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Obama's Munich
Townhall.com ^ | November 26, 2013 | Cal Thomas

Posted on 11/26/2013 10:19:08 AM PST by Kaslin

Seeking to create an analogy with the deal the United States negotiated with Iran to supposedly limit further production of its centrifuges, Secretary of State John Kerry chose to recall disarmament agreements between the United States and the Soviet Union.

A better analogy would be the 1938 Munich Pact, which gave Hitler part of Czechoslovakia in the vain hope that war could be avoided. It is worth noting that several of the nations that were signatories in Munich, namely Germany, France and Britain, are also part of the current deal with Iran.

There is another flaw in Kerry's analysis. Deal or no deal, Iran says it will never stop enriching uranium. According to Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, it is Iran's "inalienable right" to develop nuclear technology. This does not bode well for Israel, Iran's sworn enemy. Just days before this deeply flawed agreement was announced, Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, described Israel as "the rabid dog of the region." Did Kerry and his U.S. negotiators confront this recalcitrance before signing off? I doubt it. This is not an auspicious beginning.

The New York Times reported that Hilik Bar, a member of Knesset for the Israel Labor Party, secretary general of the Labor Party and deputy speaker of the Knesset, wrote a letter to Secretary Kerry and Catherine Ashton, the European Union's top foreign policy official, urging them to "stand up against the dark, racist statements and incitement." Of course they did nothing of the kind, because reaching an agreement was apparently more important than confronting the reality of Iran's hatred toward Israel, especially in light of President Obama's falling approval numbers.

In exchange for Iran's promise to halt progress in its nuclear program, the United States agrees to unfreeze some of Iran's foreign assets and lift a few trade sanctions. The Washington Post quotes "officials" as saying Iran's "concessions" will "make it virtually impossible for Tehran to build a nuclear weapon without being detected." Anyone familiar with the history of the Middle East knows that subterfuge is a skill learned early.

Did the negotiators ask the Iranians if they've consulted Allah about this deal? If Iranian leaders claim to be doing the will of god, why would they tell infidel Western diplomats Iran intends to disobey Allah and not build nuclear weapons to be used against a nation -- Israel -- that Allah seemingly wants obliterated?

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rightly labeled the deal "a historic mistake." It isn't enough to halt progress on Iran's nuclear program. It must be dismantled. Israeli officials say they will spend the next six months -- the duration of the interim agreement -- trying to persuade the Obama administration and Israel's friends (the two are not always synonymous) to negotiate a deal that will roll back Iran's progress toward building a nuclear weapon.

The Anti-Defamation League has compiled a useful list of some of the anti-Semitic statements from Iran's leaders. They are worth reading to understand the intent and motivation of the Iranian leadership (http://www.adl.org/israel-international/iran/c/irans-leadership-2013.html ). It's more than just language. It is also about a political goal. Last May 24, Saeed Jalili, Iran's chief nuclear negotiator and leading presidential candidate said during a campaign event in Tehran: "(The goal of Iran and its allies is to) uproot capitalism, Zionism and Communism, and promote the discourse of pure Islam in the world."

How does any nation negotiate with that?

History can be a great teacher if the "students" pay attention. Many things in the world have changed since the disastrous Munich Pact, but human nature never does. Tyrants respect agreements only so long as it allows them to further their objectives. Munich only delayed the onset of World War II; it did not prevent it.

This latest agreement will similarly delay the inevitable need to confront Iran with force and will likely be seen by history as the Obama administration's Munich.


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Editorial; Foreign Affairs; Israel
KEYWORDS: antidefamitionleague; antizionism; ayatollahalikhameni; benjaminnetanjahu; hitler; iraniannukeprogram; jews; munich; resident0bama; secretarykerry

1 posted on 11/26/2013 10:19:08 AM PST by Kaslin
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To: Kaslin

“Munich”.

Bad analogy.

Chamberlain didn’t hate England.


2 posted on 11/26/2013 10:26:42 AM PST by DuncanWaring (The Lord uses the good ones; the bad ones use the Lord.)
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To: DuncanWaring
Chamberlain also took less than a year to figure out he'd been had.

Plus he had the decency to get out of the way and let Churchill take charge as soon as TSHTF.

3 posted on 11/26/2013 10:28:23 AM PST by Vigilanteman (Obama: Fake black man. Fake Messiah. Fake American. How many fakes can you fit in one Zer0?)
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To: Kaslin

4 posted on 11/26/2013 10:29:48 AM PST by TexasCajun
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To: TexasCajun

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5 posted on 11/26/2013 10:33:18 AM PST by SERKIT ("Blazing Saddles" explains it all.......)
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To: Kaslin

The Munich comparison also doesn’t work because Britain and the other allies weren’t militarily superior to Germany. The US and the West are in control militarily if we want to be. The sanctions were working. In 1938 the allies had no leverage. We are walking away from a strong position and getting nothing but a promise in return.


6 posted on 11/26/2013 10:43:00 AM PST by JeanLM (Obama proves melanin is just enough to win elections)
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To: Vigilanteman

The Won, on the other hand, knows immediately he’s been “had”.

But, in his case, being “had” is one of his goals.


7 posted on 11/26/2013 10:45:17 AM PST by DuncanWaring (The Lord uses the good ones; the bad ones use the Lord.)
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8 posted on 11/26/2013 10:53:50 AM PST by onyx (Please Support Free Republic - Donate Monthly! If you want on Sarah Palin's Ping List, Let Me know!)
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To: Vigilanteman

Obama knows exactly what he’s doing, so his sin is magnitudes worse.


9 posted on 11/26/2013 11:06:15 AM PST by Seeing More Clearly Now
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To: Seeing More Clearly Now

He definitely knew what he was doing when he nominated the traitor John F’n Kerry to be our Secretary of State, (as did every Republican Senator that voted in his favor).


10 posted on 11/26/2013 11:09:12 AM PST by Hoodat (Democrats - Opposing Equal Protection since 1828)
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11 posted on 11/26/2013 11:10:26 AM PST by Hoodat (Democrats - Opposing Equal Protection since 1828)
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I guess he was right.


12 posted on 11/26/2013 11:15:53 AM PST by TexasRepublic (Socialism is the gospel of envy and the religion of thieves)
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To: DuncanWaring
I think this deal is more like SALT II than Munich.
13 posted on 11/26/2013 2:16:13 PM PST by Fiji Hill (Io Triumphe!)
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