vote “Present” anymore.

Running for President is easy.

Being President….not so much.

This is a rare moment in history where a solid declaration of support for freedom and democracy can make all the difference.

“All the difference?” Like what, precisely?

You’re asking why the President of the United States does not appear in photographs of post-election riots in Iran.

Michael,

The only person who is conflating the pictures from Iran and the unknown whereabouts of Obie is you.

Obie’s silence on the events in Iran, which was Mike’s point, remains both relevant and unaddressed.

My post is in the spam filter. P&T.

@herman:

Great Herman….that’s a news piece from today…. 36 minutes ago.

How many days ago were the elections in Iran?

How many days ago did the violence start?

Exit question:

How many people have been shot or beaten to death during the time period that Obie was unavailable for comment?

Bonus question:

Why is it that Obie only feels the need to speak up after the public outcry and polling results start to come in?

I’m sure Obama’s troubled, he has to make a choice between evil and lesser evil but to him all evils are the same, they are good and lesser good. He actually has to weigh the potential harm from picking the wrong candidate as the winner and deserving of support on the upcoming negotiations without preconditions. All the world’s dictators have looked for where the American President is during a time of civil unrest and possible civil war and find that he has betrayed the trust of the American people and the world. Troubling is a phrase you use when your children engage in mischief. The acts of the iranian regime’s repression and brutalization of its people are beyond the pale. It’s no wonder the students feel they are alone. The man who should be making common cause with them is in fetal position sucking his thumb. He got the three am telephone call and both Hillary and Obama have been asleep at the switch. Tomorrow is a general strike in Iran, and we hope that the oil workers take part in it as well. Cut off the money and the regime will topple. I just wish the blood spilled was for a better candidate than Mousavi. It’s sort of like spilling precious blood for Brezhnev. But when the choice is Kruschev v. Brezhnev you have to go with the lesser of two lessers in the hopes that the country will drag along the leadership no matter how reluctantly.

Excuse me folks, but just before the election Obama elated that there was vigorous debate going on in Iran and that there was a “possibility” of change. He referred to his Cairo speech and his “victory” in Lebanon. He was setting himself up to take credit for a “reformist” result. Thus, he took sides and the Mullahs predictably decided that Obama was not going to get credit for anything that went on in Iran and the rest is history. Sadly, Obama failed miserably and shares a great deal of blame for the theft of the election. He doesn’t want to tell other countries how to conduct themselves unless he can get the credit. Hold onto your seats folks, the Middle East is getting ready for an accelerating boil and it ain’t going to be pretty.