A contrast in Leadership

If the anti-Trump 'agents' at the establishment media want to begin 2018

as they ended 2017, attacking President Trump, its appropriate to do

likewise, offer serious and honest opinions of his leadership.

This is first offering of the New Year and may signal how international

relations will be administered by an "America First" president!

A contrast in Leadership....

The media relish any opportunity to compare presidents, especially when

it can bolster a partisan viewpoint of one over another. But, even objective 

comparisons are unfair as circumstances and issues influence the decisions

presidents make.

Today, there is a rare opportunity for a legitimate comparison as the same

problem persists that clearly demonstrates the difference in leadership 

styles between two men, one who led our nation and the other who leads

our country now.

This opportunity presents itself in the problems in Iran and the recent 

uprising  against a despotic regime that claims to be a legitimate govt.

The recent headline read, "Iran Rocked By Anti-Government Protests" as

protesters took to the streets of several cities to challenge Islamist tyranny 

that has ruled since 1979.

For a comparison in American presidential leadership we need to go back

to 2009 when Iranians last protested its government. It was called the
'Green Revolution',  in response to the election of President Ahmadinejad
that protesters believed had been stolen, leading to violence in the streets.

It took several days before President Obama made a statement and when he 

did, his clarity was murky at best, as he said,

"I think it would be wrong for me to be silent about what we’ve seen on the 

television over the last few days, I would say to those people who put so 

much hope and energy and optimism into the political process."

"I would say to them that the world is watching and inspired by their 
participation, regardless of what the ultimate outcome of the election was."

"And they should know that the world is watching and up to Iranians to 
make decisions about who Iran’s leaders will be.”

“We respect Iranian sovereignty and want to avoid  the United  States
being the issue inside of Iran.”

"My understanding is, is that the Iranian govt. says they are going to look

into the irregularities that have taken place."

"We weren't on the ground, we did not have observers, we did not have international observers on hand, so I can't state definitively one way or 
another what happened"

I can sum up what President Obama said as, 'Psychobabble', empty rhetoric 
with little if any foundation, proven with his next statement a week later,

Obama condemned Iran for its "oppressive behavior."

That was the end of Obama's concern, doing anything to prevent him from going forward with the nuclear agreement that now makes Iran 
the most threatening force towards its Arab neighbors.

Now, lets compared what President Obama said then to the response  

President Trump offers now, almost immediately,  as he 'tweeted' to forty million followers, many around the world:

Many reports of peaceful protests by Iranian citizens fed up with regime’s
corruption & its squandering of the nation’s wealth to fund terrorism abroad.
Iranian govt should respect their people’s rights, including right to express 
themselves. The world is watching! 

There can be no confusion how President Trump feels about the Iranian  
government, he does not vacillate about 'not having observers on the ground', 
or 'understanding' Iran would look into 'irregularities'.  

Nor, did Trump recycle the "world is watching" baloney.  It did not take 
Trump a week before he condemned Iran as Obama did nearly a decade 
ago, then proceeded with a nuclear agreement that "dealt" a lethal blow 
to the entire Arab world!

One decade ago Iranians protested its government the same year our 

country elected a new president, Barack Obama.  Perhaps the Iranians 

believed the first American president with a greater insight into the 
Muslim world would be their best chance to bring down an oppressive
regime, masquerading as a legitimate government!

The Iranians hopes quickly faded then but now these hopes will  be fulfilled, thanks to President Trump sharp criticism now, which
I suspect will be much more than Obama's hollow words, even 
condemnation!

Your  views are always welcome.

Have a great 2018!

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