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Under Pressure, Obama Calls on Iran to End Violence, 'Unjust' Actions.
Let's keep up the pressure. Given that the regime's thugs have started using axes and daggers against the protesters prior to this statement by Obama, I think my position that his words wouldn't usher in a crackdown has been vindicated.
President Obama on Saturday called on the Iranian government to "stop all violent and unjust actions against its own people" amid calls for the White House to go further in showing support for the Iranian people after the country's disputed elections.
Republicans, in particular, have pressed Obama to speak out more forcefully, as protesters and authorities clashed Saturday in Tehran during a government crackdown.
"The universal rights to assembly and free speech must be respected and the United States stands with all who seek to exercise those rights," Obama said in a written statement.
Obama also referred back to his speech this month to the Muslim world, saying "suppressing ideas never succeeds in making them go away. The Iranian people will ultimately judge the actions of their own government. If the Iranian government seeks the respect of the international community, it must respect the dignity of its own people and govern through consent, not coercion."
And Obama cited the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s, famous quote: "The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice."
"I believe that," Obama said. "The international community believes that. And right now, we are bearing witness to the Iranian peoples' belief in that truth, and we will continue to bear witness."
Let's keep up the pressure. Given that the regime's thugs have started using axes and daggers against the protesters prior to this statement by Obama, I think my position that his words wouldn't usher in a crackdown has been vindicated.
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