As much as I dislike the President’s policies in general, I really can understand his silence on the Iranian election and its aftermath. We didn’t have anyone there to observe the elections, so I can see why he might be reluctant to speak up about the validity (or lack of) with regards to the election results themselves.

However, despite the President’s neutrality on the issue of the results themselves, I can’t fathom a reasonable excuse for his silence on the brutality and oppression that Iranians have faced during the aftermath of the election. I realize that “no preconditions” was a major issue during his campaign, but President Obama needs to, in no uncertain terms, condemn the way that Iran has treated these protesters.