Sunday, January 28, 2007
More on John Kerry's genuflection at Davos
I and other American conservatives weren't the only ones who thought that John Kerry's revolting display at Davos amounted to support for the Islamic Republic of Iran. The Iranians thought so to.
The really hideous thing about all of this is that even dovish experts on Iran agree that any chance for internal reform of the Islamic Republic is undermined when Westerners kow-tow to the mullahs. Ali Ansari, a strong believer in promoting the internal reform of Iran rather than attacking it, argues that Prince Charles' visit in 2004 after the stolen parliamentary elections demoralized the opposition and "greatly eroded the credibility of the West in the eyes of those Iranian elites who are not friendly toward the mullahs." Well, if a cartoonish figurehead like Prince Charles can have that impact, what message does John Kerry -- who was, after all, only 60,000 Ohio voters shy of the White House -- send when he waxes jocular with the terrorism-fomenting, reform-rejecting, homosexual-executing Mohammad Khatami? When Kerry and other Western leaders lend their credibility to the bad guys running the Islamic Republic, it only serves to diminish the chances for substantial reform from within, which is in turn the best chance we have for resolving the regional security dilemma without war.
9 Comments:
By 
Assistant Village Idiot, at
Sun Jan 28, 11:42:00 PM:
It amazes me that many of the same people who claim these gestures have no meaning are also the ones who claim that corporations control the populace through advertising and deceptive PR.
By 
, at
Sun Jan 28, 11:46:00 PM:
The man is a walking advertisement for nucking some places.
He just doesn't realize it.
By D.E. Cloutier, at
Mon Jan 29, 01:32:00 AM:
Fars News Agency: "Kerry...said Americans find out - only when they are outside their country - that the world is different from what they imagine."
That is a double-barreled attack:
1. American news organizations fail to inform the American public properly.
2. American voters are stupid.
Wise senators never call voters stupid.
By cakreiz, at
Mon Jan 29, 08:18:00 AM:
This alone reaffirms my 04 vote cast for Kerry's opponent. My sense was that JFK had a marshmellow center.
By Miss Ladybug, at
Mon Jan 29, 03:34:00 PM:
"nucking"? lol I know what you meant, Anon, but I still have to give you a hard time ;-)
By Dawnfire82, at
Mon Jan 29, 07:01:00 PM:
We've got to be the only country where a politician can go to an international forum and call his fellow citizens ignorant and self-centered, yet still feel secure about his own re-election.
By Miss Ladybug, at
Mon Jan 29, 07:32:00 PM:
Why do you think he decided to not run for President this time around?? He knew he couldn't win. Massachusetts is a different issue, sadly.
By , at
Tue Jan 30, 11:29:00 PM:
John Kerry he got stupid when he decided to become a liberal demacrat and then sticking his foot in his mouth with the results FOOT IN MOUTH and TASTE THE TOE JAM
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Tue Feb 06, 08:42:00 PM:
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