FWIW, I share the sense of disappointment expressed in many quarters about the president's noncommittal comments regarding the protests in Iran during yesterday's press conference.
If the Iranian government is going to distort what the president says anyways, he can state more clearly his position.
Instead, as he did on the issue of the Armenian genocide, the president sought to have it both ways.
If the president is pursuing other measures that will remain unknown and those measures prove effective, then historians will vindicate him. (I think a balanced appraisal of his presidency will be a long time coming given the fact that folks seemed ready to put him on Mount Rushmore before he even won the office.
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But in terms of political leadership in the here and now, I think he could (and should) do better on this issue. At the very least, he could act like he gives a damn.
(Later tonight, I'll howl at the moon.)