George Will Calls the Right Wing Foolish for Criticizing Obama on Iran »
Posted By capj71 4 months, 3 weeks ago in Political News
On ABC’s This Week program, prominent conservative George Will called the right wing criticism of President Obama’s response to the protests in Iran foolish. He said, “The people on the streets know full well what the American attitude toward the regime is. And they don’t need that reinforced.”
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greenmac4 months, 3 weeks ago
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Doing nothing is the right thing to do. Whether or not the election was fair is a problem for Iranians not anyone else. What would have happened if the election of Bush (which some people thought was not above board) was protested by the people and violence broke out. Would it be ok for Canada..Britain..Russia to come and side with losing side?
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CaptainLucid4 months, 3 weeks ago
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Obama knows how to play world poker. W did not. Bin Ladins attack was based on that he knew W would overreact and Bin Ladin played W like a bitch and won more failure on our country and opportunity for himself than he could have imagined. Here we have the Iranians in the reverse. The neocon Iranians need a foreign attack to galvanize the citizenry to oppose a foreign power instead of looking at their own incompetence. Just like what a big boost 9/11 was to W. What do you say about a president where the best thing that ever happened to him was reading a childrens book while terrorists attacked us? This is what Iran needs and our leftover shamed republican party is trying to do. Iran and the republicans share the same goals. They need some fighting to stay in power. Obama isn't biting. He just isn't dumb like W.
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mmrhe4 months, 3 weeks ago
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George Will is an 'Old School' Conservative
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Or more specifically, a Real Conservative who believes America should keep it's nose out of other countries business!
Only the Neocons, with their distorted vision of America's place in the world, would argue for the kind of meddling Obama is speaking of.-
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CHAM4 months, 3 weeks ago
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What really happened is that The Repugs seized on an opportunity they thought would be a good attack event on Obama. I think that Obama should have said " Since we have had elections that were robberies of the voters, we would be hypocrites to stick our nose into their criminal element when we have our own", but he didn't say what he should have said.
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And just think, if we supported the dissidents in Iran, then the next time one of our two major Parties in the U S steals the next election, our actions today might inspire our people to riot.
Maybe Obama is smarter than the most intelligent GOP dum-dum's realized.
Everyone should realize that the GOP plan for a "Better America" is an America without Obama and one with a new Bush in the White House. The people wouldn't be better off, but that wouldn't mean a damn thing to the Repubs. When did they ever think of the good of the people of America?-
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Jeboba4 months, 3 weeks ago
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Yeah, Can you image? Jeb Bush for Pres 2012. Gawd O'mighty what a disaster. He screwed up businesses and royally crapped on Florida as governor and he is TWICE as smart as G.W.!
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Isn't there somebody of substance, talent, intelligence amont the Republican Party? Doesn't look like it. -
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Jeboba4 months, 3 weeks ago
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If there is a next time, I hope our people ARE inspired to riot. It's time for we Americans to stand up and demand our rights and protest loudly the royal screwing we have gotten over the years. At least with our current President, we can feel more inspired to celebrate rather than riot!
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jimdoze4 months, 3 weeks ago
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I agree with George Will.
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I do not agree with Patrick Buchanan's overall isolationism... which is root of his stance on this and many other issues.
Iran is decidedly a different situation than Iraq was, partly because we are in Iraq... obviating the danger Iraq had been to Iran. Iraq can no longer be used by the mullahs as a factor to mobilize the population.
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CaptainLucid4 months, 3 weeks ago
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"I do not agree with Patrick Buchanan's overall isolationism... which is root of his stance on this and many other issues."
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I do not see how isolationism can work these days. Food, Oil, Manufacturing, IT, Corporations, Finance, even armies can now be bought online ala Blackwater. The supernational comapanies are going to be the next big players against nation or in the worst case like China a completely fascist government bent on world domination.
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Mutainia4 months, 3 weeks ago
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Obummer seems to be in kind of "a pickle" with this Iran thing. For one thing, it sounds like the Iranians are fighting to put in power another bad guy picked by the Mullahs. Plus, if the guy they were fighting for WAS actually a free world friendly Democrat, guess what? The Mullahs would probably crack down harder ON the Iranians for being puppets of the US IF Obummer said he was going to help them fight the other puppet (Ahmadinajad). It seems to me that Obummer would sign their death warrants IF he came out and said he was going to help any democracy movement in Iran and the Mullahs actually believed him.
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Daylight4 months, 3 weeks ago
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On ABC’s This Week program, prominent conservative George Will called the right wing criticism of President Obama’s response to the protests in Iran foolish. He said, “The people on the streets know full well what the American attitude toward the regime is. And they don’t need that reinforced.”
