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Kristol's advice to conservatives
Political Animal —
KRISTOL'S ADVICE TO CONSERVATIVES.... In a post this morning at the Weekly Standard 's blog, Bill Kristol encourages conservatives to be constructive in their concerns about the Obama administration and U.S. policy towards Iran. [Obama] is our president. We could be at an historical inflection point in Iran. The United States may be able to play an important role. The task now is to explain what the Obama administration (and Congress) should be saying and doing, and to urge them to do what they should be doing. Presuming ahead of time that Obama will fail to exercise ...
A Time For The US to keep quiet!
Newshoggers.com —
... William Kristol is doing what hegemonist neocons do - demanding that we get involved where US involvement would be counter productive. ...
a nation of twitterers
Dean's World —
Iran is a nation of bloggers – and the revolution will be twittered.
One of the things I am thankful for is the restraint shown by the Obama Administration. The legitimacy and enduring power of the Green Revolution would be tainted by overly active US meddling. The stunning reversal of Khamenei is proof that we are doing something right by not doing anything at all.
UPDATE: wise words from Bill Kristol. This isn’t about us.
Pence Demagoguery Of Iran Is The Perfect Example Of His Unfitness For Office
DownWithTyranny! —
... hope to Iranians struggling against Ahmedinejad. "I think," he lied, "first and foremost we have to take a half step back from this administration's olive branch and apology approach to enemies and countries that have been hostile to the United States of America and our allies... I'm hoping before the end of the day today the president will speak a word of support for Mr. Mousavi and for the dissidents and the reformers within Iran." Even hard right conservatives acknowledge that Pence has his head up his ass on this one. ...
Poll: What should the White House do about Iran?
Hot Air » Top Picks —
... and an election with international observers to certify that the Iranian people are allowed to choose their own government. Only regime change can bring an end to the threat of Iranian nukes. Only a regime change can end the regional threat the Iranian mullahcracy maintains, as well as an end to the proxy war against the Israelis by Iranian-funded Hamas and Hezbollah. Barack Obama needs to start pushing in that direction. What do you think Obama should do? Update : Bill Kristol warns conservatives to go slow: The task now is to explain what the Obama administration (and ...
This Isn't About Us
The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan —
Kristol has a seemingly gracious plea out to his fellow Republicans: [Obama] is our president. We could be at an historical inflection point
in Iran. The United States may be able to play an important role. The
task now is to explain what the Obama administration (and ...
Bill Kristol Says It Would Be A 'Mistake' To Hope Obama Fails On Iran
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com —
... but his statement, full of calls to "urge" and "pressure," doesn't seem pitched in favor of remaining "two steps behind."
UPDATED: On this subject, Spencer Ackerman makes an observation that deserves mention:
I don't presume that the Iranian opposition speaks with one voice. But what's been very, very striking about following the #iranelection hashtag on Twitter is how few tweets from Iran are calling for U.S. involvement.
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Kristol: Memo to Conservatives [The Weekly Standard]
Obama's Iran Policy to Focus on Human ...
Monday Night Open Thread
Balloon Juice —
... sedan, and wondered if it was a Volvo or Honda, and as I got closer, I was stunned to see that it was a Chevy Malibu. I’m one of those unAmerican types who is, for the most part, wholly uninterested in cars, but I thought it was pretty good looking.
5.) Lily is doing well, and we are so over the crate. Also, she is starting to prance and smile while we walk, which is really gratifying. She also is starting to respond when I call.
6.) What happened to Bill Kristol?
7.) House Dems planning to change how the CIA conducts ...
Iran Election Live-Blogging (Monday June 15)
The Huffington Post | Full News Feed —
... feels messy wading into that right now, but two brief points. One, highlighted by Andrew Sullivan, is this line by the New Republic's neocon-in-chief Marty Peretz:
Maybe the regime fiddled around a bit with the numbers at the polls and after the polling. Still, the outcome had a sense of authenticity.
As Andrew writes, "Even I am a little taken aback by the neocons' desire for an Ahmadinejad victory."
And here's another surprise: Bill Kristol sticking up for President Obama:
There have been very good grounds to ...
