Day By Day by Chris Muir June 26, 2009 – Empathy and Reality

So, after days of protests in Iran, the Obama Administration finally rescinds the invitations to Iranian diplomats to 4th of July parties at American embassies.

Wow! This reminds me of Jimmy Carter’s boycott of the Moscow Olympics because of the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan.

Weak. Weak. Weak.

The United States said it has rescinded invitations to Iranian diplomats to attend July 4 parties at US embassies, following the violent suppression of protests in Iran.

“Unfortunately, circumstances have changed, and participation by Iranian diplomats would not be appropriate in light of the unjust actions that the president and I have condemned,” Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said in a cable to US diplomatic mission abroad.

Early this month, before Iran’s disputed June 12 presidential elections, Clinton had sent US diplomats instructions to invite Iranians to the Independence Day celebrations in a bit of “hot dog” diplomacy aimed at engaging Tehran.

But the administration has been heavily criticized for not acting decisively enough in condemning the Iranian regime in the wake of a bloody crackdown on anti-government protests.

The State Department said the new cable sent out under Clinton’s name directed the diplomatic missions “to rescind all invitations that have been extended to Iranian diplomats for July 4th events.”

“For invitations which have been extended, posts should make clear that Iranian participation is no longer appropriate in the current circumstances. For invitations which have not been extended, no further action is needed,” it said.

Has this been Hillary’s recommendation or did Obama come up with it on his own?

Criticism will continue to mount at the slowness of Obama to the burgeoning Iranian freedom movement in the Iranian streets.

In the meantime, do not forget the Chris Muir auction for our troops.