Obama offers new start with Iran

by Sameer on March 20, 2009

in News and Views, News Headlines

President Barack Obama issued an unprecedented videotaped appeal to Iran on Friday offering a “new beginning” of diplomatic engagement to turn the page on decades of U.S. policy toward America’s longtime foe.

“My administration is now committed to diplomacy that addresses the full range of issues before us, and to pursuing constructive ties,” Obama said in a message released to select Middle East broadcast outlets timed for an Iranian holiday celebration.

Reaching out directly to Iranian leaders and their people, Obama said: “This process will not be advanced by threats. We seek instead engagement that is honest and grounded in mutual respect.” He said the United States wanted Iran to take its “rightful place in the community of nations,” but also insisted that Tehran do its part to achieve reconciliation.

“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,” Obama said.

“The measure of that greatness is not the capacity to destroy, it is your demonstrated ability to build and create,” he added, alluding to Iran’s contested nuclear program and its missile development efforts.


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Adnan Arshad Mansoori March 20, 2009 at 11:19 am

This is the end of LOGICAL RESULT/OUT-PUT of Mehmood Ahamdi Nejad constant Policies who were determined strictly on his SELF MADE POLICIES not like our Zardari Camp whose minister namely Ahmad Mukhtar-DM who said “we are not capable to answer the DRONED ATTACKS” so at the end of the day we may say categorically if AMERICAN designed NRO will exist further anymore We may not able to make our own policies. In short this Zardari Camp will remain the declared AMERICAN SLAVE.

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