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| Kass on Obama: "He's right not to saber-rattle in Iran" |
| 2009-06-24 |
| I hope you don't mind two Kass articles in one week. I think this offers an interesting perspective. Excerpt here: ...For the past several days, Obama has been thwacked by Republican critics, Sens. John McCain and Lindsey Graham, for being too timid and weak on Iran. Other critics have pummeled him with images of the late President Ronald Reagan standing up to the Soviet repression of a democratic Poland, as the evil empire began to crack under Reagan's resolve. But Iran isn't Poland. The themes involving freedom and self-determination may be similar, but the dynamics aren't the same. After an extremely cautious first several days, Obama ratcheted up the rhetoric just a bit at his Tuesday news conference, saying he's appalled and outraged. But not enough to do anything about it publicly. "I've made it clear that the United States respects the sovereignty of the Islamic Republic of Iran and is not interfering with Iran's affairs," Obama said carefully.... |
| Posted by:mom |
| #3 Kass has also fallen in love with the word "chumbolone", which I must admit really fills the bill as a descriptive for the clowns running Chicago. |
| Posted by: mojo 2009-06-24 15:42 |
| #2 Liz Cheney: “President Obama said that we’re going to offer unconditional talks if you unclench your fist and in response they’re shooting young women in the streets in Tehran.” |
| Posted by: Black Bart Ebberens7700 2009-06-24 13:41 |
| #1 Obama's tougher talk is welcome. His "I've been consistent" bullshit is not. He's a vacillating empty suit and a facile liar. Nobody asked him to send troops. All anybody expected is that the "Leader of the Free World™" show some f*cking spine and support a people struggling to overthrow a corrupt theocratic thugocracy. A simple "we stand with the people of Iran and support them in seeking a free and fair society" would've been acceptable, especially compared to the mealy-mouthed stumbling and ice cream/golf outings this tool gave us. Jebus. We're only 5 months in....gird your loins! |
| Posted by: Frank G 2009-06-24 08:41 |