What do we have to fear in allowing him to speak? We know we have a better life here in America. We know we are better off with rights and freedoms. And by not allowing Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to speak, we would have (and maybe have by frankly insulting him in the introduction) furthered his dislike of America. We need a marketplace of ideas and his country needs it more. By allowing him to speak and visit the US, we had a golden opportunity to display what we are. We certainly did by allowing demonstrations and allowing the students and press to ask questions. This is the more skillful approach I think we ought to be using when it comes to diplomacy.
And for the record, I think the man is despicable; however, treating him like dirt, like he treats his people, sends a message that the US is no better than he.
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