Kristol Complains That Obama’s Iran Message Is ‘Weak’ And ‘Embarrassing’

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In his latest column for the Weekly Standard, super-hawk Bill Kristol addresses President Obama’s recent Persian New Year message to the Iran’s leaders and its people, calling it a “message of weakness.” He is upset that Obama didn’t use the words “liberty,” “freedom,” “democracy,” or “human rights” and chastises Obama for referring to Iran as the

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[whosmurry]

Oh, we're still listening to Bill Kristol?

[cleophite]

This is the second "Too Wong Foo" gif I've seen today.

I APPROVE.

[iamrosalita]

Yes, how dare he call a country by its proper name!

[bord_du_rasoir]

For what reason(s) does Bill Kristol hold influence? What has he ever done?William Kristol (born December 23, 1952 in New York City) is an American political analyst and commentator. He is the founder and editor of the political magazine The Weekly Standard, a regular commentator on the Fox News Channel, and a former conservative op-ed columnist for the New York Times.

Kristol is associated with a number of conservatively aligned think tanks: he was chairman of the New Citizenship Project from 1997 to 2005, he cofounded the neoconservative Project for the New American Century (PNAC) in 1997 with Robert Kagan, he is a member of the board of trustees for the free-market Manhattan Institute for Policy Research, and he is a member of the Policy Advisory Board for the neoconservative Ethics and Public Policy Center.

[syndicalist]

He was born to a famous father and is an arm chair warrior, writes strongly worded essays about how the US should be kicking everyone's ass!!! In America that means you an be rich and famous.

[zgirl714]

lol

[ladypolitik]

Man, that clip was painful to listen to.

[jaded110]

Oh, shut up you moron.

[zuisa]

Oh noes, diplomacy without threats! We can't possibly have that.