Obama on Iran

The White House: Reports on a video message from President Obama to the Leaders and people of Iran. The President states the following, " For nearly three decades relations between our nations have been strained.......So in this season of new beginnings I would like to speak clearly to Iran's leaders. We have serious differences that have grown over time. My administration is now committed to diplomacy that addresses the full range of issues before us, and to pursuing constructive ties among the United States, Iran and the international community. This process will not be advanced by threats. We seek instead engagement that is honest and grounded in mutual respect.......You, too, have a choice. The United States wants the Islamic Republic of Iran to take its rightful place in the community of nations. You have that right -- but it comes with real responsibilities, and that place cannot be reached through terror or arms, but rather through peaceful actions that demonstrate the true greatness of the Iranian people and civilization. And the measure of that greatness is not the capacity to destroy, it is your demonstrated ability to build and create......I want you, the people and leaders of Iran, to understand the future that we seek. It's a future with renewed exchanges among our people, and greater opportunities for partnership and commerce. It's a future where the old divisions are overcome, where you and all of your neighbors and the wider world can live in greater security and greater peace. " The President will learn the hard way, if you look weak and desperate in International Politics the other side does not respect you or like you. Iran will see this move by Obama as weak, fear goes a long way, Nixon and Reagan had the attention of the USSR because they had fear as a weapon, Obama is a liberal, another Jimmy Carter, at least we had Reagan after Carter.