Even political leaders in Europe, specifically French President Nicolas Sarcozy and German Chancellor Angela Merkel, have talked about the moral imperative of supporting the Iranian people. That the president of the United States is choosing to wash his hands is a profound disappointment.

The president is choosing the course that will maximize the potential of the reform movement in Iran, not taking the easy course politically. We _finally_ have a _leader_ in the White House.

Intervention in these countries over the years has been the cause of terrorism, it is time to let them decide their own futures and accept that without making them suffer more.