Ex-Obama military official hopes Trump backs Iranian protesters more than Obama did

The former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff wants the Trump administration to not make the same mistakes as the Obama administration and fully back protesters in Iran. Retired Adm. Mike Mullen said on ABC’s “This Week” that President Obama should have backed Iranian protesters in 2009 more than he did. Now that protests are once again roiling the Islamic Republic, President Trump should throw his support behind them. “Protests represent the inability to deliver that so far. I think support of them seems ... absolutely the right thing to do.” Protests have erupted around Iran in recent days in response to a poor economy and an oppressive regime. Mostly led by college students, the Iranian government has already killed two protesters and shut down social media networks that have helped facilitate the spread of the protests to cities around the country. Source: washingtonexaminer.com