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David Weinberg says the deal has to be made politically toxic, and also points to Obama's view of America:
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We must all keep opposing the Iran deal
David Weinberg says the deal has to be made politically toxic, and also points to Obama's view of America:
For decades, two tenets have informed U.S. policy in the Middle East. The first is that U.S. interests there are best served by the position of unquestioned American pre-eminence. The second is that military might holds the key to maintaining that dominant position. (In this context, Israel has been an important U.S. regional ally).He's already become one of America's worst presidents, and one of the most apathetic. It's just plain awful.
This approach is what Bacevich calls the "Big Enchilada" -- the America-as-top-dog approach that Obama is seeking to overturn.
Obama rejects this notion, since he essentially views America's preponderance in world affairs as arrogant and sinful. He feels that American "bullying" has brought about disastrous results.
Most telling was Obama's infamous lament in 2010 about America as "a dominant military superpower, whether we like it or not." In other words, he really doesn't like it at all. No statement could be more revealing of Obama's disgust for American global leadership.
In the context of the current deal with Iran, Obama has been equally clear as to how he expects this play out. If successfully implemented, the agreement that slows Iran's nuclear program will also end Iran's isolation. This will allow Tehran, over time, to become a "legitimate" and "extremely successful regional power" and a "powerhouse in the region." These are Obama's own words.
All this leads, of course, to American retreat -- blessed retreat from Obama's perspective -- from the projection of power in the region. Replacing America will be a revanchist, greatly emboldened, anti-Semitic and genocidal (toward Israel), Islamic Republic of Iran. Poof goes the Big Enchilada.
Obama has been mostly dismissive of Iran's "bad behavior," as he flippantly calls it. He says that he "hopes to have conversations" with Iranian leadership that might lead someday to their "abiding by international norms and rules"; that he "hopes and believes" that Iranian "moderates" will leverage their country's reintegration into the global economy as an opportunity to drive kinder, gentler and less revolutionary foreign policies.
Whether Obama himself believes such nonsense is moot. The rub is that Obama doesn't view American behavior in the region over past decades as any more moral or legitimate than Iran's behavior. Consequently, the main thing for him is the humbling and retreat of America.
- It’s Embarrassing How Shameless Obama And Kerry Are
Well, if we spent the last 7 years laying the groundwork for Iran to be a ‘mature’ stable regional power, guess what? Iran’s leader rules out regional cooperation with USIran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Saturday ruled out any cooperation...
- Iran’s Nsa To Khamenei :obama Weakest Prez-“humiliating”
Washington Free Beacon: Top Iranian Official: Obama is ‘The Weakest of U.S. Presidents’Adviser to Iranian president mocks Obama’s ‘humiliating’ presidency (UPDATED) -KredoThe Iranian president’s senior advisor has called President Barack Obama...
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Geostrat-Direct (Rx Req):President Barack Obama is expected to seal a U.S. reconciliation deal with Iran in the fall of 2014.A former senior aide to Obama said the president could announce and sign a reconciliation deal with Teheran after elections...
- Stirring Shit Up
Palin from her Facebook Page: Mr. President, is a strong America a problem? Fri at 7:09am Asked this week about his faltering efforts to advance the Middle East peace process, President Obama did something remarkable. In front of some 47 foreign leaders...
- Iran Says Obama's Offer To Talk Shows Us Failure
For once, Ahmadinejad and I are in agreement. From Breitbart: US President Barack Obama's offer to talk to Iran shows that America's policy of "domination" has failed, the government spokesman said on Saturday."This request means Western ideology...