Interfering and rude?

The British ambassador to Tehran has been summoned before the Iranian government to receive a warning that the British government are being "interfering and rude" over the current crisis. But like most Western nations, British remarks about the upheaval clearly underway in that troubled country have been mild. In fact, compared to some of the other EU countries, they could even be considered rather tame.

The problem is, that the West is in a quandary. Do we wish for the devil we know or the one we don't? Either way, Iran will continue to be a problem, but it is at least interesting to watch this process to see where it takes the country.

We can only hope that widespread bloodshed will be avoided. So far the protesters have shown no interest in violence, but the government supporters have not been so kind.