White House: Obama Cairo speech inspired Iranian uprising

by Infidelesto on June 23, 2009 · Comments

Only Obama and his drueling minions would think so mindlessly…

Washington Post

Obama’s approach to Iran, including his assertion that the unrest there represents a debate among Iranians unrelated to the United States, is an acknowledgment that a U.S. president’s words have a limited ability to alter foreign events in real time and could do more harm than good.

But privately Obama advisers are crediting his Cairo speech for inspiring the protesters, especially the young ones, who are now posing the most direct challenge to the republic’s Islamic authority in its 30-year history.

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Hotair’s take

This is the most despicable, self-serving, and arrogant spin I’ve seen yet from this White House, and that’s saying something. Obama gave a speech, and suddenly the people of Iran discovered that they’re being ruled by tyrants?  Never mind that two weeks passed between the speech and the uprising, and that the very obvious trigger for the unrest was the incompetent manner in which the mullahs rigged the election for Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.  Never mind the fact that this President took a full week to even sound like a watered-down Nicolas Sarkozy, let alone the leader of the free world.

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  • SirWilhelm
    I thought there were some cracks in BHO's polish in yesterday's press conference. It remains to be seen if they heal or widen. I thought it was particularly revealing when he had to resort to saying "I am the POTUS" at one point. He really didn't anwer Major Garret's questions, he was particularly lacking on the one on the 4th of July invitations to the Iranians. He apparantly hasn't considered the implications of not canceling them, or even forgot he extended them. This attempt to claim credit for the beginning of the events in Iran may be another indication of his ego, pride, and arrogance overcoming any good judgement he may have. Also, he may be finding the job is harder than he thought it would be, particularly since he's trying to do so many things at once, while events are moving rapidly everywhere. Looked to me like he could use a smoke.
  • Infidel_Tabatha
    I'm hoping that ultimately he'll have a total nervous breakdown.

    Not sure who I despise more - Gordon Brown, my own prime minister, or Obama.

    I think Obama, purely on the basis of that Cop Out in Cairo.
  • Infidel_Tabatha
    Oh for pity's sake...

    Obama's love letter to Islam did not inspire the uprising! He must be an absolute narcissist to think that!

    The uprising was triggered by the election and the probability that it was rigged!

    Meanwhile, for more Islamic hypocrisy:
    http://ajewwithaview.wordpress.com/2009/06/23/f...
  • Storm_Rider
    I'm hoping the Iranian uprising is inspired by Thomas Jefferson - not Barak Obama.

    “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness.” Thomas Jefferson

    http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/document/i...
  • dunno_moire
    amen brother
  • dunno_moire
    Probably more likely it was the media and better examples of democratic freedom (The USA, UK, etc.) that inspired the people in Iran.
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