I’ve sat and watched this crisis in Iran unfold and haven’t taken a side on how Obama is doing in his reaction to Iran. But after seeing this cut of Reagan’s speech to Poland in 1981 when the people were crying out for freedom, I believe I’ve formed my opinion:
It’s clear that we have a chance to use our authority in the free world to influence Iran’s oppressive government just as Reagan intended to influence Poland’s oppressive government. And we don’t have to drop missiles or troops to do it.
John Bolton weighed in on the Iran crisis, saying Obama is being disingenuous when he says he doesn’t want the US to be misrepresented by the Iranian government – he’s really trying to keep negotiations open with regard to Iran’s nuclear program. This is also what Krauthammer said on Geraldo.
Bolton on Hannity: