Robert Naiman: Would It Kill Us to Apologize to Iran for the Coup?
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“When Obama told al-Arabiya, “if countries like Iran are willing to unclench their fist, they will find an extended hand from us,” the most widely reported Iranian response was Ahmedinijad’s suggestion that the U.S. should begin by apologizing for support for the coup that overthrew Iranian democracy in 1953. Not surprisingly, there hasn’t exactly been a groundswell of popular support in the United States for Ahmadinejad’s suggestion. Just 11% of U.S. voters think America should apologize … according to a poll from Rasmussen. Of course, if you know anything about the United States, you wouldn’t leap to the conclusion that Americans, as a country, are a bunch of jerks who can’t admit when they’ve done anything wrong. Occam’s Razor suggests a simpler explanation: most Americans have little knowledge about the history of U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East. As far as they know, the U.S. hasn’t done anything wrong” – Naiman
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