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This guy is a want-a-be. he complains 24-7 and ironically, he never offer solutions. Somebody please duct tape him to a flag pole for being an idiot.

I can't wait to watch Cantor, McCain, and others quick to criticize Obama on this backpedal when it becomes clear what exactly is going on. Remember how the GOP had to eat their words after slamming Obama about the pirates a few months ago?

yeah, we don't have enough wars going on we need to blast them and Korea!!! These republicans care more about other countries freedoms than the people of their own country- really I think their all hypocrites-they did not care when they stole the election from gore-they could not do it with Obama because it would have been mass protests like Iran. Republicans do not focus on health care the economy the environment or anything, but they sure do jump in when it concerns another country. because they have no ideas for their own country-all they can talk about is else where.

There are two parties who have a vested interested in the Iranian affairs, Republicans and their friends at Haliburton KBR

First of all, Iran is a sovergn nation and the US does not need to stick their noses into Irans business. Second of all, how dare the US condemn what is happening in Iran when 39 years ago they shot and killed their own protesters at Ohio State University, Not to mention all the other deaths that resulted when the youth of America tried to rein in the warlords. The States successfully silenced the protests and to this day continue to enforce their ideals on others while killing innocent people all in the name of capatalist expansion. I doubt this will make it through the mediators as truth is censored in America

I have mposted a comment 5 times now and it keeps disappearing. what gives CNN? or is this how you open for dialogue? listening only to what you can hear? it is not news.....it is CNN, this should be your mantra.

Oh what a surprise...another CNN blog about what a republican has to say about Iran...and nothing about that every expert you have had on has agreed with the president's stance, this morning a former Iranian hostage stated his support of the president and spoke out against the republicans and Blitzer just interviewed an expert on iranian expert that he had on for his knowledge who also SUPPORTED the president.

CNN you are truly pathetic ...so one sided...

I thought we had no money according to you repukes. So, we have money to go to war in a place thats none of our business but we don't have the money to take care of the American people? What in hell is wrong with your brains?

Richard Lugar is an expert AND Republican, and he believes the President is doing the right thing.

Stand up for them because it suits your agenda, right? Who else are you standing up for Eric CANTor? There are millions of oppressed all around the world in many different countries, you don't even know their struggles, let alone sympathize with their cause. Even in the face of inhumanity and injustice, Eric CANTor still only thinks of his political games. We all see through your facade. Today you feel for them, tomorrow you feel like bombing them.

i guess america can save the whole world. our own country is in a mess because of you and the incompetent we had as a president, please go away.

You gotta love the utter hypocrisy of Cantor. Millions killed in Darfur and not a peep. 7 killed in Tehran during the protests and Obama isn't doing enough. The neocons want us to "solve" this by invading. Worked out well for us in Iraq, huh? How about letting a sovereign nation work through this themselves for a change? The Bush/Cantor way was a miserable failure.

He is doing the right thing. Everybody knows it except this moron.

Republicans still haven't learned from their Iraq disaster. The people of Iran are fighting for democracy themselves, which works far better than dropping bombs and imposing our will upon them.

What do they suppose we do? Interfere in their domestic politics and turn this whole thing into an American 'crusader' episode? Let them earn democracy the same way we have – by rising up and fighting for it. Sure we'll stand beside you, but we can't send in the army and overthrow their government. Been there. Done that.

Republicans. Clueless. Absolutely clueless.

@ jon, who said "President Obama's messaging reminds me of some of the messaging of the old Soviet Pravda newspaper."

Give us an example.

Thought so.

Kimberly June 18th, 2009 3:58 pm ET

FUNNY, EVERY SINGLE EXPERT on this matter are saying he is doing the right thing,
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Olbermann, Maddow, and Matthews are not "experts"...

If Cantor, Limbaugh and McCain are against you, you know you are on the right track.

I was wondering when Cantor would crawl out from under Boehner's desk for air...

I trust President Obama to do and say the right thing He is the voice of reason, he thinks things through before he talks and acts and he is the one who is running the show, unlike bush who was the puppet pres for cheney, wolfowitz and the right wing loonies.

