A Rude Iranian Awakening
Jennifer Rubin – 06.26.2009 – 4:55 PM Pete, let’s hope the president is getting up to speed on the nature of the Iranian regime and coming to terms with just how far-fetched his plan to “engage” is. With Germany’s Angela Merkel by his side, he voiced, albeit in hyper-multilateral terms, his condemnation of the regime and even seemed aware that “engagement” might not be in the offing:
In Washington, President Obama accused Tehran of violating “universal norms, international norms,” and saying that the bravery of the Iranian people is “a testament to their enduring pursuit of justice.”
“The violence perpetrated against them is outrageous,” the president said, with German Chancellor Angela Merkel by his side. “And despite the government’s efforts to keep the world from bearing witness to that violence, we see it, and we condemn it.”
The president also conceded that the crackdown would complicate his plans to have a dialogue with Tehran, saying:
“There is no doubt that any direct dialogue or diplomacy with Iran is going to be affected by the events of the last several weeks.”
And perhaps we’ve seen the end of the apologies for a while:
