Obama renews call for Iran dialogue

[Rhiannon12866]

(CNN) -- President Obama reiterated his offer of dialogue with Tehran in a message on Saturday to mark the beginning of the Iranian new year.

The online video, subtitled in Farsi, was timed to coincide with Nooroz, a festival celebrating the Persian new year. It pledged the administration's commitment to a more hopeful future for Iran.

"I want the Iranian people to know what my country stands for," Obama said in the message. "The United States believes in the dignity of every human being, and an international order that bends the arc of history in the direction of justice -- a future where Iranians can exercise their rights, to participate fully in the global economy, and enrich the world through educational and cultural exchanges beyond Iran's borders."

Obama said though Iran has "chosen to isolate itself, " he is open to dialogue.

"That is why, even as we continue to have differences with the Iranian government, we will sustain our commitment to a more hopeful future for the Iranian people," he said.

http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/meast/03/20/iran.us.message/index.html

[Wilms]

1. This will boil the Tea pot.

Muslim Terrorist Sympathizer

[Rhiannon12866]

3. +1. Exactly! Just wait until Fixed News gets hold of this!

Extra! Extra! Read All About It! Barack Hussein Obama Supports Muslin Terraists! :wow:

[20score]

2. K&R!

:hi:

[Rhiannon12866]

4. Thank you!

For those of us who are opposed to war, this is good news. Cheney isn't going to be happy about it, but this statement is long past due. It's the government, not the people of Iran, which is the problem, as the riots during their last election made evident. Fortunately, Obama gets it. After all, Bush* hardly represented the opinions of all the American people, and to open the door to some kind of dialogue is the only sensible option. :hi:

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5. Semi-quoting Martin Luther King again

http://www.slate.com/id/2203757/

At the start of his campaign, Obama often concluded his speeches by telling the story of his Senate campaign and how he prevailed in the southern part of Illinois despite its history of antipathy towards blacks. He cited Martin Luther King Jr., who said, "The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends towards justice." On Tuesday, 221 years after the adoption of a Constitution that allowed slavery to continue, an African-American won the presidency. In Grant Park, as Barack Obama left the stage, you could see that arc bend.

[Rhiannon12866]

7. Very nice! Thank you...

That evokes a beautiful and hopeful picture... :-)

[deaniac21]

6. What a diplomat. He has bettered our relationships all over

the world.

[Rhiannon12866]

8. He certainly has done that...

When Bush* visited other countries and people lined the streets, they needed extra security... But with Obama, they want to shake his hand. It's a good feeling. :-)

[deaniac21]

9. Not to mention how much better he gets along will all of the

world's leaders!