Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, in a major speech in Cairo on Thursday, rebuked the Obama administration’s policies in the Middle East and hailed the accomplishments of the Trump administration. “It’s the truth, lowercase ‘t,’ that I’m here to talk about today,” Mr. Pompeo said. We need to acknowledge that truth, because if we don’t, we make bad choices — now and in the future.”Yet Mr. Pompeo’s speech was not always accurate. What Mr. Pompeo Said“America’s reluctance, our reluctance, to wield our influence kept us silent as the people of Iran rose up against the mullahs in Tehran in the Green Revolution.”This is exaggerated. In June 2009, thousands of protesters took to Iran’s streets to dispute the election of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and called for more political freedom, clashing with riot police officers.

Source: New York Times January 10, 2019 19:52 UTC