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But in substance, this statement issued over the weekend by President Obama strikes the right balance: affirming the principles for which the United States stands -- e.g., governing through consent rather than coercion -- without being counterproductive, siding with a political faction, or overvaluing empty talk.

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Bill Pearce| 6.22.09 @ 3:04PM

Thank You Mr Antle for a brilliant satire of the Obama position on the events in Iran.

But first a bit of history. During the transition from the Bush 41 to the Clinton governments
there was a on-going uprising of the Shia in Iraq. The Shia requested the arms and help promised by the outgoing Bush administration. The Clinton administration publicly refused. The Clinton officials stated there was a more forceful response than solders, guns and money. The Clinton officials stated they would rally world opinion and “ Bear witness “ against the Saddam's Iraq government. As a result of Clinton policies the Shia were slaughtered in the hundreds of thousands. It took a full scale invasion of Iraq by Bush 43 to uncover the mass murders. “ Bearing witness in the court of world opinion “ is just the lefts cover for doing nothing. The Clinton administration allowed Shia to die then, The Obama administration is using the same rhetoric now.

Interestingly the co-president of the Clinton administration is now Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
Strange is it not that seem to be Hillary has fallen into Dick Cheney's bunker and can't get out. Personally I think Hillary is trying to emulate Waldo without the classic clothing.

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