obama was focused on his iran deal. and now we have the chance to help iranians take their country back. bloomberg view columnist eli lake't know whether the regime will fall tomorrow, and it probably won't. but there needs to be a process where those of us in the west show solidarity with a movement that's making it crystal clear all over iran today and the last week that they are tired of knowledge ruled over by a clearly tyranny. steve: well, and the president of the united states has made it clear that he's standing with the people of iran. but go back to 2009, we really didn't hear much from president obama back then and now people are saying, well, maybe it's because he had the grand plans for this iran deal the whole time and didn't. the to screw it up. >> well, you know, obama did eventually speak out. he was late in my view. steve: he was really late. >> yeah. more importantly, though, he never said what the 2009 protesters were asking to say, which is to acknowledge that the election was stolen. and that, you know, to this day, the leaders known as the green movement remain under house arrest or in worse condit