| President Obama has maintained a pretty neutral ground regarding the two sides in Iran's election mess; a strategy intended to allow Iranians to solve their problems by themselves without any sides having what many Muslims would view as support from an America that goes against their beliefs. The United States should not help interfere with Iran or pass judgement on Iran until the dust settles. One, we don't have a good track record for helping Iranian democrats (See the 1953 coup d'état where the U.S. helped overthrow Iranian democracy). Second, Western support for protesters hurt the protesters' legitimacy. Finally, the non-violent dissent in this so-called "Green Revolution" appears to be making ground on its own strategies, arguments, and principles.
So, I am proud of my president for showing great caution when dealing with Iran. Apparently, though, the Iranian government is calling us out for a lack of neutrality, anyways.
Iran accused the United States on Wednesday of "intolerable" meddling in its internal affairs, alleging for the first time that Washington has fueled a bitter postelection dispute. Opposition supporters marched in huge numbers through Tehran's streets for a third straight day to protest the outcome of the balloting.
The Iranian government summoned the Swiss ambassador, who represents U.S. interests in Iran, to complain about American interference, state-run Press TV reported.
The English-language channel said the government called Western interference "intolerable."
Watching President Obama and the Democratic Party, though, I can't see why the Iranians would come up with this conclusion...
Oh wait, the GOP is just a tad conflicted. And things come up like this:
Texas Sen. John Cornyn, another member of the GOP leadership, criticized Obama for not yet recognizing that "clearly that's not a democracy you can deal with."
Senator Cornyn, I urge you to look past your neo-con thoughts and your urges to attack Democrats at every turn. For once, please don't listen to John McCain, but instead listen to people with a more cautionary sense. You know, you can even listen to Pat Buchanan on this issue!
When Pat Buchanan and Barack Obama agree on something -- you know it has to good. If pat Buchanan, of all people, isn't enough to convince you -- how about the GOP's Senate leader on foreign policy, Senator Dick Lugar?
Texas does not deserve an imprudent and neo-con Senator, especially one that holds a GOP leadership position. Senator Cornyn, the future of Iran will, undoubtedly, greatly affect our foreign policy in the Middle East. So, please show care in everything you say on the subject -- at least until the Iranians have a chance to solve their own issues.
Thanks Senator,
a constituent (who has been following Iran news like a freak for the past half-week) |
