Tomorrow is the big "punch" the Iranian government has promised to deliver the West. It's to "celebrate" the 31st anniversary of the revolution.
You know, if our president had the slightest relationship with history, its' grand strides, causes, and in particular the way in which the United States has served as a cause for good and liberation in this world, especially throughout the 20th Century regarding evil empires the world over, he would don a green tie tomorrow morning and hold a press conference. He would state in the clearest of terms that WE stand with the Iranian rebels, refuseniks and protesters. That WE are "all Iranians today" as WE mark in protest the day their government marks in triumph. And then he would go about obstensively conducting a cold war against that regime in a fashion similar to Reagan. Were he to make the internal liberation of Iran the grand cause of his term the way Ronnie did versus the Soviets he could very well secure his place in history among those presidents whose name is elevated to the status of noble.
But he won't. Opportunity is often missed because it shows up wearing overalls and looks like work. And he is to busy in his quest to "fundamentally transform" America to bother with transforming Iran.
{sigh}
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I disagree...
He won't do it because he doesn't believe the protestors are right. He wouldn't hesitate to do exactly what you describe if it were in protest of American "Imperialism" or focusing attention on greedy corporate giants raping the public.
Wasn't his refusal to wear an American flag pin a similiar situation? Why would he choose to align himself with a movement that embodies much of the American spirit in another country when he can't bring himself to associate with it here in the USA?
That is sadly an accurate observation.
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