Iranians are rallying around the slogan “Woman, Life, Freedom.” But their revolution has a second slogan, aimed at those outside Iran: “Be Our Voice.” We ignore it at our shame and peril.
The last time the Iranian people risked their lives for freedom from the benighted theocracy that subjugates them—the 2009 protests against a stolen election—Washington chose shame. The White House turned its back on the protesters for a week until they gathered near the former U.S. embassy building in Tehran chanting, “Obama, you’re either with them or with us.” This finally evoked a statement of support, but it was too little, too late.
