Candice Bergen | 06/17/2009 7:30 pm
Candice Bergen: Hope in Iran
In response to: What should the U.S. do IF the Iranian election was not honest? And if it was, did the outcome set us back?
The Iranian reaction to the election is very hopeful. It probably won’t alter the sham count but augurs well for real change. Especially since 70 percent of the country is under 30. What do I know but it seems like Obama handled it very shrewdly and with great restraint. McCain disagrees with this tactic but it seems very wise.
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I agree that Obama has handled this well…..even though the GOP is trying to say he is not…..if Obama interferes…the whole world will react to his stepping into a situation that he does not belong in—-another country’s right to have thier own elelction. I was reading some of the comments on an International paper—-the only one’s that are TRULY reporting on this event…and the comments included opinion that here in the USA, in 2000 and 2004, Bush did the same thing as Ahmedihan (sp) —-therefore we, the USA had no right to comment on Iran doing it too……these are interesting times….
The McCain comments give me opportunity to say "Thank the Lord he did not get elected to become our President"….
JACK VAN EMPIEEE I SWEAR I HAVE NO IDEA HOPW TO SPELL HIS LAST NAME SO SORRY ABOUT THAT. IMPE. MAYBE. BUT READ REVELATONS 20 AND VERSE 24 FOR ONE THIGN HE SAYS THEN READ DANIEL 7 VERSE 8 REV 16 VERSE 12 THE LARGEST ARMIES IN THE WORLD AR CHINA AND REVELATIONS 9 VERSE 15. EZEKIEL 48 VERSE AND HE IS SAYING THE FIRST TIME THTA JESUS COMES BACK IS ON THE WAY. THESE ARE THE FINAL DAYS BEFOR JESUS COMES HE SAYS.
JESUS IS COMING I BELIEVE ALL OF THE SIGNS ARE HERE NOW. HEAVENLY FATHER I COME IN JESUS NAME LORD I HAVE BEEN MISLEAD. I BELIEVE THAT JESUS IS THE SON OF GOD AND HE SAVED ME FROM ALL OF MY SINS BY DYING ON THAT CROSS. FORGIVE ME OF MY SINS. ENTER MY HEART FORGIVE ME AND HOLY SPIRIT THOU ART WELCOEM. THERE ARE NO EXIT SIGNS OR DOORS IN HELL AND I DO NOT WANT TO GO TO HELL. YOU CAN NOT TRY FOR A WEEKEND TO SEE IF YOU LIEK HELL OR NOT ONLY JESUS IOS HOW YOU GET TO HEAVEN AND ONLY THE FORGIVEN WILL GET IN HEAVEN. JESUS SAVE US LAL AND FORGIVE US LAL IN JESUS NAME AMEN. IS WHAT WE ALL NEED TO BE SAYING .
I THINK THAT THE ACTUAL IRAN PEOPLE WANT PEACE AND IT IS THE TOP HEADS -GUYS- WHO ARE THE BAD ONES TO WATCH OUT FOR.LORD SAVE ISRAEL AND IRAN AND IRAQ AS WELL AS AFGHANISTAN SHOW THEM YOU ARE GOD LORD PLEASE IN JESUS NAME AMEN… LORD HAVE MERCY ON THOSE WHO THINK THEY WILL RIDE IT OUT IN JESUS NAME AGAIN I SAY AMEN
I think Pres. Obama is handling the recent world event in a calm and neutral manner. We must handle issues like this with much restraint and complete dispassion. U.S.A. often gets involved in other sovereign nations internal affairs that most of the time gets us into quagmire like Iraq. Then, we have to pour in billions of dollars to install their own government. We always fix other country’s internal problems but not our own. When Americans are hurting with uemployment, hunger, illnesses, foreclosures, I do not see other countries come to our rescue.
Iran has an Ayatollah who could make the rulings for his people.
We, Americans has more pressing problems here in our homeland. Pres. Obama should focus his attention into our own affairs more intently and get our economy growing and defeat all the unemployment, foreclosures
and other lingering vestiges of recession. Pres. Obama, we elected you to take care of Americans first and foremost.
I’m afraid it’s going to get real bloody in Iran.
I also think that President Obama is handling the events in Iran in a measured, intelligent fashion. I pray for safety and success for the brave people of Iran who are risking so much in order to have their voices heard.
Although circumstances and resources are remarkably different, I wonder if Iranians are experiencing much of the same emotions that people felt during the American Revolution.