First, of course, the nuclear deal with Iran appears to be “done,” so to speak, at this point, pending a few other things that may end up becoming glitches. See my post here about the Iran nuclear agreement — wherein Iran walks away with everything it wanted and more, and the US walks away with a piece of white-hot rebar up its ass.
The US has now legitimized and promulgated the conduct of Iran and her seeking of nuclear weapons. All programs begun by Iran with regard to this will be enhanced and even speeded up. For attempting to become a nuclear nation, Iran has now been rewarded by the United States. This has now essentially guaranteed a nuclear arms race in the Middle East, as certainly Saudi Arabia is going to want to go nuclear, as will Iraq, Jordan, Egypt and others. Others who don’t necessarily play with each other very well in the sandbox.
This doesn’t even take ISIS into account.
Never in my life have I seen an American president be as overtly hostile — at best, dismissive — towards the security concerns of Israel. Resultingly, Benjamin Netanyahu is angry, to say the least. He quantifies the deal as “a bad mistake of historic proportions.”
Mr Netanyahu said:
Jerusalem (AFP) – Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Tuesday Israel was not bound by the nuclear deal between world powers and Iran, calling it a “historic mistake” and signalling he remained ready to order military action.
His harsh criticism of the agreement came after he warned for months that the deal being negotiated would not prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons that could be used to target Israel.
He also argued that lifting sanctions would allow Iran to further support proxy militants and add to the instability rocking parts of the Middle East.
He summarized:
“Israel is not bound by this deal with Iran, and Israel is not bound by this deal with Iran because Iran continues to seek our destruction,” he told reporters before a meeting of his security cabinet, which later rejected the accord.
“We will always defend ourselves.”
But wait, there’s more. More bad news for Israel, that is. From the WashingtonFreeBeacon.com:
U.S. Will Teach Iran to Thwart Nuke Threats
Iran: ‘All our goals materialized’ under deal
by Adam Kredo
The United States and other world powers will help to teach Iran how to thwart and detect threats to its nuclear program, according to the parameters of a deal reached Tuesday to rein in Iran’s contested nuclear program.
Under the terms of a deal that provides Iran billions of dollars in sanctions relief, Iran and global powers will cooperate to help teach Iran how to manage its nuclear infrastructure, which will largely remain in tact under the deal.
Iran is, naturally, jubilant once again.
Senior Iranian officials, including the country’s president, celebrated the deal as a victory for the country. Iran’s state controlled media quoted President Hassan Rouhani as saying that the deal will “remove all sanctions while maintaining [Tehran’s] nuclear program and nuclear progress.”
Yes, you read correctly. The US is going to show Iran how to defend its nuclear facilities against — what? Oh yes, attacks from Israel.
In what is being viewed as a new development, European countries and potentially the United States agreed to “cooperate with Iran on the implementation of nuclear security guidelines and best practices,” according to a copy of the agreement furnished by both the Russians and Iranians.
This will include “training courses and workshops to strengthen Iran’s ability to prevent, protect and respond to nuclear security threats to nuclear facilities and systems as well as to enable effective and sustainable nuclear security and physical protection systems,” according to the text.
Additional “training and workshops” would work to “strengthen Iran’s ability to protect against, and respond to nuclear security threats, including sabotage, as well as to enable effective and sustainable nuclear security and physical protection systems,” the text states.
This is the part where your mouth falls open and you whisper to yourself, “what the fuck?”
Obama says this is the best deal possible for the citizens of the United States. Yet he says he will veto any movement by Congress to influence the deal in any fashion whatsoever. What portion of that makes any sense to you whatsoever? The only thing to defeat that will be a veto-proof majority of Republicans and Demorats in concert.
Good luck with that.
BZ