Ugh Republicans.

Everyone that is familiar and knowledgeable about Iran has said getting involved with the election dispute would be damaging to Moussavi and help Ahmadinejad.

I am so happy McCain did not get elected.

What needs to be done is to get all those OLD HEADS thats been in congress and the senate OUT so we can get people of the 21ST century in there with BRAINS because these people are stuck on STUPID!!! Mccain don't know if he's coming or going and Cantor just opens his mouth and make no sense AT ALL!!! as most of the republican party! Dems really need to show them who is in charge period!

Mr. Cantor, we have lost thousands of Americans due to the atrocities of Iraq, and you are worried about Iran. How about Sudan, Pakistan, and the many other genocides in progress right now? Does Oil have anything to do with this Mr. Cantor?

Bomb, baby, bomb??

Oh, yeah, that would galvanize the Iranian base against the US. And then we could have another REAL American war!!!!

Republican Whip Eric Cantor's statements are insane. He is only taking this position because there is an opportunity to take one. He cares nothing for the people of Iran. Republicans care for no one, but the businesses.

Jon June 18th, 2009 3:56 pm ET

It's nice to see someone in Washington with a little common sense, who sees brutality for what it is and not a debate. President Obama's messaging reminds me of some of the messaging of the old Soviet Pravda newspaper.
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duh duh duh...blah blah blah. Jon, you know nothing! But that's consistent with the leaders of your party. Ever heard of Darfur. ALL THE EXPERTS SAY STAY OUT OF IT! These are people from Iran saying the president is right. These people have family members in Iran so I take their opinions as much more realistic than the confused butt pickin you and your party espouse

Cantor is a hall monitor that only knows how to complain.

What a surprise. The warmonger Republicans want to go to war again despite the fact that their last war, based on lies, nearly bankrupted the country and caused the world economy to see its worst recession since the Great Depression.

Republicans, its time to keep your warmongering to yourself. No one else wants to hear it.

Repubs think they own the world.

Funny thing, Bush and Cheney had 8 years to tell Iran what to do.

Mr. Cantor, why don't you go over to Iran yourself and tell them how to run their country. While you're at it, take John and Sarah with you.

Sounds like another wonderful Bush administration policy. Let's get our nose involved where we don't belong. The Iranian people if really tired of their leadership should stand up for themselves. It is none of our business. When will republicans wise up and realize that they don't own the world.

Matt said;
"Obama is too much of a wimp to stand up to Iran and demand any kind of accountability for their elections"

"Demand" how dumb!

"their elections" your right here!

Jimmy Combs - "...re-establishing the principles on which this country was founded, and crushing liberalism forever." I'm sorry to conclude you never made it past 6th grade–perhaps your lack of intellect can be attributed to the in-breeding that occured because of marriages arising out of family reunions–but the principles upon which this country was founded were democratic and respected the rights of free speech and assembly. I don't recall the Constitution saying those rights were only reserved for those with conservative thinking. Were you perhaps thinking about Nazi Germany rather than the United States?

Thank God, it's Obama in office and not McCain or any other republican war mongering idiot. With Obama saying we shouldn't "meddle", he's taking away anything the Iranian government can say suggesting this unrest in their country is due to the United States. Oh, how nice it is to have an intelligent President for a change who thinks before he speaks. We just might have a chance of once again becoming a respected country in the world's eyes.

I think the Republicans should shut the heck up about foreign policy and let Obama speak for the nation. He is the official voice now and his policies are the official ones. They had their way, they spoke for our nation in their time, and did a poor job of it. If they stopped crowing for a few seconds, they just might learn something.

This guy could care less about Iranian citizens or their democratic process. What he is really after is launching point from which to criticize the President. Nice try but completely transparent.

Where was this outrage when the US Presidency was twice stolen by Bush gang in his own country? I guess Iran should have invaded us back then to help out the disenfranchised American voters of 2000 and 2004? (Rhetorical)

Mr. Cantor you hit the nail on the head when you said "We have no idea " No Idea's on how to fix the economy, No Idea's on Healthcare, No idea's on Iran ,good one's anyway.. Yep I see why the call you the party of NO.
Obama is doing the right thing by just staying out of their business I can only imagine how upset you Republicans would be if Iran were messing with our elections.

