A fair criticism. However, would a one-line about condemning the attacks change anything about how you view the content of this speech, the man himself, or the

A fair criticism. However, would a one-line about condemning the attacks change anything about how you view the content of this speech, the man himself, or the form of government he oversees? For me, no. He has many good points in this speech, and I agree with everything he says. But he's still the leader of a totalitarian theocracy with a deplorable human rights record; condemning the Hebdo attacks directly (as opposed to indirectly, as we know Iran does) wouldn't affect that.