Obama & Iran Deal – Behind the Curtain

Armstrong Economics ^ | 14 July 2015 | Martin Armstrong

[Publius]

Whenever there is some political deal, it is never what they present to the public with such magnanimous fanfare. There is always a hidden agenda. Here, Obama tells the American people this deal will prevent Iran from gaining nuclear weapons. Why the sudden change of heart? Surely, negotiations could have produced the same result five years ago. Ah, they will claim the sanctions worked. But is it suddenly the sanctions working or is there a darker inner truth? You have to clear the stench left behind by the lies.

This sudden deal with Iran is actually Part II of an attempt to cut off Russia and isolate it. This is part of Obama’s New Cold War against Russia. Part I was to prevent Syria from blocking a pipeline to be constructed through its territory to deliver Saudi gas to Europe to compete with Russia. Hence, we heard about the atrocities of the Syrian dictator and their people suddenly needed American troops to intervene, as did Iraq and Afghanistan. The entire Syrian folly was of course to overthrow the government to allow the pipeline to cut off Russia from selling gas to Europe. Cut off Russia’s energy market and you will starve the Bear.

Russia is worried about the consequences of the upcoming sale of Iranian gas to the European Union, a project originally imagined by the United States so that Brussels would be able to do without Russian gas. Nonetheless, from Moscow’s perspective, the risk of an Iranian deal only exists in the short term. Russia is progressively turning away from the European Union, and in the medium term will be selling her gas to China. Russia is rapidly reinforcing the gas pipelines through Siberia. In compensation for the sale of Iranian gas instead of Russian gas in Western Europe, Teheran has agreed to buy an enormously expensive quantity of Russian weaponry. The weapons will mostly be S-400 anti-air missiles, capable of destroying any flying object.

So all of a sudden, Teheran is worthy of a deal. This has nothing to do with preventing Iran obtaining nuclear weapons. That is the fluff for distraction. This is still the policy of Obama to try to isolate Russia. Meanwhile, this policy has merely forced a stronger bond between Russia and China, a really dumb move. Both China and Russia would love to dethrone the dollar and strike the USA where it hurts –- economically. Nobody is really interested in waging nuclear war. That may not always be the case if the economy melts down.

What we are looking at is Part II, not a deal exclusively about nuclear weapons. Of course, the sanctions on Russia are part of the mix behind the European economic decline. The same is true of Cuba. Why all of a sudden end the Cold War with Cuba? To prevent Russia from reusing that as a base to get closer to the USA.

[edpc]

Remember the last time the Dems negotiated a nuclear deal with a nation? That would be The Agreed Framework. Look how well that turned out.

[DHerion]

Isolate Russia? Is this writer an idiot. Iran will now have the cash to buy large quantities of Russian military equipment...

[Fitzy_888]

President William J. Clinton, October 18, 1994:

“The United States has been concerned about the possibility that North Korea was developing nuclear weapons since the 1980’s. Three administrations have tried to bring this nuclear program under international control. There is nothing more important to our security and to the world’s stability than preventing the spread of nuclear weapons and ballistic missiles. And the United States has an unshakeable commitment to protect our ally and our fellow democracy South Korea. Thirty-eight thousand American troops stationed on the Peninsula are the guarantors of that commitment.

Today, after 16 months of intense and difficult negotiations with North Korea, we have completed an agreement that will make the United States, the Korean Peninsula, and the world safer. Under the agreement, North Korea has agreed to freeze its existing nuclear program and to accept international inspection of all existing facilities.

This agreement represents the first step on the road to a nuclear-free Korean Peninsula. It does not rely on trust.”

[elpadre]

You may be certain that Iran will not even pause or slow down their quest for the nuclear bomb and you may be sure their number one enemy and target remains the USA. Iran received enough wiggle room to get the job done expeditiously. The Iranian negotiators will down in world history as ones who hoodwinked their greatest adversary. They played David’s part and the US, the giant’s. A tremendous victory for Iran. I fear for my children.