re: #64 Wendya

He basically said, “not our problem, we’re staying out of it… do what you need to do to take out the garbage so we can continue negotiations”.

We’ve had President in the past who have made statements in SUPPORT of freedom and have done so either directly or in such a way that the meaning was clear. Too bad Obama didn’t learn from them.

He also spoke in universalities: free speech, the ability of people to peacefully dissent — all those are universal values and need to be respected. In a sense it is though he doesn’t represent or express American values which I thought was the duty of the POTUS. Perhaps I’m wrong but to me it sounds as though he is speaking to a “global audience” and in the end sounds more like a UN speaker.