Backing Iran’s Protesters

Taylor Dibbert
1 min readDec 10, 2019

Larry Haas is out with another compelling article. In his latest op-ed, Haas argues that the U.S. should support the protesters in Iran.

Here’s one paragraph:

President Trump should eschew his usual reticence to promote human rights and make clear, repeatedly and forcefully, that America stands with those who are risking their lives for a freer, more democratic Iran. History shows that a U.S. president’s endorsement of protest movements can provide the emotional succor that participants need as they face the prospect of a harsh government response.

You can read the full piece here.

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Taylor Dibbert
Taylor Dibbert

Written by Taylor Dibbert

Taylor Dibbert is author of, most recently, the poetry collection "Takoma." taylor.dibbert1[at]gmail[dot]com

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