The Iranian government must understand that the world is watching. We mourn each and every innocent life that is lost. We call on the Iranian government to stop all violent and unjust actions against its own people. The universal rights to assembly and free speech must be respected, and the United States stands with all who seek to exercise those rights.
As I said in Cairo, 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.
Martin Luther King once said - “The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice.” I believe that. 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.
The world is watching? How about the USA is watching, we stand behind the protesters, stop the violence now, or there will be "significant repercussions." (Hint, hint, all those troops we have stationed in the region...)
"As I said in Cairo..." Oh that's right, Mr. President, we forgot for a moment how special and important you are. Thanks for clarifying what matters here.
MLK said... yeah, that will go over big with Ol' Mahmood. How could we forget how he stood by Dr. King's side at the historic march from Selma to Montgomery.
Let's just turn our attention away from the world stage and concentrate on things more in your wheelhouse, Mr. President. You know, big decisions like Pistachio or Rocky Road.
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