Wow what an awesome change.."shared humanity, openness, a new beginning"...such a refreshing change from the "God Bless Amurka" bluster and the "they're all evil terrists" attitude we got from Bush/Mccain.

The regime is going to have a tough time spinning this one in a negative light.

This is exactly the kind of approach that will erode their power over the long term.

Brilliant address.

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Originally posted by ******** Seplling don't demonstrate intelligence and educatoin - knowing does.

From someone on another forum:

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whitehouse contacted youtube to let them know they'll be using the analytic tool my brother's the product manager of to track how this video is doing IN iran. what blogs are embedding it, how many people in iran are watching it/commenting etc.

Is this the beginning of youtube diplomacy?

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Originally posted by ******** Seplling don't demonstrate intelligence and educatoin - knowing does.

Finally, some sanity in the White House...

I cannot wait for The17sss to post several articles explaining why this is a horrible idea and why Obama is 10000000000 times worse than Bush.

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+ cue Rush Limbaugh calling Obama a terrorist appeaser.

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Originally posted by ******** Seplling don't demonstrate intelligence and educatoin - knowing does.

I wouldn't be surprised if Rush called for the USA to declare itself a state sponsor of terrorism.

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Originally posted by Clovis From someone on another forum: Is this the beginning of youtube diplomacy?

How cute.

Look at it this way - America has been grabbed by its balls so now it wants to make peace with all its enemies and sources of evil, including Taliban.

I am not a big fan of this. I woudn't call Obama a terrorist appeaser, but Taliban should not be reasoned with.

As for Iran - now they must make an according approach move. Though I think their pride and ego will turn this Obama offer into a pile of shit. Iran isn't going to be pushed aside easily from whatever the agenda it has planned. They feel that they have the "upper hand" in the region, given a carte blanche through weakening of Iraq, and think that Americans are in no position to depose the current Iranian leadership. So why should Iran all of a sudden become friends with America - thats too easy. They need the American threat to keep themselves in power, the boogeyman so to speak. They fear that being friendly with America may cause an internal "flowering" of revolution, which the conservatives in Iran are afraid of. Spread of democracy to Iran will erode their regime.

Make no mistake about it.

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Originally posted by Alex I wouldn't be surprised if Rush called for the USA to declare itself a state sponsor of terrorism.

lol, we are state sponsors of terrorism.

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Originally posted by Alex I cannot wait for The17sss to post several articles explaining why this is a horrible idea and why Obama is 10000000000 times worse than Bush.

Dude, you believe in god. enough said.

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im skptical, considering those he is attempting to reason with. Awaiting results...