Posted by
Justin Lafferty on Sunday, March 22, 2009 12:31:59 PM
Iran: An Ally?
By: Justin Lafferty
The last
blog was dedicated to several recent missteps by the Obama administration. One
of the most recent was his “olive branch” video to Iran.
Take a listen in the video below.
At first
glance, you think, “Awe! That’s really nice of him!” In reality, you must first
realize who he offered a “new” start too. This is country who still believes
the Holocaust is made up and not real. They want to wipe Israel
off the map, and they have ambitions to build nuclear weapons. Iranian men in
the governments view should be authoritative, strong, and be the leader of his
family. Obama comes across in the video as weak to them. Iran
views this olive branch not as a way for us to work out our differences
(although I’m not sure if our differences can be worked out) but as a sign that
they can’t beat us so they want to negotiate. So what do you think Iran’s reply
will be? You guessed it! They ignored and chastised him. Iran’s
leader said that “Words from Washington
ring hollow without deep policy changes.” Here are some excerpts from a speech
taken from an AP story:
"Have you released Iranian assets? Have you
lifted oppressive sanctions? Have you given up mudslinging and making
accusations against the great Iranian nation and
its officials?" Khamenei said in a speech in the northeastern city of Mashhad. The crowd
chanted "Death to America."
"He (Obama)
insulted the Islamic Republic of Iran from the
first day. If you are right that change has come, where is that change? What is
the sign of that change? Make it clear for us what has changed."
Yes, you read that right. The crowd chanted, “Death to America.”
People just don’t understand especially many of the “Hollywood”
crowd how deep this hatred is and it’s not just minor policy issues. It is
major policy differences. I like to leave you with a question to answer. For everyone
who thinks we should set down with Iran
and talk with Iran,
tell me what will we talk about?