Saxby Chambliss is an idiot. Or a dangerous demagogue.

[Lemon law]

For what its worth, President Obama, after much consultation on the subject, has released a statement on the Iranian protests.

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06...21prexy.html?ref=world

It may not satisfy Chambliss who seeming advocates a do something anything for US imperialism, but Obama as President is in charge of US foreign policy, and ole Saxbe, as a mere Senator, has no seeming overall plan at all.

As I look at the Obama statement, it seems to strike a somewhat perfect balance, supporting the Iranian people's right to peacefully redress their government for satisfactory resolution and sending the message that both and the USA and the international community will take a dim view of any Iranian government violent crackdown. And as a Goldilocks not too hard and not too soft initial response, it not only forms a template for future actions, it gives the Mullahs no ammunition to accuse the US of internal Iranian meddling. And meanwhile building on his prior Cairo speech as he addresses the wider Muslim world that also has a dog in the fight.

 

[stateofbeasley]

Originally posted by: ProfJohn
BTW during World War Two 400,000+ Americans died fighting the Germans and Japanese.

But today they are both allies of ours. How did that happened?? Are our children not taught about WW 2? Did we forget about all those men??

Jesus H. Christ, you are dense.

You're a professor? This Ph.D perhaps: Sharikou, Ph.D?

There's a difference between fighting a war to defend yourself and your allies, and using covert operations to overthrow a legitimately elected government. I don't see why this is so hard to understand.

 

[Hayabusa Rider]

PJ, that is one mans opinion. For sake discussion if I accept the numbers it changes nothing. The democracy we caused to be overthrown was secular in nature. The clerics came to power because they were the only alternative to the Shah. That's the only reason. Although whoever murders another bears responsiblity for his action, any atrocities committed by them were only possible due to the events of 1953. Iranians are paying in blood because of that supposedly forgotten day. It still highly relevant.