In Defense of Democracy

" It's not productive. Given the history of US and Iran in. Continue to express. Those concerns and ensure that."

" We're here -- institute determine how they resolve this internal and protest."

" The last thing that I want to do is to. Have the United States BA for -- Four. Those forces inside Iran who would love nothing better. An argument about the United States."

" The outcome of any election."

" Distraction."

" An -- have a sampling of the administration's timid response to the crisis in Iran and hundreds of thousands of -- putting their lives on the line to stand up in the name of freedom. While the leader of the free world has barely noticed."

" And that is our headline this Monday night in defense of democracy."

" Now White House spin master Robert Gibbs said today that the president has been -- by the images that he is seen on television. While that's nice but the administration maintains that they don't want to be a foil for the Iranians to crack down even more on the protesters."

" Now what exactly that means considering protesters have been killed and beaten as a little unclear. But what is clear is that this president needs to learn a lesson."

" From one of his predecessors. Now back in 1981 the Soviet back polish government. Crack down on the pro democracy trade union federation known as solidarity. The leaders were locked up and martial law was declared. As the Soviet proxies tried to stamp out dissent."

" At two days before Christmas in 1981 president Ronald Wilson Reagan addressed the nation and the American people. And he had this to say about the situation in Poland."

" I -- the polish government and its allies. -- consider the consequences of their actions. How can they possibly justify using -- force. The crush of people ask for nothing more than the right to leave their own lives in freedom and dignity. -- my intimidate. But it cannot form the basis of an enduring society. And the alien polish economy cannot be rebuilt with terror tactics. Poland needs cooperation between -- government and its people not military -- the polish government will honor the commitments it has made the basic human rights and documents like the Gdansk agreement. We in America will gladly do our share to help the shattered polish economy just as we help the countries -- Europe after both world wars. It's ironic that we offered and Poland expressed interest in accepting our help after World War II. The Soviet Union intervene then and refused to allow such help to Poland. But at the forces of tyranny and polls and those who incite them from without doing not -- they should prepare themselves for serious consequences. Already throughout the free world citizens -- publicly demonstrated their support for the polish people. Our government and those of our allies have expressed moral revulsion. At the police state tactics of Pulitzer pressures. The church has also spoken out in spite of threats and intimidation. But I reaction cannot stop there. I want emphatically to stay tonight that -- the outrages in Poland the Nazis. We cannot and will not. Conduct business as usual with the perpetrators and those who aid and abet them."

" Now President Reagan he didn't equipment -- he stood firmly and proactively on the side of freedom. And almost a decade later the world with thank him for this as those same polish workers helped lead Europe in its successful onslaught. Against the iron curtain a President Obama would do well to follow president Reagan's example. And joining me tonight what more is former ambassador to the United Nations Fox News contributor John Bolton. Ambassador good to see it thank you for being -- Glad to be here a -- Obama saying we're meddling. This has nothing to do -- us it doesn't matter which side wins."

" I'm -- this is it is that Reagan is that really what the people of Iran want from America."

" But it's not at all what they want and you know what's worst of all about this -- it's looking at President Obama. Is not only that he's being -- that he's being disingenuous. The real reason that he won't speak gap has nothing to do with this argument that we don't want to -- in the Iranian regime has already accusing this of that. The real reason is the president is determined to find a way to try and negotiate. With the regime with comedy with Ahmadinejad about their nuclear weapons program this is a policy. Doomed to failure but it explains why he won't speak out in defense of representative government and individual liberty in Iraq well is that why that he basically -- signaled that he will work with them regardless of who wins out here. He did he did indeed any has done that -- inaugural address where he said. Two regimes it stay in power by silencing the opposition and deceit and corruption. I will extend a hand well check check check that certainly describes the regime. In Iran and he is abandoning. The people in the streets and and -- not providing any possibility of concrete."

" System student ambassador it shocks the conscience and and the world got to see this weekend this this young girl. A sixteen year old girl literally gunned down in the streets -- we don't have the ability to get information. About how many people have actually been killed here but if the United States of America doesn't stay in for the cause of liberty and freedom. I would go to will will of the deal with these totalitarian regimes. What what message does this set."

" Well it certainly sends a message that this is no Ronald Reagan in the White House. You know I think we have to be realistic it does not look good for the demonstrators in the streets the regime is prepared to use overwhelming force and brutality. But we need to prepare for the longer term here in the unhappy event that the regime doesn't fall in the next few days. And that means the president ought to make it clear as Reagan did that he does not stand with the regime going forward and that he's prepared. To provide assistance. To the dissidents inside and outside."

" Iran -- and they've got to -- in the case of Moussaoui who started the Iranian nuclear weapons program. And Rafsanjani. I don't really see them as the moderates and our media's pointing amount of video."

" No not at all look Melissa -- has two choices at the moment he can either surrender which he's not yet done or -- can cross the rubicon. And declare this regime is illegitimate and instead what he's trying to do is have the best of both worlds he's equipment -- and I'm afraid of what that means. Is that the dissidents are without effective leadership and the regime will divide and conquer that certainly seems to be what it's doing on the streets. What do you think of Ralph Peters he says are silence is complicity and that by Obama and the administration -- silent. That represented a green light to the -- for crack down. Well I think it's it's mostly right except I would say this because including during the Bush Administration we did not prepare adequately for this potential revolutionary moment. We're not really in a position now -- for much concrete assistance and I don't want America to be in a position. Where we urge people in the streets and then watch them die I'd rather be a little bit prudent and prepare. For the long term where we really can provide concrete assistance. I what do what do we did make of the US preparing to intercept this North Korean ship that may have nuclear material and also the details. That are emerging about the potential of a nuclear test that's going to be aimed at. Hawaii. Is is this the test that you think Joe Biden was warning about that this new president would face. Well it's all coming at once and you know here here's a possibility that the north Koreans are going to launch a missile aimed -- Hawaii. At precisely the moment the Obama administration is proposing dramatic cuts in missile defense funding they're doing the exact opposite of what we need to do. To protect our innocent civilian population from threats from North Korea and on that ship you know Senator John McCain. -- said very forcefully yesterday that we should be prepared not just a shadow and North Korean ship but the -- he's absolutely right well I agree with the North Korea is now say an ambassador that if in fact we board that ship or any attempt. The board that ship will be viewed as an act of war and that we can expect retaliation a thousand fold if in fact we do so. What you're saying in fact we should still follow up on there. It would be an active self defense by the United States the north Koreans have already said. That there they want it and the armistice of 1953. Very the ones that are threatening us we're entitled to act in self defense and we should. All right ambassador thanks for -- Willis will continue to monitor this situation thank you. Thank you and --"