BBC NEWS | Americas | Obama offers Iran 'new beginning'
If his policy is to get the Russians to play the heavy with Tehran while the "O" makes nice, I don't see it working.
This engagement with the Mullahs also announces that a bunch of naive punks are going to engage in Middle East "realpolitik" and make nice-nice to all the local toughs. America, prepare to have your lunch money stolen and your nose bloodied.
US President Barack Obama has offered "a new beginning" of engagement with Tehran in an unprecedented direct video message to the Iranian people...So President Obama is now engaged with the Mullahs. When will the marriage take Place? Obama's dowry: more or less telling the Iranian people he will not support a revolution against their newly legitimized government -- about the only thing that government really fears. Bonus item: the always rickety sanctions regime will collapse well before the marriage is consummated. And the Mullahs will abuse their lovely spouse and cheat -- and when he finds out he won't like it!
In it, President Obama said he wanted "to speak directly to the people and leaders of the Islamic Republic of Iran".
If his policy is to get the Russians to play the heavy with Tehran while the "O" makes nice, I don't see it working.
This engagement with the Mullahs also announces that a bunch of naive punks are going to engage in Middle East "realpolitik" and make nice-nice to all the local toughs. America, prepare to have your lunch money stolen and your nose bloodied.
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