Iranians Cheer Bush's Inaugural Speech

Frontpage Magazine ^ | 1/26/05 | Frontpage Magazine

[bahblahbah]

There's a lot of propaganda coming out of not only out of the mullahs but from some of these activist groups which overstate their support.

[freedom44]

Thanks Michael Moore. Who asked for your liberal facist opinion?

[demecleze]

He is not Moore. He is just being realistic.

I would be astounded if the Iranians would welcome US liberation .

[freedom44]

Military no. Moral support, yes.

Care to explain this world poll where Iranians are the most pro-Bush in the entire world? Far more than England, Germany, Spain, etc.


BBC World Service

http://globalnin.com/branchedsurvey/results.aspx?surveyid=20&languageid=2&partnerid=0&branchid=0&filter=region

Total Votes: 78,242

Who would your choice for President be?

a. George Bush

Arabic 28% English 16% Spanish 17% Persian 51% Russian 44% Urdu 8% Hindi 17% Portuguese 10% Chinese Traditional 27% Chinese Simplified 28%

b. John Kerry

Arabic 50% English 76% Spanish 76% Persian 42% Russian 44% Urdu 51% Hindi 84% Portuguese 80% Chinese Traditional 69% Chinese Simplified 69%

c. Ralph Nader

Arabic 22% English 7% Spanish 7% Persian 7% Russian 5% Urdu 8% Hindi 3% Portuguese 7% Chinese Traditional 4% Chinese Simplified 3%

[freedom44]

Explain Iranians being most pro-Bush in this BBC world service poll - in the entire world far outdoing England and every other nation. Care to explain Mr. "realist"?

[maine-iac7]

I would be astounded if the Iranians would welcome US liberation

yeah, me too - I guess they've just been pretending to want our help these past few years...silly me, I believed them, Guess all those reports I've been reading the past few years were just hype? (sarcasm off)

[freedom44]

ping

[F14 Pilot]

bump

[Pan_Yans Wife]

You need to get caught up on current events.

[F14 Pilot]

Oh brother, There are many liberals on Fr these days

[Pan_Yans Wife]

You could say that again. :)

[F14 Pilot]

They won't welcome bombing and military occupation. That is for sure!

[bahblahbah]

Well I've read many of the Iranian blogs and message boards and, unless there are mullah agents, some of them were quite critical of what Bush said. Can you quantify the support of the US in Iran?

I should have said something different considering I have seen the students get into one of the mullah's face when he went to talk to them. There may be widespread support for the movement, but there seems to be little consensus on how to take action which makes me worry considering how long the movement has existed.

Give me some of your favorite Iranian links and I'll take a look at them.

Please spread this booklet among the Iranian community.

From Dictatorship to Democracy (Farsi)
http://www.aeinstein.org/organizations.php3?action=printContentItem&orgid=88&typeID=16&itemID=244

It basically shows nonviolent methods of dissent that's been used to bring down dictatorships. It was used in the Rose and Orange revolutions.

[F14 Pilot]

The Iranians never welcome any foreign intervention in their way to democracy but they would appreciate any foreign moral support!

[PhilDragoo]

[ZULU]

NOW GEORGE!! ITS TIME TO HELP THEM!!!

[risk]

President Bush means it F44, and some of us really do understand what he was saying. Americans are not looking for power or hegemony. We know that we have to communicate our desire to spread liberty around the world, or else face a very dark progression of human events. In this post-WW2 world, there is no one to surrender, no one to offer a ceremony of capitulation. It's up to every individual. America does have freedom to offer when and where it is wanted. We just need to relight the love of it in people like Iranians.

[windchime]

Bump!

[TigerLikesRooster]

Re #18

I hope we see more dramatic action in Iran. It will further sober up Kim Jong-il and his Chinese patron, too