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| The Real Danger of the Iran Deal |
| 2015-08-09 |
| [PJ Media] Spoiler Alert: I will now reveal the actual contents of the Obama administration's proposed agreement with the Tehran regime. Here it is: In exchange for pretending to halt its nuclear bomb program for one year, Iran will be given the funds it needs to take over Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, and Afghanistan. Once that is done, the bomb program will be able to proceed on a greatly expanded scale, without credible threat of interference. It is in this light that the deal needs to be evaluated. All of the critiques of the deal which point out that its text would allow Iran to develop an atomic bomb ten years from now are true enough, but miss the barn entirely. What matters is not what it says it will allow ten years from now, but how its acceptance will affect the balance of forces between Iran and its opponents one year from now. Because it is the balance of forces, and not the text, that will determine what either side is able to do. Obama's agreement has been compared to both the failed North Korean anti-proliferation accords and the Munich Agreement. While there is a superficial resemblance to the North Korean agreements, since they also fecklessly allowed an outlaw nation to develop nuclear weapons, Munich is in fact the much better analogy. The reason for this is that the North Korean regime is bordered on all sides by stronger powers. It is thus contained. There is no credible threat that North Korea can conquer Russia, China, Japan, or even South Korea. The Norks can yell and scream and wave their bombs around, but they are not going anywhere. Iran, on the other hand, is surrounded by weaker powers and is very much on the march. This is why the Munich comparison is so apt. The problem with the Munich Agreement was not merely that it encouraged Hitler, but that it enabled Hitler. By giving away Czechoslovakia, Chamberlain not only silenced Hitler's domestic opposition, he threw away 35 Czech divisions and handed the Germans control of the superb Czech armaments industry. Furthermore, he exposed Poland's entire southern border to Nazi attack, thereby rendering that country indefensible. With Poland thus offered for sacrifice, the Soviets saw no reason why they shouldn't cut a deal with Hitler and take their share. The stage was thus set for war, and not only war, but war with a Nazi juggernaut that had been greatly empowered. We face a similar situation today with Iran. As a result of the American withdrawal from Iraq, the decisions of the current administration to use its influence to support the installation of an Iranian proxy regime in Baghdad and to refrain from opposing the Iranian proxy regime in Damascus and its forces in Lebanon, and the planned U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, the way is now clear for the establishment of a new Persian Empire stretching from the Mediterranean Sea to the Hindu Kush. The Tehran regime does not need atom bombs to accomplish that goal. But they do need money. By releasing $150 billion within a year, freeing up their oil industry for unlimited exports, and opening up the world market to their purchasing agents, the Obama treaty will give the Iranians the stuff they need to prevail. But won't the treaty at least significantly delay Iran's acquisition of a nuclear arsenal? Not at all. Here is why. |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #4 Don't think the Paks will do it. Maybe the NORKS with enough cash, again a ready to shoot Jericho II with guidance mods could be a possibility. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2015-08-09 17:30 |
| #3 How long would it take Saudi Arabia to also become a nuclear power? Just ever so slightly longer than it takes the check to clear. |
| Posted by: Halliburton - Foreign Affairs Division 2015-08-09 17:06 |
| #2 How long would it take Saudi Arabia to also become a nuclear power? I doubt they will just roll over and play dead. |
| Posted by: Anguper Hupomosing9418 2015-08-09 16:21 |
| #1 It did however also give the RAF time to gin up several wings of Hurricanes and begin production of the Spitfire. And deh Chain Home. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2015-08-09 10:56 |