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Neda: symbol of the Iran revolt/AP Photo
As the world watches the people of Iran rise up against dictatorship and oppression, the contrast with the weak response of President Barack Obama is being contrasted with that of former President Ronald Reagan
President Ronald Reagan supported Lech Walesa and the Solidarity movement in Poland, called Russia the "Evil Empire," demanded that Gorbachev tear down the Berlin Wall and increased our military strength to demonstrate our resolve. Reagan operated from a position of strength while increasingly Obama looks indecisive and weak.
After the fraudulent declared victory of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the Iranian people began risking their lives to demand true democracy. President Barack Obama withheld comment for days, only expressing his concern because supposedly he did not want to interject his opinion and risk alienating an Iranian government that he wants to negotiate with.
Senator John McCain has been quoted as saying:
But I think that there should be a solid statement, such as one we just passed through the United States Senate, that all all of us have certain basic human rights, and they should be allowed to exercise them, and that we should support people's right to protest without being beaten and killed in the streets of Tehran and cities all over Iran.
But, look, the point is that, all during the Cold War, there was the liberal elites who said we should not do anything to upset the Russians, whether it be the Prague Spring or the workers in Poland, in Gdansk.
And there was Ronald Reagan who, said, "Take down this wall," called them an evil empire, said he is ready to negotiate, but we have a fundamental right and respect of human rights.
And to say we don't want to quote "meddle," of course, is is is not in keeping with that tradition in any way. In fact, it's a direct contradiction of it.
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http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/letters/chi-090617rossi_briefs,0,2498829.story
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,528127,00.html
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