Bahrain *not* making progress

The Bahrain situation is cause for anger.

Here’s a rule of thumb: if you do something and the Iranian regime opposes it, and those thugs sound like the good guys compared with you, then surely you’ve made the wrong choice.

“The battle for control of this strategic island kingdom intensified on Tuesday as Iran lashed out at the arrival of Saudi troops brought in to help retake the streets from anti-government protesters and the king declared a three-month state of emergency.”

Iran is right here, even if for selfish reasons. It’s ridiculous that Bahrain brought in Saudi troops (and Emirati troops as well, apparently) to suppress its own people.

Here’s a nice heartbreaking little quote as well, that gets to the bottom of things:

“In another activist village, Sanabis, Ghada Nasser, an English teacher at the local primary girls’ school, said… ‘I wish the Americans would help us… But the day after your defense minister came here, the Saudi troops came in. What is the United States doing to end this situation?'”

Saudis, out of Bahrain!