Lets Not Get Into A War Of Words with Iranian Leaders.

Lets not forget the other party, they also place there honest vote!

Obama is too much of a wimp to stand up to Iran and demand any kind of accountability for their elections.

Rep. Cantor sees himself on the 2012 Republican Presidential ticket and he gets all wiggly about it. The VP nominee spot, of course. Pawlenty will get the top spot.

Thank God the Republicans are NOT in power. All we need is ANOTHER war.

Let me see if I get this. On the one hand Canotor proposes we be outraged about free and fair elections in Iran. Yet we say nothing about our friends who don't even have elections at all or have one party rule.doesn't seem Canotor has thought the the logical outcomes of pursuing his policy proposal.

jimmy combs June 18th, 2009 4:07 pm ET

. We are way overdue for another civil war…and this one will have nothing to do with race, but freedom, democracy, and re-establishing the principles

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Treason there much Bubba? Hey......answer that phone the dentist is calling about fixing your missing eye teeth. And yes, you can bring your pet pig Gomer – all the conveniences for our GOP citizens. Much better than what's happening in Tehran right now. Just so you know...Most of us love this country and support our president

I don't understand Cantor's and McCain's motive. What do they want to achieve by trying to link the US to an Iranian opposition movement, and thereby damaging it? Do they want to ensure that the current Iranian administration stays in power? How does that help America?

Oh my god the republicans are worried about deads in Iran. How many Americans have died because they did not have health insurance? mr. stupid aka cantor shame on you

FYI–a comment I saw this morning from Iran, "I thank God Obama has said so little, the regime can't use the excuse this is CIA backed revolt." The last thing we need to be doing is fanning the flames on this so that the United States becomes the culprit! The president has a fine line to walk here and I think he is doing a good job!!

It is SHAMEFUL that some of our Republican politicians put their self-interest above all else. Experts have warned that our administration must not interfere in the Iranian elections and told us the President walks a fine line in showing his support. Yet some Republicans are so caught up in their own party self-interest that they will take advantage of any situation, including the lives and fates of those courageous Iranian protestors.

Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Thursday the United States could defend itself against a missile should the North Koreans launch one toward Hawaii.

THIS IS WHERE THE AMERICAN PEOPLE NEED TO BE TAKING ABOUT. This is a war we may have to fight not one with Iran. Let Iran handle this one on it own.

The Republicans new moto, Bomb, Bomb, Bomb, Bomb Iran.

Here we go again! Hey why don't we invade another country just so warmongers republican's represent can make even more money.

The congressman from Virginia, the number two Republican in the House, added
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This is funny....EarAche Cantor the "republican #2"

Well the entire GOP is one huge #2. Who told this guy that he knew anything about foreign policy after supporting the failed foreign policies of the previous administration for the last 8 years.

It was Pres. Obama's Cairo speech that fueled this disarray. Our POTUS will get the credit for dismantling this scary, terrorist supporting regime without firing a single shot. Think of the savings in lives and treasure.

Oh that's right ...the GOP doesn't want to save either

Mr. Cantor sure does love to hear himself talk, doesn't he? Let me get this straight, he wants to inject the United States into a situation that can only do harm to our credibility? If President Obama says anything, the Iranian Government is going to use it as an excuse to go out and start killing civilians saying the U.S. is causing this "disturbance". Let the Persians figure this one out on their own...seems like the young people there have it figured out so far.

PLEASE EVERY BODY LISTEN TO THE PRESIDENT. HE WAS RIGHT ABOUT NOT GOING TO WAR WITH Iraq, but nobody listen and look what happen. We are fighting two wars and one of them was of choice. We have a choice not to start another one.

Really?!!! Don't we have our own agenda to take care of. Give it a rest republicans.

