Sanctions In Iran Will Work, Says GOP Rep.

Congressman Dan Burton (R-Ind.) challenged witnesses at a hearing for the House Committee on Foreign Affairs who oppose hasty sanctions. He said that the longer the U.S. waits to make a move, it is likely that more violence on the streets in Tehran will erupt, adding that the government of Iran will allow it to happen. Burton reminded the Committee that the people of Iran are bound to the U.S. in terms of their economy, thus sanctions would be useful. (1:10).
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Graham "Proud" Of How Obama Is Handling Iran Situation

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S. Car.) says he is proud of the way President Obama has responded so far to the Iranian regime's oppression of its citizens. (:36)
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Obama Handled Iranian Election Crisis "Superbly", Says a Former Undersecretary Of State

Nicholas Burns, former Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs, said President Obama has handled the contested Iranian elections "superbly", yet "has not received enough credit for the fact that he has been very thoughtful (and) measured." (0:50)
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Iranian elections are "non-elections"

At an American Enterprise Institute discussion on “The Ahmadinejad Presidency and its Impact on Iranian Civil and Political Society,” Iran Nameh editor Hormoz Hekmat says that “everyone knows there are no political parties in Iran” and refers to the Iranian elections as “non-elections” in which the elected parties have “nothing to do” with the people’s designs for their government. (0:44)
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