The following is my understanding. If I’m mistaken I hope somebody will correct me.
The insurgency in Iran was genuine. But Iran is already under sharia so Obama had no need or desire to change anything there.
In Syria the people rebelling are the die-hard Islamists who seek sharia. Hence, Obama’s support.
That pretty much sums it up. Another freeper on the other thread had an excellent point : that on the same day that the WH leaked that they were supplying the insurgents in Syria with missle launchers, Panetta was giving a public statement that the Syrian military needed to stay in control to secure the WMDS.
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot?