The motives of protesters in Syria and their predecessors in Iran are fundamentally the same as those of people everywhere; they want democracy, freedom, dignity, jobs, and respect for their human civil and political rights.
Highlighting universal desires for democracy and rights among protesters.
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Today the Middle East is a very different region than the one I first encountered as a new Member of Congress in 1983.
To try to blame that on the administration is like me trying to blame President Bush for Pluto being thrown out of the list of planets.
I have always found that Members of Congress don't get enough credit for being as thoughtful as most of us have been.
Anything less is demeaning to the process and to ourselves as good, decent human beings.
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