Comments on: Obama’s “Reset” Video for Iran

By: Georgian

Georgian — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 09:57:44 +0000

Thank you Claudia for being so brave and so right.
I think you are brave because you have the courage to stand up to all this dirt thrown at you by these in-style liberals who don’t know what they are talking about. I am amazed by the hatred that I see in their comments here. Where does all these come from? Who made these people so rude? Aren’t they the ones who are the liberals and support eloquent speeches and “resets” by being nice? Are not we – the realists, according to them, supposed to be the always rude and hateful?
I think you are right, because I am from the country of Georgia, for those liberals out there, that is the tiny country that today is occupied by Russia and divided into three. My hometown – Tbilisi – was being bombed by Russian air force less than a year ago. My friends died in fight to stop the powerful invaders that outnumbered and outgunned us. I could not stop my daughter crying shocked by fear when Russian bombers raided over our house in the middle of the night. She could hear not only the terrifying sound of the jet engines, but also the explosion of bombs from here and there. And the only reason these was happening was because Russia does not like the idea that Georgian people want to be independent, just because Putin wants to restore the Soviet Union.
I want to say to those who hate Claudia so much, you like liberalism and guess what – we love it too. We had thriving economy for the last few years, with annual growth of 10-12 percent. For its liberal reforms, Georgia was named the world’s number 1 economic reformer by the World Bank. We were building economy so liberal that in the easiness of doing business my country came at number 15th by International Financial Organization’s global ranking (and it’s after we were at 137th only 4 years ago). Today my country’s economy is near dead thanks to Russia’s imperial ambitions. Yes, in the 21st century.
Guess what, we hate wars not only because we think it’s the result of “outdated thinking”, but because its killing us.
We hate military alliances of any sort, but we dream of joining NATO… not because we like playing tough, but because its our only way to survive Russia.
We, the Georgians are very creative people, we have amazing folk songs and dances, are very hospitable and love to dream of the illusionary perfect world. However it is so unfortunate that we have to live in the real world and believe me it’s a very tough place to live.
I love hearing beautiful words spoken by political leaders and admire great speechmakers. President Obama is certainly the one. He is awesome to watch and listen. I would not ask for a better president in a perfect world. But the problem is that the world is yet very far away from being perfect. Unfortunately it’s far away from being in a condition where nice words could change the course. And it’s certainly far away from being liberal.
I don’t ask for the United States to be the guardian of the world order, I don’t expect that my country, or any other, should be saved or protected by the US. I simply cannot ask for such a favor. It’s the decision of the American people that have my utmost respect and love. Its up to you to decide to what extent you want to stand up against the injustices that are happening around our mother Earth. We can only be grateful.
But please, please don’t get so angry if sometimes the “resets” of your liberal euphoria bring ironic but sad smile on our faces, on the faces of those who live in the real world. Believe me the irony comes not from us who are the victims, the first place it comes from those who are being addressed and called for reset.
And don’t be angry if someone dears to describe this world the way it really is. Instead of being angry, try to think bout it more. Try to put yourselves in the others shoes.
Get real, or face the irony.

By: jack simms

jack simms — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 15:40:26 +0000

if america has five missions overseas—-can we call them OCO-CINCO?

By: Papa Mike’s Blog » Blog Archive » Iranians Respond To Hussein Obama’s Internet Greeting… Chant “Death to America”

Wed, 25 Mar 2009 21:20:13 +0000

[...] it comes to Iran, you know, we did a video sending a message to the Iranian people and the leadership of the Islamic Republic of Iran. And some people said, ”Well, they did not immediately say they were eliminating nuclear weapons [...]

By: mark

mark — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 15:51:40 +0000

This is when you know Rosett’s fans are out of touch with reality: they write off this outpouring of criticism against her position as some sort of coordinated attack. But then again, denial is always the easier option.

By: Gaffe Prices

Gaffe Prices — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 04:05:46 +0000

So Obama wants the mullahs and us to all just get along. What, and more importantly where’s the problem with that ?

The Mullahfication proceeds apace

By: Voltimand

Voltimand — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 01:13:09 +0000

This site is obviously the target of an organized MoveOn/Huffington-type of email attack. Common among all of them is adolescent name-calling, which they obviously take as true currency political comment. We should remember that the only things they said about Bush for 8 years were things that could get real people hauled into court for defamation and slander. These comments show us what this country is up against: these people voted for Obama–these people show us the true nature of the kinds of minds that constitute his support. You can’t camouflage this political reality–all you have to do is open your mouth and speak.

By: AlexinCT

AlexinCT — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 19:00:32 +0000

Mongering @ 84 says:

What Obama administration is trying to achieve, is to make Iran’s right wing teethless in the upcoming election. Of course Ahmadinejad can use the “Our tough tactics work, elect us!” -defense, but without fear, the people will elect a centrist candidate (especially if the left ally against Ahmadinejad). If a conservative candidate is elected, it means Obama failed, to some extent, reaching to the people of Iran.

Yeah, because Iranian elections are not, like, rigged! Elections in Iran are a sham. Just like elections in the old USSR, in China, Cuba, North Korea, Saddam’s Iraq, Mugabe’s Zimbabwe, and all the other shit holes across our globe where despots run the show. “The people” will only get candidates to choose from that the real people in charge, the mullahs, have vetted. Otherwise the people do what they are told or they get dealt with. Iran’s population might be young and pro-US, but Iran’s leadership, the people in charge and the people that not only call the shots but can cause trouble, hate us. I find it ludicrous that the kids in DC and you are not aware of this simple fact.

The problem is with whom is in charge with Iran. Unless we can get rid of them, we need to treat Iran as hostile and deal with that reality. Anything else is guaranteed to fail and hurt us.

By: expat

expat — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 08:43:51 +0000

It’s amusing that people who claim to be so worldly and to know what the world thinks of us are in fact so utterly naive. Do they really think all the Iranian mullahs need is some of Comrade Zero’s magic, and all that nastiness will just fade away? Do they really think the world works like that? Damn, it’s going to be a LONG 4 years…

By: Mongering

Mongering — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 02:31:19 +0000

Why I’m here is because this article won the “Who will be first to compare Obama’s Iran message to 1938/Czech?” -competition.

What Obama administration is trying to achieve, is to make Iran’s right wing teethless in the upcoming election. Of course Ahmadinejad can use the “Our tough tactics work, elect us!” -defense, but without fear, the people will elect a centrist candidate (especially if the left ally against Ahmadinejad). If a conservative candidate is elected, it means Obama failed, to some extent, reaching to the people of Iran.

By: Winston

Winston — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 22:42:46 +0000

Did the critics of this column read it or fill in the blanks on a moveon.org form? Rosett emphasizes that Obama is courting wooing Iran’s leaders, “messianic and ruthless rulers [whose] totalitarian system LEADS THE WORLD IN JUVENILE EXECUTIONS.” What part of that ghastly statistic did they not get?? Claudia, you are the best.