FoxNews.com is reporting that President Obama has finally issued a statement on Iran:
"The universal rights to assembly and free speech must be respected and the United States stands with all who seek to exercise those rights," Obama said in a written statement.
Obama referenced his speech this month to the Muslim world, saying "suppressing ideas never succeeds in making them go away. The Iranian people will ultimately judge the actions of their own government. If the Iranian government seeks the respect of the international community, it must respect the dignity of its own people and govern through consent, not coercion."
Obama also cited the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s, famous quote: "The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice."
"I believe that," Obama said. "The international community believes that. And right now, we are bearing witness to the Iranian peoples' belief in that truth, and we will continue to bear witness."
The uprising over the sham Iranian elections has been going on for days, but up to now, Obama has only made timid comments on the situation fearing that he'd be seen as "meddling."
Although a little late to the party, it is about time Obama got off his butt to say something in support of the Iranian people, even though he had to be pressured to do so.
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