NYT: Our Paper of Record?

The WSJ Best of the Web Today points out the "utter confusion" on their editorial page, clearly caused by the "utter confusion" of BHO and his administration regarding Iran. If you can understand what they are saying you are a better interpreter than I am! Here are the final three parapgraphs of the editorial:


"More violence against the Iranian people will only highlight the government's illegitimacy and desperation.


If the authorities want to resolve this impasse peacefully--that must be the goal--they should call a new election, monitored by independent Iranian observers. Before last week's results were prematurely and improbably declared, a runoff was expected between Mr. Ahmadinejad and Mr. Moussavi. As a first step, authorities should set up a commission representing all major candidates to examine the election data and jointly determine a face-saving and credible way forward.


Some in Washington, meanwhile, have been complaining that President Obama hasn't been tough enough in his criticism of Iran's government. He may have to speak out more forcefully in the days to come. But given its history with Iran, the United States must take special care not to be seen as interfering. That would only give Iran's hard-liners a further excuse to blame the United States for their own shameful failures."


"Independent Iranian observers!!!!" You have got to be kidding!

We should expect more from a paper with such influence; or maybe the readers and followers of the NYT should think their attachment through!

Best of the Web analysis is here.