Posted on 06/06/2012 7:05:49 AM PDT by Milagros
Encouraging Iran by doing nothing
Washington Post (blog) - May 28, 2012 By Jennifer Rubin This is just the latest incident in Iran's war against the West, and against the United States specifically. Iran has facilitated deaths of Americans in Iraq and Afghanistan. It plotted to kill a Saudi diplomat on our soil. And now this.
Does the Obama administration retaliate for these acts of aggression? No, and in fairness the Bush administration enacted no penalty either for the deaths of U.S. troops in Iraq or Afghanistan attributable to Iranian IEDs.
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in many settings silence is considered assent - and you can bet your bottom dollar Iran looks upon Obama’s silence as license to continue.
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