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It doesn't make a lot of sense that an incumbent President in a terrible economy would win a landslide against a popular reformer with a large voter turnout.
Obama's message has been pretty good on these policy issues and will put more pressure on Arab and Persian governments to respond to their people.
Note that Lebanon did recently go towards a pro-US government which was a very positive sign.
Iran has a pretty large and well educated segment of the population that doesn't back the extremist members in the government. It's only a matter of time before Iran sees another revolution to bring the nation back into the mainstream.
Bush royally f'ed up the Iranian situation with the "Axis of Evil" rhetoric and Iraq policy. Obama isn't going to be able to magically fix it, but so far I think he's projecting the right message to the Middle East.
Iran has a pretty large and well educated segment of the population that doesn't back the extremist members in the government. It's only a matter of time before Iran sees another revolution to bring the nation back into the mainstream.
-spence
People have been saying that since 1979.
As long as the mullahs control the military, nothing will change.
Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools, because they have to say something.
No kidding - I lived my entire life thinking the expression is " the proof is in the pudding" !
Serioulsy, it never made any sense! Spence has finally enlightened me! Thanks Bud
nooo, Spence is referring to a famous Arnold Palmer quote " the proofs in the putting" .... Jimmy, you are thinking of Julia Child's famous old saying ...."the proofs in the pudding"...kinda the same thing though
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