http://newsweek.washingtonpost.com/p...solidarit.html"Of course Democrats worldwide must support those in Iran who are trying to expand their freedoms. There are three very important reasons to give them that support:"
"(2) If the non-fanatical sector triumphs in Iran, it will bring an end to Tehran's support to terrorist organizations such as Hezbollah, which not only acts against Israel but also has attacked innocent civilian objectives in Madrid and Buenos Aires. The United States estimates Iranian support for Hezbollah to be about $100 million a year."
"It is important for the European Union, the United States, Canada, Australia, i.e., the world's great democracies, to emphatically support the Iranians who ask for freedoms, not only through their governments but also through the public pressure from political parties, labor unions and the rest of the organizations in their civil societies. It is not a question of artificially feeding a conflict but of supporting the sector that's ethically attune to the West. Not to do so would be a shameful moral abdication."
I realize many people think that we shouldn't be involved due to the fear of being accused of interfering. I think this is important though. We take so many freedoms for granted here. We speak about promoting freedom of religion, freedom for homosexuals, freedom for women, etc. The Iranian government kills people who aren't in tune with their government. I can't stand to just sit back and watch.
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