Rand Simberg wrote:

Here, Pat. Let's watch you attack Professor (and former head of the
Executive Committee of the National Space Society) Glenn Reynolds now
(since you obviously are incapable of responding to the substance).

http://instapundit.com/archives/022447.php




As I wrote earlier, this is off-topic, and I'm not going to post on it
anymore; As to why a statement on international politics by the former
head of the Executive Committee of the National Space Society should
carry such weight (maybe we could get the Center For International
Policy to give us some input on future Mars probe landing sites) is a
bit beyond me, but anyway...
As a final comment, lets play "Goose-Gander" with this statement by Bush
from that page you cited:

"Different threats require different strategies. In Iran we continue to
see a government that represses its people, pursues weapons of mass
destruction and supports terror.
We also see Iranian citizens risking intimidation and death as they
speak out for liberty and human rights and democracy. Iranians, like all
people, have a right to choose their own government, and determine their
own destiny, and the United States supports their aspirations to live in
freedom. . . .
And tonight I have a message for the brave and oppressed people of Iraq:
Your enemy is not surrounding your country, your enemy is ruling your
country.
And the day he and his regime are removed from power will be the day of
your liberation. . . .
Americans are a free people, who know that freedom is the right of every
person and the future of every nation. The liberty we prize is not
America's gift to the world; it is God's gift to humanity."

Now, let's see how Americans would react to this speech by Iranian
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad:

"Different threats require different strategies. In America we continue
to see a government that represses its people, pursues weapons of mass
destruction and supports terror.
We also see American citizens risking intimidation and death as they
speak out for liberty and human rights and democracy. Americans, like
all people, have a right to choose their own government, and determine
their own destiny, and the Islamic Republic Of Iran supports their
aspirations to live in freedom. . . .
And tonight I have a message for the brave and oppressed people of
America: Your enemy is not surrounding your country, your enemy is
ruling your country.
And the day he and his regime are removed from power will be the day of
your liberation. . . .
Iranians are a free people, who know that freedom is the right of every
person and the future of every nation. The liberty we prize is not
Iran's gift to the world; it is Allah's gift to humanity."

That would probably really **** us off, wouldn't it?
It's insulting and condescending at the same time.
In fact, if the Iranian President made that speech, I'll bet Bush's poll
numbers would take a noticeable upward turn immediately.
So that was a really smart thing to say wasn't it? All it probably did
was galvanize more support for the Iranian president among the Iranians.

Pat