Well, not really hawks. But this is interesting, and I hope true: In the Iran negotiations, however, it is France, implicitly supported by the UK and Germany, that is taking a tougher stance, advocating a longer timeline for the proposed … Continue reading →
What would he be doing, and what would he be refraining from? In what ways might it differ from what Obama has been doing regarding Iran, our enemy since 1979? We are now overtly supporting our enemy, conceding to our … Continue reading →
On reading this, I marveled anew at the fairly obvious fact that Iran considers itself to be in the driver’s seat on these negotiations. Its leaders know that the US is groveling and desperate for a deal, any deal, no … Continue reading →
…such as this, truth is especially hard to come by: The Wall Street Journal reported late Monday that in addition to Israelis spying on the highly-sensitive negotiations between Tehran and world powers, details were back-chanelled to US legislators in an … Continue reading →
Dershowitz: I wouldn’t hire this administration to negotiate a one-month lease for me,” Dershowitz said. He also called Obama “undiplomatic,” “petulant,” and “juvenile,” according to Noah Pollak of the Emergency Committee for Israel… And yet, and yet—although these actions by … Continue reading →
This is certainly interesting: Represenative Eliot Engel of New York, the ranking Democrat on the committee, said he and Republican Chairman Ed Royce of California were sending a letter to President Barack Obama expressing their concerns about what needs to … Continue reading →
Analysis by Scott Johnson here. Watch the clip of Obama at the link if you have a strong stomach. And there’s nothing like a fake fatwa to justify things. Sickening.
Continue reading →…the Cotton letter signed by the 47 Republican Senators was never “sent” anywhere: Cotton got 46 other senators to sign this letter in ink. “Because it was an open letter, it was not sent to Tehran but rather posted on … Continue reading →
Ron Radosh has a good article at PJ today about Obama’s Iran policy, in which he ends by saying that “Obama may go down as the Chamberlain of our time.” I made a related point in my post yesterday when … Continue reading →
The coverage of the letter sent by 47 Republicans to the leaders of Iran has been uniformly negative, everything from “it’s treason” to “this means the Democrats won’t support the GOP in overriding a sanctions veto by Obama.” Forget the … Continue reading →
I had never heard of this before, but it seems exceptionally important: In 2008, the Bush administration, along with the “six powers,” was negotiating with Iran concerning that country’s nuclear arms program. The Bush administration’s objective was to prevent Iran … Continue reading →
…have spouted the liberal party line in their reply to the GOP senators’ letter, according to John Hinderaker: Again, note the liberal slant. The reference to “climate change deniers” is significant: Iran, like Russia, which finances the anti-fracking movement in … Continue reading →