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| Stephen Hayes: Obama's Failure |
| 2015-02-28 |
| [The Weekly Standard] Barack Obama wants us all to simmer down about Iran. He wants Senator Bob Menendez, a fellow Democrat, and the donors he represents to butt out of the sanctions debate. He wants Republicans to quit crying wolf about Iran's nuclear weapons program. He wants the media to stop hyping terror threats. He wants the American people in the dark about the secret correspondence he's had for years with Iran's supreme leader. He wants John Boehner to be mindful of protocol. And most of all, he wants Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu to stop questioning his accommodationist approach to Tehran. With the breezy confidence that is his trademark, the president has repeatedly delivered a reassuring message on Iran to the country and the world: Trust me. With respect, Mr. President: No. From the earliest moments of his first term, Obama sought to convince the country that threats from our erstwhile enemies were overblown. He forged an approach to jihadist attacks and rogue regimes meant to be a stark contrast from that of his predecessor. He ended the war on terror, quietly sought rapprochement with radical Islamist movements like the Muslim Brotherhood and the Taliban, and ostentatiously undertook a more conciliatory approach to terror-sponsoring regimes like Syria and Iran. |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #3 If I have assessed Bibi correctly, he will tear John Kerry, the POTUS, and most of the Department of State, Commerce, Defense, University of California, and anyone else that thinks the POTUS has a clue about the Middle East a new asshole. I hope he pitches a holy walleyed fit of a speech and in doing so speaks the truth about our asinine and delusional policies about the ME. He will do such a good job of it, NBC and CNN will pull the plug and go to a rebroadcast of HSN selling Obama tee shirts. |
| Posted by: Bill Clinton 2015-02-28 18:43 |
| #2 "Harfing" encompasses so much and so little at the same time. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2015-02-28 10:37 |
| #1 Seems like Obama and JFnK are "green lighting" Iran's nuke program. It will be interesting to see what Netanyahu has to say before Congress on March 3rd. Maybe he will scorch "O" a new one--but probably not as Israel needs the U.S. He will play the politics necessary for the survival of Israel. They will try to hang on until "O" is out of office and hope for a POTUS favorable to them. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2015-02-28 10:34 |