Comments on: Today’s Qs for O’s WH – 6/116/2009

By: Foghorn Leghorn

Foghorn Leghorn — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 22:39:35 +0000

What I do want from Iran? It is what i don’t want. I don’t want to give them an excuse to murder hundreds of the young people protesting as “agents of the West.”
Posted by: jhw539 |
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Fair enough.

By: moderate

moderate — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 22:01:46 +0000

jhw, I understand your desire to get more the WH on record on more contentious subjects in the daily briefing. But at the same time, since Gibby is such a mealy-mouth mess of a press secretary, you do not always get the best material in the briefing. So I will cut Jake slack for “wasting” his questions just this once. *G* As long as he does not waste them when it counts– at press conferences with The Chosen One himself.

By: MayBee

MayBee — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 21:57:40 +0000

don’t encourage these poor people unless you are going to act..
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Good point. That was a problem in the early 90′s in Iraq, as well.

By: DontGet818OnMeNow

DontGet818OnMeNow — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 21:42:38 +0000

MayBeeee
POTUS also stated that if the revolt is linked to the U.S. in any way.. the punishment will worsen for those involved. It’s sort of like the ’56 Hungary or ’68 Czech uprisings .. don’t encourage these poor people unless you are going to act..

By: MayBee

MayBee — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 21:32:44 +0000

And, I might add, I’m sure President Obama doesn’t see Mousavi as someone worth going out on a limb for. He’s no revolutionary.
However, it is the people who are risking their lives just by speaking out who need words of support. The right words could go a long way.

By: MayBee

MayBee — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 21:28:02 +0000

That’s what you’re left with? “Deeply troubled” isn’t the right phrase,
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Yes. Diplomacy is all about the right phrase.
From a country with the history of saying things like, “Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall” or
“We are all Berliners”,
“troubled” is a big weak.
No matter. It seems obvious Obama is not getting too far out because he knows Ahmadinejad, the mullahs, and the Revolutionary Guard are going to win this thing. China and Russia are already meeting with him. Obama has made it clear he will deal with Ahmadinejad, and it would be unpleasant if he’s been strongly condemned by our President.
Obama is a realist. He will deal with Iran on the world stage, and not overly concern himself with how the leaders run the country. That’s exactly what he’s telegraphing now.

By: DontGet818OnMeNow

DontGet818OnMeNow — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 21:09:37 +0000

I heard the POTUS on CNBC a bit ago.. he made the same remark that I did yesterday.. (about leisure suit vs. piginapoke).. six of one, half dozen of the other.. hostile, hostile lite.

By: jhw539

jhw539 — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 20:58:05 +0000

Thank God for Karma:”B.O. is doing the only thing he has the spine to do: voting “present.”"
Just like with the Somalia pirate holding Captain Phillips hostage. Sad that to Republicans nowadays basic commonsense and good strategy is ridiculed as spineless.

By: jhw539

jhw539 — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 20:50:24 +0000

MayBee:”No, I would say “troubled” isn’t strong enough.”
That’s what you’re left with? “Deeply troubled” isn’t the right phrase, you’d rather “enraged” I suppose? Should we move our military into a threatening posture too? perhaps Obama should bang a podium with his shoe or something? Are you actually upset that Obama is NOT treating this as call for theatrics to play to the domestic political market (“lets get some tape for the next election of him railing against Iranian oppression!”)?

By: MayBee

MayBee — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 20:21:23 +0000

jhw- No, I would say “troubled” isn’t strong enough.