What they will say:

If Ahmadinejad wins, it will prove the failure of Obama’s outreach strategy and the irredeemability of Iran.

If he loses, it will prove nothing, because in Iran presidents don’t matter, and anyway the guy who was elected isn’t real reformer.

Still, it’s better if Ahmadinejad wins.

Updatum: Ah, this just in from Dan Pipes:

And so, despite myself, I am rooting for Ahmadinejad.

Further Updatum: Michael Rubin in the New York Daily News:

The Obama Effect?

Iran’s election result proves
the US formula in the Middle East is not working

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