Victor Davis Hanson
The Obama–Biden pathological appeasement of Iran is shameful. Barack Obama cooked up the “Iran deal” design to ensure the development of an Iranian bomb—although not on his watch. Every aspect of that deal favored Iran, and then in quite an unconstitutional fashion he ignored the Senate and reclassified the treaty as an “accord” to avoid the need for ratification.
He brought in Robert Malley, the pro-Iranian, pro-Hamas leftwing journalist to help John Kerry slow down but also ensure an Iranian bomb. Kerry was so desperate to help Iran that even after office he met clandestinely with Iranian government officials in Paris to help undermine U.S. foreign policy under Trump and Pompeo.
When Iranian dissidents hit the streets in the 2009 Green Revolution, Obama had ignored them for days, terrified they might endanger his détente with the terrorist regime.
His apex? Sending cash on pallets by night to Tehran, apparently embarrassed by the Iranians into physically delivering dollars and euros, although careful, he thought, not to disclose that to the American people.
Remember the plan: empower Iran and its crescent of Assad’s Syria, Hezbollah, the Lebanese extremists, and Hamas. They collectively would put constant pressure on the Gulf Monarchies and help surround Israel.
The resulting “creative tension” would force Israel to grant concessions to the radical Palestinians. Under such a regime, the U.S. would then monitor the warp and woof, the Yin and Yang of the Middle East, with no clear friends and no clear enemies—but which in fact would create a de facto U.S. Iranian-American axis that would allow Nobel laureates like Obama now and then to pontificate to all.
Biden came into office with Obamites throughout his administration eager to go beyond their pro-Iranian advocacy under Obama. They were gleeful that Biden was non compos mentis and thus entirely malleable. He restored hundreds of millions of dollars to the West Bank and Gaza, resurrected Malley (who went “too far” and thus was soon to be fired and under FBI investigations) to reboot the Iran deal, almost immediately ostracized Netanyahu, interfered in Israeli politics by egging on the massive protests, lifted sanctions on Iran, prepared to send cash for hostages, and on and on.
The result? A now suddenly rich again Iran sent thousands of rockets to Hamas and tens of thousands to Hezbollah—the supposedly logical “check” on Israeli strategic options. Iran took more hostages for cash. Hamas poured its newfound millions into more tunneling, more missiles, and more drones.
And then the finale of 1,300 murdered Jews and a huge, existential war. A soon-to-be nuclear Iran exporting lethal drones to Russia and missiles and drones to Hezbollah and Hamas.
Was this the original grand dream of Obama—“creative tension”?
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The government has been taken over by communist and radical jihadist. The goal now is the destruction of America in every way and the liquidation of all American citizens. Our enemies are in control of our lives.
I fear the U.S. will release the $6 Billion to Iran if they release the American hostages in Gaza.
Yes, appeasement . . . with predictably disastrous consequences . . . and that's why, on another front, Russia cannot be rewarded in Ukraine.
Obama was the first anti-American president - the damage he and his useful idiot Biden have done to this country and to world stability cannot be overstated. Treason is far too kind a word.
Amazing how people can be so incredibly wicked and corrupt, even more amazing how easily people are fooled. All the evil perpetrated by every rotten regime this former constitutional republic has suffered through, falls at the feet of the American voter. I'm uneducated and not a particularly smart person, but it was crystal clear to me that Obama was a rotten excuse for a human when he was running for president. He was and is a phony - a homosexual and a foreigner. It was easy to figure out Hillary was lying every time she opened her mouth. (You can with anyone if your brain functions half-way properly- just turn the volume off and watch them while they're talking; works like a lie detector.) She's a murdering anarchist. And literally everyone should have known Biden is nothing but a prostitute and grifter - he spent a 40+ year career of doing absolutely nothing for his constituents. The chickens have roosted. I can't imagine a single earthly way this country survives this mess we're in. It will, only if it is God's will. Considering the ungodly choices the public has made/allow during my life: The legalized and encouraged murder of the unborn Recognizing so-called marriage between homosexuals Turning a blind eye while various regimes have facilitated murder and misery around the globe for the past 60 years Indifference to the institution of marriage and having children out of wedlock, and lots more. Why would a just God give us anything but harsh punishment?
Sometimes you can't tell the useful idiots from the inmates. I believe this is one of those times.
Just think, if we had elected Kerry, we could have had all this nonsense 20 years sooner! He is still mad at America for Viet Nam and not voting for him in 2004. Now you have Biden corruption and Hunter totally out of the news cycle. Trump is getting less coverage as he begins to show the corruption of his prosecutors and thus his indictments. RFK is totally out of the picture. Republicans look far worse than unorganized high school students trying to elect a homecoming court. All the while, the Biden administration says it is building the wall. The FBI is warning about internal terror attacks, like they care. I'm guessing 8 million illegals is probably 16 million and considered enough for now. They will just blame any internal terror attacks on white nationalists or supremacists. The dems can oppose the crazy squad while actually changing nothing. The Biden administration is setting up its shooting war to try and secure re-election during war time and stalling the Israeli response. They are pumping money like crazy to the Iranians, Hamas, and the West Bank to rearm while saying they support Israel. Biden thinks of this as a sporting event with 2 teams. So, while everyone is looking deeply into the smokescreen, what's really going on? Are they building the camps for the "bitter clingers" and "deplorables" yet? Ms. Hilliary wants them all reprogrammed you know! When reprogramming fails, what will be next? Someone needs to ask ole Joe, he may answer!
History is replete with such hubristic fools as the Dear Leader who destroy far more than they ever build in reverence to their own wisdom.
Such clarity. Thank you.
Thank you for your truthful information.
"Was this the original grand dream of Obama—“creative tension”?" Signs point to yes. Biden* had no issues leaving Americans behind in Afghanistan and his State Dept. harassed private extraction efforts. What purpose could there be to allowing Americans to be held by the Taliban except as ransom barter, which means the Biden* Admin *planned* to pay ransom to the Taliban. This was back before the consequences of Biden's* actions started to come back on him and therefore is the most likely to be true to Oabma's vision. Biden* was always intended to be the patsy or fall-guy for the unpopular parts of the Obama agenda.