Obama Answers Question From Iranian Citizen on Elections

[undeadpresident]

What about the police beatings of the peaceful g20 protesters? Or the systematic surveillance, harassment, and destruction of the lives of thousands of innocent people across the country by the gangstalking network? And don't forget that Bush was put into office by fraudulent elections, and that Mccain was just a token candidate to create the appearance of some sort of choice when there really was none.

[martianluv]

Karim Sadjadpour has pointed out that Iranians felt the need to unite with the hardliners against the very real and open threat that Bush posed to the whole nation of Iran. Now that Bush is gone, and Iran no longer anticipates and invasion, the opposition feels more eager to assert itself. But this would not have happened if a war-monger like Bush or McCain were president. I dont trust repubs who were happily singing "bomb Iran" to Beach Boys music 1 year ago to feel sympathy with Iranians.

[martianluv]

Karim Sadjadpour has pointed out that during Bush's reign, the Iranian opposition completely defered to the hardliners, precisely because of the very real and open threat that Bush posed to the whole nation of Iran. That threat forced the opposition to unite with the hardliners against the aggresion (its no exaggeration that Bush was the best thing for the clerics). Now that Obama takes a conciliatiory approach, the Iranian opposition feels like it can assert itself away from the hardliners.

[martianluv]

In 1991, Bush Sr made a public statement on international TV that the US would back any attempt by Iraqi Shia to change its government. The result was the 1991 Intifada in Basra, in which Shia militias, loyal to Tehran & expecting US support, went head-to-head with iraqi national forces. Bush either could not, or would not, do anything to keep his promises (legally, it would have constituted support for international terrorism). Repubs seem pleased by such dangerous machismo, like crackfiends

[martianluv]

How can any Republican claim solidarity with the Iranian people? Only 1 year ago they were singing "bomb Iran" to Beach boys music (remember McCain?) Iranian experts Karim Sadjadpour, Reza Aslan & former US Embassy hostage Bruce Laingen all support Obama's measured & thoughtful response. They agree fully that the historical context creates a very delicate situation that the US has no choice but to handle carefully... not with the same bravado and self-indulgence of the Bushes.

[JimmyFormerMarine]

How could Americans elect a bugger eater for President? I don't understand it.

[newsweekrocks]

he didn't answer the question. just some random BS and nothing about the question.

[Asemit1]

ooh, the dumb fly killer speaks!

[howdythere34]

LOL now he starts to talk tough...quit being a poll driven president you conjob and think for yourself....you're a day late and a dollar short....idiot.....

[warcraft8990]

Obama gave the smartest response to the Iranian crisis - Anyone denying that doesn't know shit

[hamechicoloft]

ridam be obama