To promote peace in the broader Middle East, we must confront regimes that continue to harbor terrorists and pursue weapons of mass murder. Syria still allows its territory, and parts of Lebanon, to be used by terrorists who seek to destroy every chance of peace in the region. You have passed, and we are applying, the Syrian Accountability Act -- and we expect the Syrian government to end all support for terror and open the door to freedom. Today, Iran remains the world's primary state sponsor of terror -- pursuing nuclear weapons while depriving its people of the freedom they seek and deserve. We are working with European allies to make clear to the Iranian regime that it must give up its uranium enrichment program and any plutonium reprocessing, and end its support for terror. And to the Iranian people, I say tonight: As you stand for your own liberty, America stands with you.
As for Iran, I heard exactly what I wanted to hear. Although I would have liked to hear more than one line. I don't know, if I was an Iranian dissident, I would like to hear more than one line at a time. But we can only hope that this line plays heavily among the Iranian people, and that it is acted upon en masse, and soon.
After giving this some thought, I think that the only way Iranian dissidents can accomplish regime change is if there is a large-scale revolt in the oil sector and/or the military. The regime collapses without its current oil revenues. It could also collapse by pressure from its own military. The trick will be revolt by lots of people where coordination is extremely difficult to do. Maybe people will start revolting, and others will exponetially join the revolution.
It can be very hard to be patient, but I try. I agree that regime change will eventually occur - but when? We can't wait forever. I so really don't want a bombing campaign or an invasion into Iran. Bombs can eliminate the regime, but the goal is to bring freedom to Iran, not necessarily destruction.