In plain English to the wingnuts, be concern about the Iranian protest and violence, hope for a resolution, and stay out of the Iran business.
Thinkprogress:
Since Tuesday’s mass demonstrations in Iran over the disputed presidential elections, conservatives like Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) and Rep. Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA) have urged President Obama to “act” and make forceful statements against Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s purported reelection. During a press conference today, Obama reemphasized his “deep concerns” about the election — but pointed out that, “given the history of U.S.-Iranian relations,” he wanted to make sure he did not appear to be “meddling” in Iranian affairs:
OBAMA: It’s not productive, given the history of U.S.-Iranian relations, to be seen as meddling, the U.S. president meddling in Iranian elections. … I do believe that something has happened in Iran where there is, there is a questioning of the kinds of antagonistic postures towards the international community that have taken place in the past, and that there are people that want to see greater openness and greater debate and want to see greater democracy.
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That's right enough meddling, look at the meddling we did in Iraq.
Yes American History is lost on Americans. Even History that is only a little over 50 years most don't know. In 1953 the US held overthrow the Iran Elected Govenment. Now notice how Iran didn't bother the US with the two sham Presidential Elections in 2000 and 2004. I asked a few people about the 1953 Iran take over and not one person ever heard of it. Most had heard it first from the Obama speech. Now as luck would have it I met a man from Pakistan and he explained to me what happen. Yes this man became a US citizen but he knows more about the History of the US then Americans. The saying is right " you have to know who you are and where you came from before you can move forward and know where your going". Americans are stuck because we only have Fox News and the idiot Law Makers to tell us what we should know. I told a friend John Boehner knows what causes Global Warming and it's Cow Gas, now how stupid is that? Iran has a wise and smart Supreme Leader and he will handle the problem in his country. The only help the US can give is how Karl Rove successfully fixed two Elections and how Americans did nothing.
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