Iran's leader sent a letter to President-Elect Obama yesterday, congratulating him on his victory, for being the new voice of the people. Let's hope that Obama does not retreat from
his stance of open communication and dialogue as the path forward in the multi-polar world; lets
hope that the days of hard-line rhetoric are history, and that a new era of understanding and diplomacy can usher in a newer, more peaceful, and more open world order than we have experienced over the last 8 years of failed policies.
Let's hope that reason can win out over fear; let's hope that clarity can reign over confusion.
We approached a similar scenario of hope with our historic middle eastern ally after 9/11; this opportunity was completely wasted and blundered by an arrogant and ignorant Bush administration.
(I wrote about this back in June, titled: Lost Opportunities-
http://jeffdow.blogspot.com/2008/06/lost-opportunities.html)
Lets hope Obama can provide the real change we need with our foreign policies.
