The newspaper of record explains why it’s just so hard for the president and his advisers to know how to react to events in Iran:
. . . the paucity of information from Iran adds another layer of complexity to Mr. Obama’s challenge as he wrestles with how to respond publicly to the crackdown on demonstrators and weighs what it means for his effort to engage the Iranian government on its nuclear program.
Oh, we get it now, it’s because they have to rely on the same news the rest of us are hearing.
