Condemning violence against the people and calling for freedom is the most any govt can do without meddling with a country's sovereignty.
oh exactly Farbod. and thats the most Iranian protesters want from U.S administration really. cuz if U.S does get involved directly(war on IR, planning a coup against IR govt,directly negotiating with Green leaders,etc) that'll literally kill off Iran Green movement instantly.
so as u said condemning violence against ppl and calling for freedom, is the best U.S or any govt can do to give motivation to Iran protesters..
but just review all govt comments/announcements,etc made by U.S Administration, military(which is govt-appointed too), and compare it with European, Canadian govts their parlimants' huge IR violence condemnation and criticizing human rights abuses on Iranians by IR. cuz when u read all those and compare, you'll notice European govts do condemn recent violence in Iran MUCH more frequently and in stronger voice than U.S Administration..
this is what recently a top U.S military commander said about Iran(basically saying something that if implemented, will directly strengthen IR and kill of Iran green movement)..which is sad and just shows U.S Administrations' lack of good foreign-policy strategy as Kambujieh pointed out, that instead of saying something that will benefit both Israel and IR-AN, on a month that thousands of our journalists/students get jailed/executed, just like European politicians, they could just condemn IR violence against its own ppl..but they r not consistent in that aspect..one day Biden condemns IR's human rights abuses, and one day U.S military commander and U.S congressmen, ask for "war on Iran"!:
http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/world/01/10/10/irans-nuclear-facilities-can-be-bombed-us-commander
Iran's nuclear facilities 'can be bombed': US commander
Agence France-Presse | 01/10/2010 9:45 PM
WASHINGTON DC, United States - A top US military commander responsible for the Middle East and the Gulf region said the United States has developed contingency plans to deal with Iran's nuclear facilities, insisting that they "can be bombed."
"Well, they certainly can be bombed," General David Petraeus, head of US Central Command, told CNN television as he commented on suggestions that Iranian nuclear facilities were heavily fortified.
"The level of effect would vary with who it is that carries it out, what ordnance they have, and what capability they can bring to bear," he added.
The network plans to air the interview later Sunday, but has released some excerpts.
Petraeus did not elaborate on the plans, but he said the military has considered the impacts of any action taken there, CNN said.
"It would be almost literally irresponsible if Centcom were not to have been thinking about the various 'what ifs' and to make plans for a whole variety of different contingencies," Petraeus said.
Iran maintains its nuclear program is for peaceful purposes, but the United States and other Western nations fear Tehran wants to acquire nuclear weapons.
Israel has called Iran's nuclear program the major threat facing its nation. Petraeus declined to comment about Israel's military capabilities, according to CNN.
Iran had until the end of last year to accept a deal offered five permanent UN Security Council members -- Britain, China, France, Russia and the United States, plus Germany.
It did not do so. Instead, Tehran gave the West until the end of January to accept its own proposal.
Petraeus said he thought there was still time for the nations to engage Iran in diplomacy, noting there is no deadline on the enactment of any US contingency plans, CNN noted.
But he added that "there's a period of time, certainly, before all this might come to a head, if you will."