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Iranian leadership spits in Obama's eye...

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EXCLUSIVE: U.S. contacted Iran's ayatollah before election
Administration overture to Khamenei ridiculed in sermon


By Barbara Slavin | Wednesday, June 24, 2009

Prior to this month's disputed presidential election in Iran, the Obama administration sent a letter to the country's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, calling for an improvement in relations, according to interviews and the leader himself.

Ayatollah Khamenei confirmed the letter toward the end of a lengthy sermon last week, in which he accused the United States of fomenting protests in his country in the aftermath of the disputed June 12 presidential election.

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Your President also said he will not be goaded into a conflict, or involve himself with people who warp his words from both sides. That is a smart response.
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ShamWOW wrote:Your President also said he will not be goaded into a conflict,
If he thinks coming out against tyranny is too much of a conflict to handle then he doesn't have the characteristics needed to be a good American leader! It isn't a case of send them flowers or send in the troops! Between the two lies a vast playing field in international politics and he went AWOL for a week which sent a clear message that we weren't going to do anything!
ShamWOW wrote:Your President also said......or involve himself with people who warp his words from both sides. That is a smart response.
If this is how he deals with opposition he needs to find a different line of work.
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a Leader leads. he doesnt wet his finger and stick it in the air to see which way the wind blows.
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Two words: Mohammed Mosaddeq

If you want to know why Obama is doing what he is doing, spend some quality Google time with that name. M.M. is a footnote in our history, every Iranian can tell you his story.

A good leader knows his history and doesn't flap his chickenhawk wings before he understands the situation.
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Interacting with Iran would only make the people believe we have caused their political strife. Just because they are protesting against their government doesn't mean they like us. Leave them alone, let them fight their own government.

Most of the governments we hate today are our fault, such as the Iranian and Cuban governments.
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“Some” of the governments we hate today are our fault.
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