America's Involvement With Iran 06/19/2009
 by Thomas Craig There is truly a remarkable event taking place in Iran. We have all seen the protests and the brutality of the current regime, mixed with the rampant censorship of the media. Thank goodness we have the internet to shine light on the radical leaders of Iran. The United States now finds itself in a situation where we just are not sure exactly how to react to this growing movement. On one hand, President Obama is making the point that any involvement and/or commentary on the situation will only prove to be fodder for Ahmadinejad and the extremists who run the country. Any interaction by us will bring back memories of our backing of the Shah who repressed and abused the people of Iran. If we keep our nose out of this, perhaps change will naturally be brought to the country. On the other hand, many people including Hillary Clinton, VP Biden, and the House Republicans believe that we should take a more hard-line approach to the situation. The United States of America does, and always has, encouraged free elections and transparency (even when our own leaders aren't the most transparent) throughout the world. Perhaps America should show their support for the protests. It could be possible that the younger generation of Iranians (two-third of the population is under 33) could see the support of America and embrace our solidarity with them. It is a very fine line for us to walk. Both arguments make logical sense and neither would actually be "wrong". I sure don't have the answer but I am curious to hear your thoughts on the subject. I am especially curious to see the consensus amongst Republicans regarding this. What do you think the United States should do? Remember, this is YOUR Country and you might be surprised to see the difference between what you and your neighbors think should be done as opposed to what your Representatives in Congress are actually doing. CommentsBrandon Runyon Fri, 19 Jun 2009 11:39:26 Secure the Iranian Borders, deal with Refugees and lets the Iranians deal with their issuses inside their own country Brad R Sat, 20 Jun 2009 05:20:31 We should STAY OUT OF IT! America should be concerned with one country- AMERICA! Our only involvement with other countries should be for trade or when doing nothing will cause us more harm than intervening. Mousavi is not much better than Ahmadinijad and for us to get involved with this will just lead to trouble for us. Dacia Sat, 20 Jun 2009 05:20:56 That's the problem I see here - the opposition flipped a switch for political gain...and the Shah runs the place regardless. Forget elections - they need a full revolution to out the religious factions in charge. Hal.0 Sat, 20 Jun 2009 06:09:56 The Shah hasnt been in the country since the islamic revolution dac, the ayatollah runs the joint now Leave a Reply |   Recent Posts
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