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THE EXAMINER: Don?t Let A Good Iranian Crisis Go To Waste: ?Seeds of democracy planted in the Midd?

By Glenn Reynolds

THE EXAMINER: Don’t Let A Good Iranian Crisis Go To Waste: “Seeds of democracy planted in the Middle East are starting to bloom. Tens of thousands of Iranians demonstrated in Tehran in support of opposition candidate and former prime minister Mirhossein Mousavi. He has appealed the results of Friday?s presidential election allegedly won by Mahmoud Ahmedinejad in a landslide. The post-election protests are being called by some observers the most violent upheaval since Iran?s 1979 Islamic Revolution. . . . Iran is already diplomatically isolated. Obama should lead an international effort to impose harsh economic sanctions against Iran for its nuclear proliferation activities while strongly signaling support for pro-democracy elements in Iran. Obama should also demand that basic human rights such as freedom of speech and assembly be recognized for all Iranians, including members of the banned opposition Freedom Movement, before any sanctions are lifted.”

Full post as published by Instapundit.com on June 16, 2009 (boomark / email).