http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/15/AR20110215036...
RRD:Why was there no concern that Obama's speaking out on Egypt would be used against the protesters? ..."stopping short of calling for a change in government. Obama's careful formulation, outlined during a morning news conference , highlighted the sharp differences between the political dynamic that his administration faces in Iran and the one that shaped the recent revolt in Egypt . Obama faced a secular, allied government in Egypt that had lost broad popular support. But in Iran he confronts an Islamist regime hostile to American interests and eager to turn any opposition movement into a proxy for the United States and Israel. In the final days of Egypt's unrest, Obama aligned himself with the demonstrators' demand for a new government. With Iran he has not been so bold. His call Tuesday for Iran's Islamic government to allow peaceful protest echoed the one he made after the opposition Green Movement emerged on Tehran's streets in June 2009 following a disputed presidential election, a response many conservatives criticized as tepid. "....Obama cautious on Iran protests
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/15/AR20110215036...
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