The speech that Barrack Obama needs to say.
As the democratically elected representative of the United States of America I would like to express my disappointment with the recent turn of events in Iran. As we have witnessed in our country elections are scrutinized more by the losers than the winners. That is the problem with elections - one wins - one loses. Being on the winning side I can share the frustrations of the current government of Iran in dealing with opposition. We in America have an effective resistance movement that can bog down any effort to go forward with delays and pork barrel projects. It is called the Senate. This resistance by a bunch of over fed, over the hill, self interested and duly elected represtatives of the people does not make news like a civil disobedience event but it is just as effective in creating apathy amongst the electorate. The USA has some big issues it must tackle right now and though it pains me to watch the demonstrations in Iran we have learned our lesson in your neighbouring countries that internal conflicts in a country need to be sorted out internally and the international community should be there to offer humantitarian aid not military action. Let me be clear, we believe that democracy is the basic DNA of any forward thinking country. We in the USA have dealt with civil war and the scars still run deep over a century later. We are far from perfect but we have nuclear,economic and climatic concerns gathering forces just over the horizon and we can see the dust being kicked up by the hooves of their horses. This is our chosen battle and we can not afford to turn our backs to these apocolyptic forces. We believe that the developed nations of the world have to join together to fix the economic and climatic conditions that afront us now - However we believe that there are far too many states that already have the evil power of nuclear weaponry and being a person with the power to obliterate all life on earth we pray every day that it is never used. We will use our economic and military might if required to ensure that this weaponry is never used and take every effort to ensure that it's proliferation is stopped.
We support the efforts of people in creating democractically elected governments within their borders. We believe in it so profoundly that we have witnessed the blood of Americans spilled on battlefields far from our borders. Our brave soldiers have fought in jungles and fields, in cities and deserts so that others could enjoy the freedom of expression and assembly that we profess.
We the USA now look for a better way. We see opportunity for Iran to not only settle their internal conflicts in a peaceful fashion but as an ally in the efforts of the Middle East to find peace amongsts it's neighbours. Nuclear weapons are not the answer, religion should be used to find peace not to rally insurgent forces, borders between countries need to be respected but not closed to new ideas or economic opportunities. No country can survive in isolation. Having a big stick like a nuclear weapon does not make your neighbour feel safer only wary of your goals. China and Russia have found that having a robust economy is a worthy goal and the USA has learned some painful lessons from it's appointed role as the Global Police Force. We in the USA will be focusing more on how we can use our economic might to help citizens ofthe world and our own economy. This global recession is a wake-up call to all nations on this planet to beat their swords in to plow shares, to become more self-sufficient and interdependant, to realize that you can no more beat religion in to the minds of the populace then you can beat democracy in to their hearts. We are stuck together on this glorious blue orb in our universe and there is no one that is going to come and save us from ourselves. We as the inhabitants of Earth share one thing in common, we are humans, we make mistakes, whether by intelligent design or evolutionary happenstance we are in it together. We ask that the government of Iran and all nations join in our quest for peace and prosperity and I pledge that our nation, The United States of America will be the example that all nations will aspire towards. A people united under God in the search for Life, Liberty and Happiness.
Peace and may your God go with you!
