Coincidence?

“OK, let me see if I’ve got this right. Since Barack Obama has taken the presidential oath of office we have witnessed:

a) Hezbollah lose a shoo-in election in Lebanon

b) Pakistan begin serious efforts to control the Taliban and al Qaeda elements inside its borders,

c) Netanyahu of Israel mumble support about a two state solution and rethink settlements and,

d) A major awakening of the Iranian citizenry against the heavy-handedness of the mullahs.

What hasn’t changed? The simple-minded thuggery of the Right when it comes to foreign policy (and Grover Norquist, someone should gently remind him that it’s 2009, not 1989). They have long preferred a modified Teddy Roosevelt approach. Speak loudly and wail away with the biggest stick you can find. I don’t know if all this is the results of one speech in Cairo by the President but if it is I hope he gives a second, and soon,” – Carl Owen, Politico  (via Andrew Sullivan)

Related Posts

• Heaviest Iran protests since June
  Under the guise of celebrating the Shia festival of Ashura, when street parades are common, hundreds of thousands of Iranians in Tehran protested today, in what many reported as the heaviest demon...
• 13 Aban Worldwide Iran protests
  Here we go again...on the Day of the Student: SAN JOSE, CA Iran Rally: Wed Nov. 4, 5-8pm, Corner of Stevens Creek & Winchester, by Santana Row http://tinyurl.com/yz9wg26 LOS ANGELES Iran ral...
• Iran Protests This Week…
  STRASBOURG Iran demo: Mardi 4/8, 18:00, Place Kléber http://whereismyvote67.blog... ATLANTA Iran protest: Tues. August 4, 6-9pm, Lenox Mall, Lenox & Peachtree http://tinyurl.com/ndvxhp MONTR...