Friday Iran Talking Points

from LobeLog: News and Views Relevant to U.S.-Iran relations for February 4th, 2011:

The Washington Post: Foundation for Defense of Democracies board member and Project for the New American Century letter signatory Charles Krauthammer opines on the unrest in Egypt and takes a swing at the possibility of Mohamed ElBaradei leading an interim government. “ElBaradei would be a disaster. As head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), he did more than anyone to make an Iranian nuclear bomb possible, covering for the mullahs for years,” says Krauthammer. He goes on to characterize El Baradei as a “useful idiot” for the Muslim Brotherhood and concludes that the Egyptian military is the “best vehicle for guiding the country to free elections over the coming months.”

National Review Online: Foundation for Defense of Democracies President Clifford May writes, “When Iranians rose up against the tyrannical regime that has ruled them for more than 30 years — when they marched in the streets chanting, ‘Obama, are you with us or against us?’ — the president mostly held his tongue, reluctant to jeopardize his policy of ‘outreach’ to Iran’s rulers. Can Obama now be more supportive of Egyptians as they confront a regime that, while authoritarian, is nowhere near as oppressive and brutal as that in Tehran?” May argues for an Egyptian army officer to take control of Egypt and schedule elections. But he rejects that Mohamed ElBaradei should serve as interim president. “He was overly solicitous of Iran’s despots in his previous job, and he is overly solicitous of the Muslim Brotherhood now. What’s more, he is no friend of America,” he writes.

Author: Eli Clifton

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6 thoughts on “Friday Iran Talking Points”

  1. It is not in the interests of US nor EU to support the democratical movement in Egypt or elsewhere, Look.., US and EU been living out of these kind of thugs and brutal regimes for over 60 years.., it is not in their interests to just let such regime to vanish.., therefore they make deals with generals or others to keep part of their status queues in power. In the other hand, is the duty of people to rise and keep the power of the people with what they have started and making the changes for their own better life, a free societies and above all liberated societies.., democracy as easy as it given.., is as easy can be taken away, people should not forget this.

  2. Krauthammer and Clifford May two not useful idiots so the conclusion is if you are idiot better to be of any useful.

  3. "What’s more, he is no friend of America,”
    IMHO, that's a two way street, with the current US politics starting 1989 how could he be both afried of the uSA and a friend of his own people??

  4. Krauthammer. He should comment on the state of his rear sphincter; at least he would make sense.

    How about letting Egyptians decide?

  5. Krauthammer and May are both Israel-First, neocon scumbags. To them, Israel is all that matters.

    Egypt needs a government that puts the needs of its own people first. It can't be a puppet of the U.S. and Israel.

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