Embassy employees being held hostage in Tehran. such a decision is not only illadvised but dangerous. While I am vitally concerned about preserving every citizens right to free speech. the potential for violence in such demonstrations could only further inflame the situation. hinder the Presidents diplomatic efforts and endanger the lives of those American hostages. I am much more concerned about preserving the rightsand the livesof those Americans held hostage In Tehran than I am about the rights of those Iranian noncitizens who are. after all. guests in our country. The President is to be commended for the restraint he has shown in dealing with this difficult situation. He clearly has placed the safety of the hostages ahead of all other considerations and I fully support the diplomatic initiatives he has undertaken to win their freedom.
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