The Bed the Neocons Must Lie In, Ctd.

Abe Greenwald writes:

There are only so many times you can say it, but it bears repeating: the four candidates were winnowed down from a pool of 475 by the Guardian Council. That Iranians “peacefully” embrace this autocratic manipulation as electoral freedom is a sad sign of a beaten down citizenry, not an indication of nascent democracy.

I find this curious. Did Mr. Greenwald embrace the blue and purple fingers in Iraq and Afghanistan unflinchingly? Is he under the false assumption that vote rigging, voter suppression and exclusionary tactics didn't occur in these elections?

What about our allies in Saudi Arabia, Jordan and Egypt? Does he truly think the citizens of these autocratic nations would scoff at Iran's "sad sign" of a democracy?