Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad rejects all international demands to hald Iran's controversial nuclear activities. (Photo from Iran Press Service)From The Wall Street Journal:
When President Barack Obama sent a video message to Iran marking the Persian New Year last week, it ran to just 556 words. But that brief message spoke volumes about the strategy that lies behind his oft-repeated pledge to reach out to Tehran.
The odds of success here may not be great -- the quick dismissal of the overture by Iran's supreme clerical leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, underscored that -- but the overture will be far more than a simple repeat of past American attempts at outreach to Iran. The audience Mr. Obama is seeking to reach, the aim of the outreach, the content of his message and the plans for a follow-up all will be different from past approaches spanning administrations of both parties.
Consider these differences in turn:
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My Comment: The quoting of Mr. Brzezinski at the end of this article is very revealing on the tone and content of the article itself .... Mr. Brzezinski was the architect that brought the mullahs into power in Iran in the first place.
President Obama's approach is a clear departure from past President's and their approach towards Iran. President Obama is choosing to legitimize and accept the mullahs running Iran. Past President's never did .... instead they always voiced their support for freedom and liberty to the people of Iran .... a point that was not mentioned in the video address.
The Iranian Government was always weakened by the recognition that it was not respected by the international community ..... and that while people did business with the government, if there was an alternative supplier or customer, they always dumped the Iranians right away.
President Obama's unilateral approach also antagonizes and raises the concerns of many of our allies in the region. Israel, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, the Gulf Sheikdoms .... this is not what they want to hear from Washington .... and to no one's surprise, they have decided to embark not only on a military buildup, but a nuclear one.