Posted on 11/25/2013 4:40:44 PM PST by Oldeconomybuyer
When push came to shove in the closing hours of marathon negotiations in Geneva on Iran's nuclear program, it was President Barack Obama, back at the White House, who approved the final language on the U.S. side before the historic deal was clinched.
Behind the risky diplomatic opening is a desire for a big legacy-shaping achievement and a deep aversion to getting America entangled in another Middle East conflict - motives that override misgivings to the Iran deal expressed by close allies Israel and Saudi Arabia.
That may explain why Obama, even as he left the troubleshooting to Secretary of State John Kerry and gave him much of the credit for securing the diplomatic coup, has taken "ownership" of the Iran issue like no other.
(Excerpt) Read more at reuters.com ...
“Analysis: Iran deal bears Obama’s personal stamp”
So does Benghazi.
It’s a stretch for al-Reuters to get this far towards the truth. I almost feel like congratulating them . . . almost.
Does ANYONE really think Iran has given up their nuclear ambitions?? Anyone? ANYONE??
Then... what are the chances that this is a GOOD deal for anyone other than Iran?
Yep, this deal does for our foreign policy what Obamcare is doing for health care.
Wag the dog Barack!
Pray America is Waking
Does the stamp resemble a Thanksgiving turkey?
Lord come quickly.
So, does the Farsi/Arabic translate well?
“Analysis: Iran deal bears Obama’s personal stamp”
So does Benghazi.
So did Egypt...
Legacy-shaping achievement? We’ll see.
More like Valerie’s personal stamp. Obama doesn’t have any stamps.
“desire for a big legacy-shaping achievement”
It will be in the form of a smoking crater.
Apparently, one ‘’legacy-shaping achievement’’/disaster — ObamaCare — isn’t enough for Obama.
He now seems to want another one in the foreign-policy area, and where better to foment one than in Iran, scene of Jimmy Carter’s previous ‘’legacy-shaping achievement’’/disaster involving the kidnapping of our embassy staff?
In the meantime, Obama’s embracing of Iran has meant stabbing three of our previous allies in the back — Israel; Saudi Arabia, the wealthiest country in the Middle East; and Egypt, the most populous country in the Middle East. That is a disaster in itself, no matter how the Iran/nuclear situation inevitably blows up in everyone’s faces.
Lib’s celebrate ending sanctions on a nation that lynches gays, stones women, wants 2 exterminate Jews, But boycott Chick-fil-A.
Obama’s legacy will be that he gave Iran the Nuclear bomb.
But that will only be a part of it. He also destroyed American healthcare destroyed our economy, destroyed an vestige of peace between blacks and whites, and was the worst President to ever enter 1600 Pennsylvania Ave.
He’s stamping with his cloven hoof again?
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