Iranians to Obama: "With Them or With Us?"

(Tehran, Iran) President Obama has been noticeably silent regarding the reform movement in Iran. Protesters on the streets yesterday made it an issue.

Thousands of young people took to the streets in many cities, using the 30th anniversary of the United States Embassy takeover to keep their "green movement" alive. [...]

But in a new phenomenon, demonstrators chanted to Mr. Obama: "Either you're with them [the ruling Muslim clerics], or with us."

By coincidence, a pronunciation of Obama in the Persian language ("oo-ba-mast") happens to mean "he's with us."

If only that were more true.

As I've suggested previously, I think Obama confronts controversy by sitting on his thumbs. Sadly, it appears to be his policy towards Iran.