Congressional Republicans Trying to Undermine Obama's Foreign Policy with Iran (gasoline, dollars)

[MovingForward]

Originally Posted by Sunny-Days90

Liberals in congress did the exact same thing under Bush and often hurt our growth with their pettiness.

I vote for my representative to be my voice and I want them to force Obama to make the correct decision and not sit on his arse and do nothing.

He literally screwed up Iran and left a massive opportunity to spread freedom in the middle east go to waste.

Rep should be all over him, it is their job, it is what I PAY THEM TO DO.

Its called checks and balances within the system so NO ONE PERSON ( Meaning Obama ) has total control of everything.

Remember something, most of those rep congress members have experience in making decisions and Obama has ZERO decision making abilities for this circumstance. And it has shown.

What do you not GET about the FACT that the Iranians are THRILLED with Obama's response to this crisis? You think the Republicans in the U.S. Congress know better than the Iranian people about what is required from the U.S. to give them strength?

[shorebaby]

Originally Posted by MovingForward

What do you not GET about the FACT that the Iranians are THRILLED with Obama's response to this crisis? You think the Republicans in the U.S. Congress know better than the Iranian people about what is required from the U.S. to give them strength?

And you know what the Iranian people want?

Iranian protester pleads for U.S., world to intervene – amFIX - CNN.com Blogs

[MovingForward]

Originally Posted by shorebaby

And you know what the Iranian people want?

Iranian protester pleads for U.S., world to intervene – amFIX - CNN.com Blogs

This is ONE student's position. The Iranian leaders--here and in exile from Iran--as well as many OTHER students currently in Iran, have repeatedly emphasized that it is absolutely imperative that the U.S. not give the Iranian government an excuse to blame the uprising on the U.S.

Reza Aslan On Iran: 'Thank God For Barack Obama'

[HappyTexan]

Originally Posted by shorebaby

Oh is that what this was supposed to be a bash Israel thingy. Oh come on that has been done to death.

I wasn't bashing Israel in my post.

[sanrene]

in this case, in direct opposition to what every Iranian expert says?

Isn't this a bit of an exaggeration?

You mean every, single solitary Iranian expert agrees with obama?

Did they agree with him before or after he made the outrageously "outraged and appalled" comments?

[sanrene]

have repeatedly emphasized that it is absolutely imperative that the U.S. not give the Iranian government an excuse to blame the uprising on the U.S.

So why did he ramp up his rhetoric?

[shorebaby]

Originally Posted by HappyTexan

I wasn't bashing Israel in my post.

I know you weren't, but I couldn't figure out what the OP was driving at and your post pushed me in that direction.

[shorebaby]

Originally Posted by MovingForward

This is ONE student's position. The Iranian leaders--here and in exile from Iran--as well as many OTHER students currently in Iran, have repeatedly emphasized that it is absolutely imperative that the U.S. not give the Iranian government an excuse to blame the uprising on the U.S.

Reza Aslan On Iran: 'Thank God For Barack Obama'

OK here are some more, how many would you like?

Hot Air » Blog Archive » CNN producer: Iranian students say they’re doomed if Obama accepts the election

Links on "I Support Iranians Inside Iran" | Facebook

Iranian Artists in Exile ask for support… « Talk Islam


YouTube - Open Letter to the World - English Version

This video is particularly powerful.

[texdav]

As if democrats didn't do that for eight years with Iraq and afganistan.From what I see Obama doesn't have a policy or it keeps changing evryday;take your choice.

[Evenstar51]

Originally Posted by MovingForward

What do you not GET about the FACT that the Iranians are THRILLED with Obama's response to this crisis? You think the Republicans in the U.S. Congress know better than the Iranian people about what is required from the U.S. to give them strength?

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While Ahmadinejad is clearly absurdly twisting Obama's words to serve his own political and repressive objectives, his statement can be viewed as actually justifiable. Not in terms of action or rhetoric coming from the administration, though, which has been broadly and in a bipartisan fashion praised by Iran experts, members of Congress from both parties, former Secretaries of State and National Security Advisers as well as conservative commentators, Peggy Noonan, Pat Buchanan, and George Will, but in terms of Congress, which remains for the most part largely myopic and oppositional to the administration in its approach to Iran. It's almost as if they are continually and proactively playing right into Ahmadinejad's hands:
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Apparently this portion of Blickstein's article went overlooked as well. Obama has handled this more than wisely, and Hillary is keeping a low profile and working hard to help the Iranian protesters oust Ahmadinejad
without our overt help; 1953 is well-remembered in the Middle East. As to
comprehending that Obama has risen to the challenge, there are none so
blind as those who will not see.