EricMM 0 Report post Posted March 20, 2009 I think it's a good thing, me. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Swindle 0 Report post Posted March 20, 2009 Nothing wrong with trying to reach the people of Iran, but its the government that we have to deal with at the end of the day. Bottom line, they are still going forward with their Nuclear Program. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
At Home 0 Report post Posted March 20, 2009 That's not true. It's the people that elected their government specifically on an anti-American platform. Obama's doing the right thing in trying to turn public opinion. Iran should be our ally in the Middle East, not our enemy: they have just as much at stake in a democratic Iraq as we do. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SuperJerk 0 Report post Posted March 21, 2009 But we all know that the elected government in Iran isn't calling all the shots. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jobber of the Week 0 Report post Posted March 21, 2009 I think it's a good thing, me. "Traditionally, the U.S. president and secretary of state release statements for Nowruz." --USA TODAY Iran's leaders responded with a "bah humbug", but it probably didn't help that Israel tried the same tactic. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Art Sandusky 0 Report post Posted March 22, 2009 All I know is that Bush never offered a single Arabic phrase of good will (to my knowledge), so this is a step in the right direction. Words of leaders in Iran don't necessarily reflect the thoughts of their populace. It's a long slog, but this goes a loooong way towards the "winning the hearts and minds" ideal. That is what will truly fix the Iranian situation. ... unless he mispronounced something and said that everyone's mother was a pig. That might be bad. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nightwing 0 Report post Posted March 22, 2009 That's not true. It's the people that elected their government specifically on an anti-American platform. Obama's doing the right thing in trying to turn public opinion. Iran should be our ally in the Middle East, not our enemy: they have just as much at stake in a democratic Iraq as we do. That's a misnomer. The Iranian liberal movement protested the election because they thought it was essentially rigged and unfair. I wouldn't exactly say it was a real election by any stretch. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hitler Cubano 0 Report post Posted March 23, 2009 NOW(ruz), that's what I call diplomacy! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
At Home 0 Report post Posted March 23, 2009 That's not true. It's the people that elected their government specifically on an anti-American platform. Obama's doing the right thing in trying to turn public opinion. Iran should be our ally in the Middle East, not our enemy: they have just as much at stake in a democratic Iraq as we do. That's a misnomer. The Iranian liberal movement protested the election because they thought it was essentially rigged and unfair. I wouldn't exactly say it was a real election by any stretch. You may be right, Iranian politics is nowhere near my specialty, but I don't think it takes a political scientist to see that the party in charge has capitalized off of anti-Americanism, right? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Big Ol' Smitty 0 Report post Posted March 23, 2009 Nightwing is right. Although I've heard that the first round was pretty legit--it was Ahmadinejad's runoff (I think against Rafsanjani) that was pretty smelly. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites