A nation held hostage


President Bush said this about Iran in his State of the Union speech a few minutes ago:

The same is true of Iran, a nation now held hostage by a small clerical elite that is isolating and repressing its people. The regime in that country sponsors terrorists in the Palestinian territories and in Lebanon -- and that must come to an end. The Iranian government is defying the world with its nuclear ambitions -- and the nations of the world must not permit the Iranian regime to gain nuclear weapons. America will continue to rally the world to confront these threats. And tonight, let me speak directly to the citizens of Iran: America respects you, and we respect your country. We respect your right to choose your own future and win your own freedom. And our nation hopes one day to be the closest of friends with a free and democratic Iran.

Yeah that blue part took me aback. Even for Bush that was bold.

Yeah what's your point? Is that not all true?

No, phoenix is proud that the president shares his own viewpoint on Iran.

Originally Posted by Whispering Death

No, phoenix is proud that the president shares his own viewpoint on Iran.

I am glad he addressed the issue of freedom in my homeland but I am disappointed with the fact that he didn't make it clearer.

You know, I thought he is going to announce a clear policy on Iran this time.

Honestly I wanted him to say that he is going to help us overthrow these idiot mullahs.

He gave two messages. The first was that he invoked America to lead the world instead of just do it regardlesss of what the world thinks AKA Iraq. And secondly he looked past WMDs and talked about complete regime overthrow.

That's at once a step back but a very significant step forward as well.

Oh ok

It was hard to understand how you felt about what you quoted.