Iran hails Obama's UN speech

[ProSense]

Iran hails Obama's UN speech

Tehran (AFP) - A senior Iranian official welcomed the "moderate and respectful tone" of US President Barack Obama's speech to the UN General Assembly, as newspapers hailed a new path for the Islamic republic.

"It seems a new climate has been created with the rise to power of a new Iranian government, and all international parties are trying to react to this new climate,"said Deputy Foreign Minister Morteza Sarmadi.

"For example, Barack Obama has tried to use a more moderate and respectful tone," he said, quoted by ISNA news agency.

"But no doubt what's important in foreign policy are actions," he said. If the world's major powers "respect Iran's nuclear rights under the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, I think reaching a solution is imaginable."

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http://news.yahoo.com/iran-hails-obamas-un-speech-164029763.html

Obama Directs Kerry To Enter Nuclear Talks With Iran: 'The Diplomatic Path Must Be Tested'
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10023721186

This Will Send The Right Wing Apoplectic. The President Tells It Like It Is.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10023724351

[el_bryanto]

1. Right Wing people are going to go crazier than normal over this one

Should be entertaining.

Bryant

[Pretzel_Warrior]

3. They always have crazy turned up to 11. Their strategy

Of taking issue with literally everything Obama does or says has reduced them to irrelevance and cartoons.

[lastlib]

15. ...on a scale of 1 to 3.....

[Uncle Joe]

2. Kicked and recommended.

Thanks for the thread, ProSense.

[leftstreet]

4. DURec

[JustAnotherGen]

5. This is a good read!

Thanks for posting this!

[Cali_Democrat]

6. But....but....but....

I was told Obama is the same as Bush.

You mean Obama never referred to Iran as part of the "axis of evil"?

Go figure.

[SidDithers]

12. Exactly...

Sid

[JoeyT]

16. Once again less than ten posts in

on a thread the people that normally disagree with Obama might cheer him on, someone shits all over it.

Good job!

[Cali_Democrat]

17. I noticed most of the vociferous Obama=Bush folks are conspicuously absent

The same folks that said Obama was determined to attack Syria and then Iran in order to implement PNAC's agenda.

These guys have been proven wrong time and time again in spectacular fashion.

Actually, it isn't me shitting on them.

They've been shitting all over themselves.

And now Iran hails Obama's speech.

Too funny.

[geek tragedy]

25. You can find the people who are more anti-Obama than is Iran's government

here:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1251&pid=325499

[JoeyT]

29. Yeah, like I said in another thread,

they're absent because they know these threads are full of this crap that turns it into a flame war.

I've gone into threads numerous times to post something good and decided "Yeah, fuck it." because they were full of this kind of thing.

[Cali_Democrat]

31. No

They're absent because this OP doesn't fit their narrative of Obama being a PNAC operative.

Trust me, they'll be more than happy to visit other threads that fit their narrative so they can engage in nonstop Obama bashing.

Those threads are usually sourced from bogus news sites like RT and contain nothing but conjecture.

[JoeyT]

32. I was coming in specifically to talk about how awesome it is.

I see one or two others that are regularly accused of being haters talking it up in the other thread.

It *is* awesome. Cooperation with Iran? Who the hell could predict that? I didn't think we'd see it in my lifetime no matter who was president.

[ProSense]

34. Evidently, this means

"It *is* awesome. Cooperation with Iran? Who the hell could predict that? I didn't think we'd see it in my lifetime no matter who was president."

...Obama is a "neo-con": http://www.democraticunderground.com/10023731331#post7

[Celefin]

27. This.

Why would a person who frequently has criticized the President for policies the person sees as wrong want to contribute positively to a thread heavily populated by gloaters like this one. You'll be ridiculed no matter what you post and no matter how sincere you express your joy over Obama doing what in your mind is right; so why bother.

[madrchsod]

7. respect is a really big deal for the iranian people

for iran`s elite to offer a olive branch is a really big deal for the us,iran,and the stability of the region.

[Skidmore]

24. That is what previous administrations ha e failed to recognize.

Ab-e-ruh it is called. When respect is breached, it is met with retribution in kind or by gaer (shunning). This ovature from Iran is a big deal. If it is the result of sanctions, that should be put aside. The President thus far has struck the right tone for entrance into productive negotiations. A steady hand is essential minus bluster.

[ProSense]

36. Exactly. n/t

[pansypoo53219]

8. listen to today's fresh air. see just how STUPID GWB + the rite wing were.

axis of stoopid. w, cheney + rumsfool.

[geek tragedy]

9. Amazing what can happen when neither country is lead by a theocratic nincompoop nt

[treestar]

19. +1

[SunSeeker]

10. K & R

[florida08]

11. Good for both of them

I remember how many times Amadinnerjacket got spanked for his aggressiveness. This guy is a bit more moderate. Or appears to be. Obama is right. Let's test it.

[Jefferson23]

13. Recommend and I hope Obama supports a ban on chemical weapons for ALL nations.

K&R

[Skidmore]

14. A thawing in Iran-American relationships and meaningful steps toward normalization

between these two nations would be the most important event internationally in decades. I hope we are now on the right path towards this.

[2banon]

22. xing fingers...

and I'm praying for this outcome..

[2banon]

21. I'm quite pleased to hear this.

I'm also astounded that Obama just came right out and make clear our imperialists aims of insuring the free flow of Oil will be maintained, by force if necessary, referencing the Gulf War.

Though I'm completely against that policy in general, that he just came out and said it unambiguously and at the same time - avoiding the bs name calling 'axis of evil', 'regime change' and all that WMD shite delivered by Neo-Cons was refreshing none the less.


that's a change.. policy is the status quo but at least the rhetoric has been significantly modified from previous administration..

[Cha]

23. Thanks PS.. Michael Tomasky had good things to say about PBO's UN speech, too..

Michael Tomasky: Obama’s U.N. Speech

The Iran section will get the most press, and for understandable reasons: he publicly directed John Kerry to start talking with Iran and President Hassan Rouhani. That’s new and bold and risky, and he should be applauded for it….

…. What interested me even more …. he said that the danger is not that the United States is these days too aggressively interventionist or imperialist. Rather, he said, the “danger” (yes, danger) is that a war-weary United States may “disengage,” leaving a “vacuum” in global affairs that would be filled by others.

…. I kind of liked hearing this, although I doubt most liberals did. But it’s the right posture. One of Obama’s biggest historical jobs is to persuade the American public after Iraq and Afghanistan (as soon as Afghanistan is over, that is) that retreat from a global role, which is not a euphemism for military action but includes active and aggressive diplomacy, would be a grave error….

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/09/24/obama-s-un-speech.html

h/t http://theobamadiary.com/2013/09/25/rise-and-shine-591/

[Scurrilous]

28. K & R

[neverforget]

30. That's awesome and I hope the thaw continues! nt

[ProSense]

33. Yup! n/t

[ProSense]

35. Kick! n/t

[sheshe2]

37. K&R!