Declare war and go on spring break
Remember when “regime change”, attacking another country, and taking sides in another country’s “civil war”, were anathema to Liberals? Remember when two dozen countries invading a Muslim country wasn’t a “coalition because “who’s kidding whom?”, the U.S. is really leading and doing all the bombing? Remember when trying to hunt down a brutal Arab dictator who murdered his own people wasn’t enough reason to declare war and hunt him down?
But, this is another day and another time, and besides, “we” like this President, and nobody likes that dictator. Why, even the French are willing to oust him, it must be the right thing to do. Let’s just declare war and go on spring break with the kids…they’ve never been to Brazil. And besides, I’ve got my Blackberry if they really need me on any of this war stuff.
Mar 20, 2011
Mar 1, 2011
What about Iran?
While President Obama sends U.S. warships to Libya, and Secretary Clinton calls for regime change, and the Obama administration openly sends in weapons to rebels to overthrow a government, the liberals cheer.
And so does Ahmadinejad, as his warships complete a trial run to Syria, and he arrests and executes adversaries in Iran, while our President says only "it would not be wise for the U.S. to be seen as meddling in Iranian affairs".
"According to the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran, 500 Iranians are serving jail terms for political protests. Another 500 are detained and awaiting processing, including 80-year-old former Foreign Minister Ebrahim Yazdi, the world's oldest political prisoner."
Even more ominous, 120 Iranians have been executed since Jan. 1, according to the rights group. Iran executes more prisoners per capita than any country and is second only to China in the total number of those killed by the state.
Where is the western media? Where is "the Beeb"? Where are the hushed tones of NPR reporting the arrests in the dark of night, and the executions in the broad light of day? Where is the condemnation from that august body, the UN? And where is our President...who chooses so carefully his places to "meddle"?
The Old Man
And so does Ahmadinejad, as his warships complete a trial run to Syria, and he arrests and executes adversaries in Iran, while our President says only "it would not be wise for the U.S. to be seen as meddling in Iranian affairs".
"According to the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran, 500 Iranians are serving jail terms for political protests. Another 500 are detained and awaiting processing, including 80-year-old former Foreign Minister Ebrahim Yazdi, the world's oldest political prisoner."
Even more ominous, 120 Iranians have been executed since Jan. 1, according to the rights group. Iran executes more prisoners per capita than any country and is second only to China in the total number of those killed by the state.
Where is the western media? Where is "the Beeb"? Where are the hushed tones of NPR reporting the arrests in the dark of night, and the executions in the broad light of day? Where is the condemnation from that august body, the UN? And where is our President...who chooses so carefully his places to "meddle"?
The Old Man
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