Ted Poe: “Cracks are beginning to form in the iron grip of the Iranian regime. The oppressed people of Iran have taken to the…”

“Cracks are beginning to form in the iron grip of the Iranian regime. The oppressed people of Iran have taken to the streets to demand an end to the corrupt and brutal dictatorship. The mullahs in Tehran have stolen the wealth of the country and the people, lining their own pockets and funding terror throughout the Middle East. Like in 2009, when the Iranian people rose up to confront the corruption of the regime, these Iranians have been met with harsh violence and been murdered in the streets. Thousands of others have been imprisoned. In 2009, however, the United States sat in the stands as a spectator and watched the Ayatollah crush freedom. I applaud this President's show of support for freedom in Iran. The United States must show political and public support for our friends for liberty in Iran. As President Kennedy once said: ``Let every Nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we will pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe, in order to assure the survival and the success of liberty.'' Like our friends in Iran. And that is just the way it is. ____________________”