Hillary Clinton tougher on Iran than political-straddler Obama

July 3, 7:08 AMWatchdog Politics ExaminerMartha R Gore

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While Secretary of State Hillary Clinton advocated a stronger U.S. response to the beating and killing of protesting Iranians, President Obama resisted.  When he finally at least said he was appalled and outraged by the Iranian government behavior, it was  long after both England and France had condemned it.  Always the egotist, Obama did not even let Clinton know that he was finally going to speak out and took the action without informing her.

The situation was one more piece evidence of Obama's weak-kneed response when it came to standing up to tyrants around the world.  It was a reminder of his shaking hands and accepting a book from Chavez and his willingness to talk with other U.S.  enemies without preconditions. And his bow in Saudia Arabia is not to be forgotten.

Obama was criticized by Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) as being "timid" because he failed to speak out early in the crackdown by the Iranian regime by its regime.   Other Republicans were dismayed when Obama said he was still willing to engage with Iran at the same time as its citizens were bleeding and dying on the streets of its cities and towns. However, it should have been no surprise as when he was in the Senate, he was known as the "Master of the Political Straddle", having voted "present" instead of committing himself over 50 times during the short time he spent there.

Some say Obama is afraid of making a mistake and was overly cautious when he should have been standing up Tehran.  It took Hillary Clinton to have the guts to stand up for the protestors in Iran while Obama offered the regime his hand in friendship.

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