1. Defend human rights? You mean like a rogue former VP president and his cabal (family, neocons) going around promoting torture (regardless of the fact that the Geneva Convention treaty, which we are apart of, states that torture is illegal)? That is as far as I will go on that front.
2. Free and fair elections? You mean like the 2000 election where the Supreme court handed Bush the presidency and stopped the recount? You mean the current Franken/Coleman race where Franken has won by over 300 votes (after the recount), yet Coleman wants to keep it going (to prohibit the Democrats from assuming the 60th senate seat and the fact that it is costing the Minnestoa taxpayers millions)?
3. Why don't we stay out of other folks business for a change. We are not the world police (we are stretched to the maximum as it is). That is how we got into this mess of Iraq (that and Mr. Cheney lying about the fact that Sadaam had WMDs and ties Al Qaeda, which he didn't as he just admitted 2 weeks ago).

How would we like it if other countries told us what to do in our elections? We wouldn't. Lets give Iran the same courtesy. We had our own revolution back in 1776 about overthrowing tyranny (and the recent one last Nov), let Iran determine its own future.

As for the GOP, 2010 can't come soon enough. By that time, the economy will clearly be on the rebound, the Iraq war will hopefully be coming to an end, and more truth from the last 8 years will be revealed, further helping the GOP into the hole they are currently digging for themselves.

It would be absolutely irresponsible and dangerous for Obama to say anything more than he already has on the tense situation in Iran. In 1953, the US instigated the overthrow of a popular and democratically elected government in Iran, and we imposed a brutal dictator to do our bidding. As a result, Iranians on all political sides resent any US efforts to influence their internal affairs. Neither the people on the street nor the government would respond positively to any interference or the slightest suggestion of interference from the US. Stronger language from Obama would irreparably damage the courageous efforts of the people. Obama is doing it exactly right.

THANK GOD MCCAINS NOT THE PRESIDENT WE WOULD BE RIGHT INTO ANOTHER WAR. ALL THE REPUBS KNOW HOW TO DO IS BOMB,BOMB,BOMB ANYTHING OR ANYONE THAT DOESN'T AGREE WITH THEM. GOD BLESS PRESIDENT OBAMA FOR HAVING A COOL HEAD AND ACTS LIKE A LEADER.

You know, Washing ton democrats and politicians in general better pay attention to the unrest in Iran. Why? Because that's exactly how citizens take back their country and their government! And as soon as enough of us get the message, I'd say Washington can expect, one day, to have its hands full of more Americans than they can handle with all of their police forces combined. We are way overdue for another civil war...and this one will have nothing to do with race, but freedom, democracy, and re-establishing the principles on which this country was founded, and crushing liberalism forever.

has not the republicans learned anything?we are the UNITED states,give the president some room please to do his job and stop trying to devide our nation in to a mess of bipartsenship.we need a third party or a replacement for republicans and liberials.middle is a good place to be alot less hate.

Thank God McCain did not win the election, we would have bombed Iran.

How can someone say that an election was filled with fraud? What evidence do you have that the election was rigged? Do you know something that we don't? We DID NOT have any observers watching the election, so how do we know again I ask if it was fraud? This is an internal struggle.

You old school, bomb everything, your thinking is archaic. Why didn't you speak up when Bush stole the election from Gore? If you believe in Democratic principles then you should have stood up to Bush and his Supreme Court and say, you are wrong Bush. You did not win the election.........shut up!

Yeah, let's throw another Shah in there, you pinhead.

Can we have another story please. It is the same Republicans that speak against the President every day. Please CNN we are tried of hearing from the same Republicans complaining about the President didn't do this and that.

I can't think of a better way to galvanize the Iranian people and end this grassroots movement toward true democracy than for the President of the United States to do what McCain and Cantor have suggested. The Iranian people would very quickly rally around their flag if the United States was seen to overtly put our nose where it doesn't belong. This is just another example of the Republicans being contrary just for the sake of being contrary and demonstrating how stupid they are.

No peep from Jimmy Carter on this one? Isn't he the "fair elections" guru?

Better check back on just how well the Bush Foreign policy worked, there Eric. You sound a lot like it – it's very scary. I'd rather see the United Nations address it.

Bo Bo should send some of his hired-help ACORN thugs over there.
Security detail would be club carrying Black Panther members, then simply direct ACORN to arrange the winner of Bo Bo's choice.
Problem solved.