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Of course Obama or Bush always does a fantastic job when it comes to a Muslim country that refuses to follow the Western way of handling things. What supposed to have happened in Iran had happened in the other parts of the puppet regime like Egypt and also there is no election in Saudi Arabia, since they are the lackeys of America, American leaders maintain absolute silence on anything that happens there. America also keep silent whatever the Israelis do; Israelis kill people and destroys homes and farm lands on a daily basis but America supports and encourages them to continue. What is happening in Iran is just an isolated or misguided action of the Western brainwashed herds who want to follow so called American Democracy and freedom, which considers those who are not with them are axis of evil or they are with the terrorists. So I don't consider or believe whether Democratic party or the Republican party has any right to make any comment on Iran or any other country because they don't comment or speak against the criminal actions of Israel or their puppets in the region. America and other Western countries are occupiers and oppressors and they are the biggest hypocrites and they just pay lip service to Democracy. -
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Icantwait4 months, 3 weeks ago
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My Fellow Americans: Obama is always going to do nothing. If it turns out for the better he will take the credit for supposedly doing nothing. Yet, he and Ahmadinajad had all this worked out when he visited the Middle East and talked behind closed doors. This is just what they both want and the Media won't report the true story. This is Obama siding with the most vile individual on the planet. Is this the kind of President we expected when he was elected?
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Yes, Obama supports more despotic governments and does not support governments intent on being peaceful. This all fits into his plans to rule the world. Remember the last time we saw an individual such as this? Unfortunately the answer is no for most Americans.
Americans who have gone to our colleges and were preached to about how evil America is and has been. Yet, they enjoy the best standard of living in the world with the most freedom in the history of the world. Brainwashing from the same institutions that are supposed to teach higher forms of education instead of radial ideas. Hopefully they will soon view what is really happening in this country before it is complete destroyed with this new form of destructive change.
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Wolfie20074 months, 3 weeks ago
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You've got that right, Icantwait, they have already started by saying what is happening in Iran is because of Obumba's speech in Cairo. You know what they say in the White House, "never let a crisis go to waste." Or a lie isn't really a lie if you believe it when you tell it.
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Albmore4 months, 3 weeks ago
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One thing We, Iran and the rest of the world MUST realize. This is Iran's problem and Iran must solve it. There is alot on the table here for Iran and the rest of the world,BUT we as out siders can only allow these events that are going on in Iran now to play themselves out. To much said, or actions taken could have a negative effect for the opposition.
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If the current regime crushes this movement and continues on with its current nucleur program and threats to the world, then it will be time for other actions. Until then though, we need to give the people of Iran the right and respect to try to solve this problem themselves. -
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Klarissa4 months, 3 weeks ago
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The source for this article:
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ThinkProgress was voted “Best Liberal Blog” in the 2006 Weblog Awards and chosen as an Official Honoree in the 2009 Webby awards. It was also named best blog of 2008 by The Sidney Hillman Foundation, receiving an award for journalism excellence.-
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Jeboba4 months, 3 weeks ago
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and your point is? You disagree with George Will or not? Regardless of where this article was found, it contains an accurate account of what Will said. A lot of the sources that you cons frequently rely on contain inuendo, exaggeration, and outright lies.
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Hhussk4 months, 3 weeks ago
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It's funny how Americans care what the world thinks about us, but doesn't want the world to know what we think about them.
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WE'RE GONNA CHANGE THE WORLD Music and lyrics by Lily Campbell, age 9
We're gonna spread happiness
We're gonna spread freedom
Obama's gonna change it
Obama's gonna lead 'em
We're gonna change it
And rearrange it
We're gonna change the world.
~Video of Children Singing Praise for Obama During 2008 General election Campaign
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CRYMTYPHON4 months, 3 weeks ago
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And he was a proud supporter of the Vietnam war.
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Everytime a squad was shipping out to Vietnam,
George W. Will would be there at the base airport
waving a flag in one hand and his latest deferement in the other.
Even now there are vets who remember him;
and would like to thank him!
Some are on Propeller!
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Jeboba4 months, 3 weeks ago
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...he tells it like it is...from a neo-con point of view. Will is incredibly biased to the right so this latest statement from him is particulary important. He is breaking ranks from those he normally supports and lauds.
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Good for you George Will!
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mornem4 months, 3 weeks ago
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As a non-American who has spent alot of time in America, I am always fascinated by these debates. America has a very long, bipartisan, history of interfering ion the internal affairs of other countries. I always wonder what criteria are used to select the countries in which interference is allowed or accepted. Is it political/economic expediency, human rights, democracy or flavor of the day? It definitely has nothing to do with doing the right thing.
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CRYMTYPHON4 months, 3 weeks ago
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In the basement of the pentagon is a huge room.
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The whole floor is a map of the world.
In a secret ceremony, the new president places a live chicken on the map.
He then reads aloud the entire Monroe Docrine.
At the last word, a hawk is released by the Chief of Staff.
If the hawk attacks and eats the chicken,
- the US will attack and occupy the area on the map where the birds interacted.
That is where we get the term 'chicken-hawk'.
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arhip4 months, 3 weeks ago
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ok but it will be better if America help to remove one crazy regime holder, people would appreciate, ultimately one victory in a war will lead to another war, that is historical precedents, but I thin and many would agree with this that this way is better then to live in constant fear of eventuality, there is no question of "if" here, it is going to unfold anyway, the only question is when
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