Deep Thought June 22, 2009
Posted by Evil Bender in Iran, News and politics, wingnuts.trackback
Amazing how people whose fondest wish has been war with Iran suddenly decide to stand in solidarity with the Iranian people, as demonstrated by their hatred for ice cream.
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All kidding aside, we’re all rooting for democratic reforms for the Iranian people. God knows they’ve been too long in coming. But anyone who seriously thinks we’d be doing the protesters any favors if President Obama got McCain/Bush style belligerent needs lots of remedial education in international relations.
The best thing the US Government can do right now is to make measured, cautious appeals that the will of the Iranian people be honored. Any more agressive strategy will do more harm than good.
True, and that’s not even mentioning the fact that, as long as the Ayatollahs really rule Iran, a mad dog like Ahmedinajab is better for the US than a more moderate seeming and sounding Mousavi.
It’s much easier to get cooperation against Ahmedinajab from the rest of the world than it would be against a so-called reformer.