The elections in any country other than the United States of America is NONE of our business. True..the results are of concern. But, still none of our business and we cannot (should not) be sticking our nose into another country's election process. Cantor is another word for "NO".

The Republicans need to take the lead on foreign police issues. We have one war winding down, we need to start another.

"The congressman from Virginia, the number two Republican in the House, added that "America has a moral responsibility to stand up for these brave people, to defend human rights, and to condemn the violence and abuses by the regime in Tehran.":"

No you morons... the United states DOES NOT have a moral responsibility to stand up for them. It's their election, their country, THEIR problem. Leave them alone, live and let live...and all that other good stuff. The US has enough of our own problems without getting involved in everyone elses...look where it's gotten us!

Aw, that's cute, Republicans attempting to paint Obama as anti human rights.

I wonder if we have ignored other countries who are having similar if not worse issues than Iran over the past eight years?

Rwanda comes to mind.....

We have no place in the Iran issue......please shut up and do something that is good for America...or did you forget where you live!!!
The republicans are so out of touch with what main street wants and needs!

Republicans complain about having no money for programs that help the USA, such as health care, but they are all about starting yet another war which will cost just as much money. Where do we get the money for another war? Do we want health care, or do we want war? How about we let the Iranians deal with Iran? I personally don't care if military contractors make more money from war and oil contractors reap the benefits from another war in a desert. Screw these guys!

I meant verbs....duh

Seriously CNN, you guys need to find some better adjectives to describe someone's verbal swipe at another person. All you guys use are SLAM, BLASTS, AIMS. Let's use our broader vocabulary people.

Yeah, let's butt in and get ourselves mixed up in it. I mean it's not like we have a faltering economy, North Korea threatening us or two wars going on right now. But hey, lets move more resources into sticking our nose in Iran's business.

Yea Cantor....Say it like it is!

We should send in our jets RIGHT NOW! It's our job to get into this war RIGHT NOW! Let's send in the troops, break out the space shuttle to do fly overs and bombing runs! Let's go, let's go, let's go! I want to kill people TODAY. Let's not waste time when it comes to launching our Missiles! We MUST go to war TODAY! This is just SILLY taking your time to make reasonable decisions and get more information.

The world and how it operates is OUR business. And we MUST decide everything that goes on in EVERY nation. The world will love us for it! Especially if we rush to judgement and act on precursory information rather then absolute facts.

Another Republican moron.

President Obama has handled that situation well. He has not interfered with their process. Even the students in Iran have praised him for that.

Cantor is just like McCain–all stupidity and mouth! Neither one has a clue what's going on over there.

Sure, we need another War going on, with North Korea acting up like they are. The Iranian people seem to be quite capable of taking care of their own business without our help. I think most of the reasonable Iranians know where we stand, but would resent our interference in their internal affairs. They didn't interfere in our 2000 fixed election, did they?

So did the world meddle in our 2000 and 2004 elections, the irregularitis that elected George W. Bush. They are already blaming us interferring, many Iranian scholars are saying what Obama is doing is the right way, Bush would have had us in the middle of their mess.

Easy Eric, Obama can't chastise Iran after just bowing down and apologizing to them...and the muslim brotherhood. What we need as a president is a REAL AMERICAN.

Stick to coming up with a healthcare bill and stay out of this conversation Can'tor. If it were up to your party, we'll probably be at war with Iran.

FUNNY, EVERY SINGLE EXPERT on this matter are saying he is doing the right thing, EVERY SINGLE EXPERT!!! NOT ONE expert has said its not right thing to do. So why would ANYONE in their right mind listen to a loud mouth KNOW NOTHING group of repukes that would slam Obama if he cured cancer...I dont think these repukes have any grasp on reality any more. Its pathetic and sad!

Why are they always soooooo agressive and want to cause a war. The party of no needs to chill out and cool off. Look what happened in Iraq, we'll be there forever.

It's nice to see someone in Washington with a little common sense, who sees brutality for what it is and not a debate. President Obama's messaging reminds me of some of the messaging of the old Soviet Pravda newspaper.