This appeared here and I wish to thank Alan for allowing me to publish his work. RK
How many times does the United States have
to make really bad deals with really bad nations? And then call it progress!
In 1994, former President Clinton announced
that a deal with North Korea had agreed to “freeze the major elements of its
nuclear program.” A new round of talks was scheduled—in Geneva—to dot the i’s
and cross the t’s. Virtually the same language was used by President Obama in
his late evening announcement of a fundamentally useless, but extremely
dangerous agreement with Iran.
Worse than accepting Iran’s deception, it
is as if Obama knew nothing of the North Korean deal that subsequently resulted
in its development of a nuclear weapon despite some costly bribery exacted for
promises it never intended to keep. The worst part of this is Obama’s deception
of Congress and the American people. Efforts to grant Iran the status of a new
nuclear power had been secretly going on for a year behind the back of Congress.
On hearing of the deal, Rep. Mike Rogers
said “That’s the one thing the whole world was trying to stop them from doing,”
referring to the permission granted to continue enriching uranium. “We made
this mistake in Pakistan. We made this mistake in North Korea. History is a
great judge here and great teacher. Why would you make the same mistake to a
nation that will proliferate a nuclear arms race in the Middle East if they are
successful at getting a nuclear weapon?”
It is important to keep in mind that not
just the U.S. is a signatory to this agreement, but also the United Kingdom,
Germany, France, Russia and China. It was facilitated by the European Union.
The lessons of history were totally ignored. The sanctions imposed by the
United Nations on Iran were ignored.
For years many have taken comfort in the
knowledge that, in the past, Israel destroyed the nuclear reactors that were
being built in Iraq and more recently in Syria. An attack on Iran’s nuclear
facilities was assumed to have the support of U.S. military power in the event
that Iran would retaliate either directly or through its terrorist proxies,
Hezbollah in Lebanon and Hamas in Gaza.
It is clear now that Obama has abandoned Israel as well as Saudi Arabia which also regards Iran as its enemy. Obama has embraced America’s enemy since the Islamic revolution in 1979. He has not brought us closer to peace. He has brought the world closer to World War Three.
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It is clear now that Obama has abandoned Israel as well as Saudi Arabia which also regards Iran as its enemy. Obama has embraced America’s enemy since the Islamic revolution in 1979. He has not brought us closer to peace. He has brought the world closer to World War Three.
I am not a military strategist, but one
need not be to understand Israel’s peril or the limits on its ability to attack
Iran’s nuclear facilities, many of which are underground or heavily defended.
Here are some comparisons:
- Iran has a population of 78,868,711. Israel has a population of 7,765,700.
- Of these, those fit for military service are 39,556,497 in Iran and 2,511,190 in Israel.
- Comparing active military personnel, Iran has 545,000 and Israel has 187,000.
- Iran has 650,000 in military reserves. Israel has 565,000.
- Iran’s annual defense budget (in USD) is $10,687,000,000 and Israel’s is $15,209,000,000.
The comparison of their military
capabilities is equally daunting. A sobering analysis is offered on the website
of the Jewish Virtual Library.
Even if Israel were to attack Iran’s nuclear facilities, it would also have to fend off massive rocket attacks from Hezbollah and Hamas.
Even if Israel were to attack Iran’s nuclear facilities, it would also have to fend off massive rocket attacks from Hezbollah and Hamas.
What defies Obama’s reasoning is Iran’s
long history of attacks on the West. It has specialized in taking hostages,
initially in Lebanon from 1984 through 1992. It seized the American embassy in
1979 and held American diplomats for
444 days. It holds an American cleric as this is being written.
In 2011, the U.S. discovered that Iran had conceived and funded a plot to assassinate Saudi Arabia’s ambassador to the U.S. in Washington, D.C. At the time, the State Department said that the thwarted plot “underscored anew Iran’s interest in using international terrorism—including the United States—to further its foreign policy goals.”
In 2011, the U.S. discovered that Iran had conceived and funded a plot to assassinate Saudi Arabia’s ambassador to the U.S. in Washington, D.C. At the time, the State Department said that the thwarted plot “underscored anew Iran’s interest in using international terrorism—including the United States—to further its foreign policy goals.”
Obama’s ability to thwart Iran’s nuclear
ambitions and its intent to become a Middle East hegemon through diplomacy does
not exist.
A race to acquire nuclear arms has begun in
the region where Israel and Pakistan already have them, as does India and
China. Saudi Arabia has announced its intent to secure nuclear weapons.
One can only conclude that this interim agreement is a repeat of the appeasement that occurred in Munich when European nations sought a similar agreement with the Nazi regime. The lessons of history are unforgiving.
One can only conclude that this interim agreement is a repeat of the appeasement that occurred in Munich when European nations sought a similar agreement with the Nazi regime. The lessons of history are unforgiving.
© Alan Caruba, 2013
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