The Iranian President To Speak To The American People
The President of Iran has just released that he will speak to the American people and explain his actions and foreign policy. I will be watching and listening to this. In the meantime, I wish that the Iranian President would answer my questions personally. Here is my list.
- Why is Iran pursuing nuclear enrichment? I read the deal that the United Nations offered in June and it was a very good and comprehensive deal, one that would highly benefit Iran. Why if you are not pursuing nuclear weapons have you refused to sign it?
- If you are moving toward having a nuclear weapon, what would you say to the Israeli people about their safety based on some of your past statements that Israel should be wiped off the face of the earth?
- Why in the face of sanctions from the United Nations has Iran continued to pursue its course for uranium enrichment? Won't the international consequences cause more suffering for Iran's people? How can you square human suffering with adding to a nuclear arsenal?
- If Iran is so oil rich, why is there such a push to have nuclear power when your oil reserves would provide all the power your country needs?
- Why is it that the everyday Iranian is not sharing in the wealth that your oil reserves afford?
- If Iran is so forward thinking, why is it that women have no real place in government offices? I understand that Islam encourages women, but why not in the workplace and in managerial positions? Many female judges lost their jobs in the revolution and have never regained them.
- If Islam is so important to the Iranian population, why is it that the government needs culture police to make the populace adhere to certain Muslim rules such as wearing of head scarves and women traveling with men other than family members? If the people wanted to adhere to the religion would they not do it on their own without the brutal and overbearing forced adherence to rules that have become common place in Iranian society?
- Why is it that the young Iranians appear to simply be waiting for the old guard to die off. It appears from comments on this blog that young Iranians feel that once the old ones die that Iranians that left when the country when it became a theocracy will return. Why is there no hope for the youth to enact changes in the government now? Are they too afraid of violent retribution from your regime?
These are just a few of my questions. I doubt that any will be addressed in the President's talk to Americans, but one can always hope.
