Mike Pouraryan
The Obama Speech: The Aftermath (Cont'd)
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A Lot of Work Still Ahead....
As I continue to assess the aftermath of Mr. Obama's Speech, I was particuarly keen to find out the official reaction of the Iranian Government now that the speech was actually given. I have not seen any indication of an "official" response yet. The world hopefully realizes that Iran is in the midst of an election.
There were some crucial elements of the speech that should truly be noted as a change for Iran. There was an acknowledgement of the role the United States played in the overthrow of Dr. Mohammad Mossadeq in 1953. The CIA spent 700,000 Dollars to bring back the Shah. This is a historical fact and is not in dispute. Furthermore, the President went further by noting Iran's right to nuclear energy. This should also be appealing to the Iranian Government. But he did also note that Iran's record is not pristine either. The 1979 hostage crisis is one of the darkest chapters in Iranian history. Mr. Khatami did apologize for this and the so-called students who took over the embassy came out in the 90's to acknowledge the historical mistake. There is general consesus that this move helped to consolidate and preseve the Islamic Republic during its' most unstable time.
I checked out Hannity on Fox News. Hannity did note his own perspective on it. As I listened to him and Newt Gingrich go at it, I wonder if they really listened to the speech and understood the speech. But, as I listened to them, I really was not surprised. I actually was laughing as I listened to them. It even got better when Hannity started talking to Rush Limbaugh. Rush stuck to his line that America is turning Socialist and implied that Obama is doing Al Qadea's Biding with the policies that he was pursuing. The good news is that the Republican Leadership has by in large repudiated Rush's line.
As for Iran, the big day is fast approaching. Moussavi apparently has a shot. The bigger question is whether he is able to do what Khatami was not able to do during his Presidency. One reason I think Mousavi has a shot is when Idiotnejad went after him during the debate and Mousavi just ignored him by in large.
May we truly live in interesting times!!!!
There were some crucial elements of the speech that should truly be noted as a change for Iran. There was an acknowledgement of the role the United States played in the overthrow of Dr. Mohammad Mossadeq in 1953. The CIA spent 700,000 Dollars to bring back the Shah. This is a historical fact and is not in dispute. Furthermore, the President went further by noting Iran's right to nuclear energy. This should also be appealing to the Iranian Government. But he did also note that Iran's record is not pristine either. The 1979 hostage crisis is one of the darkest chapters in Iranian history. Mr. Khatami did apologize for this and the so-called students who took over the embassy came out in the 90's to acknowledge the historical mistake. There is general consesus that this move helped to consolidate and preseve the Islamic Republic during its' most unstable time.
I checked out Hannity on Fox News. Hannity did note his own perspective on it. As I listened to him and Newt Gingrich go at it, I wonder if they really listened to the speech and understood the speech. But, as I listened to them, I really was not surprised. I actually was laughing as I listened to them. It even got better when Hannity started talking to Rush Limbaugh. Rush stuck to his line that America is turning Socialist and implied that Obama is doing Al Qadea's Biding with the policies that he was pursuing. The good news is that the Republican Leadership has by in large repudiated Rush's line.
As for Iran, the big day is fast approaching. Moussavi apparently has a shot. The bigger question is whether he is able to do what Khatami was not able to do during his Presidency. One reason I think Mousavi has a shot is when Idiotnejad went after him during the debate and Mousavi just ignored him by in large.
May we truly live in interesting times!!!!
