For the record, I believe that the United States should adopt a foreign policy that acknowledges our commitment to human rights, promotes global security, and defends our interests. What I do not believe in is a foreign policy that is guided by politics, one that is just plain arrogant, or one that is overly naive. Which is why the current administration’s policies towards leaders that thrive, politically, off of hating America hurts my sense of national pride and insults my sense of what is rational. For example, with Iran, Obama’s outreach is falling flat. Obama took much care to take a position on the Iranian anti-Ahmadinejad protests that would not be regarded as meddling by the Iranian regime. For all his efforts and previous attempts at reaching out to Iran, Ahmadinejad still blamed Obama for “meddling” in Iranian affairs and an Iranian official accused the CIA of killing the face of the protests, Neda. While Obama continues his “outreach,” Iran is still aiding the insurgents in Iraq and has had even more time to work on their nuclear program. What the administration’s outreach policy fails to realize is that the Iranian revolution was founded on resisting the “Great Satan” (the US), trying to cooperate with them will only strengthen their dictatorship and jeopardize our security.

-AG