Obama Issues Criteria Used to Determine Whether America Would Meddle in the Affairs of Other Nations.
(Washington D.C. June 20, 2009)(exclusive to eGrumps)
The Administration, when asked at a press conference what factors they had used in determining whether America would “meddle” in the internal affairs of other countries gave a quite satsifactory explanation, they said. Pressed as to why America has said it would not “meddle” in Iran, but apparently would “meddle” in Israel, the spokesman replied to the Press Corps as follows:
“The Administration has been quite consistent following the criteria that was developed. Basically we did it on an Alphabetical Basis. We decided not to meddle in the countries whose first initial was between “A” and “Ir.” As you can see, Iran fit the “non-meddle” group, and Israel just missed the cut. It was in the “meddle” category. I hope that shows the logical basis the President has followed. Nothing was arbitrary. It was all done fairly and openly based upon a set standard. I hope that answers your question No further questions.”
Update: Finally on the afternoon of June 20, 2009, President Obama jumped off the fence and issued the following statement:
“The Iranian government must understand that the world is watching. We mourn each and every innocent life that is lost. We call on the Iranian government to stop all violent and unjust actions against its own people. The universal rights to assembly and free speech must be respected, and the United States stands with all who seek to exercise those rights.
As I said in Cairo, suppressing ideas never succeeds in making them go away. The Iranian people will ultimately judge the actions of their own government. If the Iranian government seeks the respect of the international community, it must respect the dignity of its own people and govern through consent, not coercion.
Martin Luther King once said – “The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice.” I believe that. The international community believes that. And right now, we are bearing witness to the Iranian peoples’ belief in that truth, and we will continue to bear witness.”
I might have said it differently, but thank you, Mr. President.
eGrumps
“The Iranian government must understand that the world is watching. We mourn each and every innocent life that is lost. We call on the Iranian government to stop all violent and unjust actions against its own people. The universal rights to assembly and free speech must be respected, and the United States stands with all who seek to exercise those rights.As I said in Cairo, suppressing ideas never succeeds in making them go away. The Iranian people will ultimately judge the actions of their own government. If the Iranian government seeks the respect of the international community, it must respect the dignity of its own people and govern through consent, not coercion.
Martin Luther King once said – “The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice.” I believe that. The international community believes that. And right now, we are bearing witness to the Iranian peoples’ belief in that truth, and we will continue to bear witness.”
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