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04 Nov 2009 09:55 am
Obama Seizing The Moment?
Scott Lucas guides us through the president's statement on 13 Aban:
At first glance, it is extremely clever: Obama turns the history of
the 1979 Embassy takeover into his desire to “move beyond this past and
seek a relationship with the Islamic Republic of Iran based upon mutual
interests and mutual respect”.
Obama then moves to the current nuclear talks — “if Iran lives up to
the obligations that every nation has, it will have a path to a more
prosperous and productive relationship with the international
community” — but it is his shift to the situation inside Iran that is
most significant. Having already declared, “We do not interfere in
Iran’s internal affairs,” he concludes:
Iran must choose. We have heard for thirty years what
the Iranian government is against; the question, now, is what kind of
future it is for. The American people have great respect for the people
of Iran and their rich history. The world continues to bear witness to
their powerful calls for justice, and their courageous pursuit of
universal rights. It is time for the Iranian government to decide
whether it wants to focus on the past, or whether it will make the
choices that will open the door to greater opportunity, prosperity, and
justice for its people.
To my knowledge, this is the first direct comment by a high-level US
official, let alone Obama, on Iran’s political situation since June.
Full statement here.
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