Tech_Esq
Sic Semper Tyrannis!
Thank you. Yes...I agree the US should be calling out whats happening in Iran, but I think that we (more than other countries) need to be very careful about what we say. The last thing we want to do is lend an air of legitimacy to claims that this is just a US backed coup attempt.
Speaking of which, I know there have been some scattered reports of US officials speaking out against whats been happening, including Biden yesterday.
It would be nice if there were more American news organizations calling this out as well. Apparently CNN had nothing at all on Iran for a while, and there have been a lot of news organizations/pundits who have come out supporting the results, or saying that it doesn't matter if Ahmadinejad wins or not.
I've actually seen more on CNN than on FOX. CNN had some live reports over the weekend and they showed some footage this morning.
Supposedly CNN had nothing at ALL for a day or two, and then they got reamed on it which is why they are now trying to make up for it. I don't have a TV, so this is all second hand knowledge tho.
I think there is probably a very real chance that the US is at the very least taking the opportunity to spread some gasoline on the fire in Iran covertly.
We've had covert ops in Iran for years waiting for a catalyst.
Wouldn't surprise me, but if it goes from covert to outright support I think we've got a problem.
I think we definitely have to low key it. I wouldn't have Hillary come out in strong support of the protesters or anything. But, I think we may be overdoing it a little by "monitoring the situation" and having no response to the voting irregularities and violence.
I did see a little coy cat-who-swallowed-the-canary smile from Hillary at one point. She may know something is up and that's exactly why she's playing it like this.