Yet another indication that the Iranians can now do and say whatever they want, and the U.S. will give them whatever they want, with no accountability.
“Senior U.S. Official Refuses to Condemn Ayatollah Khamenei’s ‘Rabid Dog’ Comments,” from the Washington Free Beacon, November 20:
A senior U.S. official in Geneva, Switzerland refused to condemn comments made by Ayatollah Khamenei in which the Iranian supreme leader referred to Israel as a “rabid dog,” Rosie Gray of BuzzFeedreports.The official said the rhetoric made him “uncomfortable” and was “unwarranted,” but specifically avoided rebuking Khamenei.
A French spokesperson condemned the remarks earlier today, calling them “unacceptable”:
A senior U.S. administration official said that inflammatory rhetoric by the Ayatollah Khamenei on Wednesday was “uncomfortable” but did not condemn it as unacceptable, as the French have done….