Posted on 07/15/2015 11:55:15 PM PDT by Brad from Tennessee
The Iran agreement released Tuesday will be parsed and reparsed for months. Can the inspections mechanism really work? How will Iran reduce its enriched uranium stockpile? Is it really wise to legitimize Iran’s ballistic missile program? There are a thousand questions and each side will have different answers. But what are the other implications of what Barack Obama insists is a “historic” deal?
1. Doubling down on the Muslim sectarian divide
Right or wrong, the perception of many in the Middle East is that the region is in the midst of a battle between the Sunni neo-Ottoman Empire and the Shiite neo-Persian Empire. Sounds simplistic, and in many ways it is, but as Iran works to buttress an Alawite ally in Syria, the Zaydi Shiite Houthis in Yemen and Hezbollah in Lebanon, it only reinforces the notion that the Islamic Republic is looking to upend the status quo and impose Shiite hegemony wherever possible. We should expect the region’s Sunni powers to do all that they can to push back.
2. More trouble for Shiite minorities
Despite protestations to the contrary from Sunni-led states like Bahrain, the reality of Shia life in much of the Middle East has long been oppression. In Shia-majority states dominated by Sunnis like Bahrain, or where there are substantial Shia minorities like in Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Yemen, there has always been suspicions that Shiites are fifth columnists for Iran.
3. Dramatic increases in the military capabilities of Iranian proxies
Consider Hezbollah the model. In the years since Iran founded the Lebanon-based terrorist group, its capabilities have grown dramatically. Notwithstanding United Nations Security Council resolutions barring the transfer of weapons, Iran has aggressively upgraded Hezbollah’s lethal power. . .
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American protection? That and $5 will get you a cheap coffee at Starbutts!
Ha!
U.S. is supposed to teach Iran how to safeguard its facilities:
http://freebeacon.com/national-security/u-s-will-teach-iran-to-thwart-nuke-threats/
Yes, but what about the radiological eco damage?
I read yesterday that only the main agreement has been made public, but there is a whole bunch of annexes that are still secret.
You did not give His Majesty enough adulation. Off to the Re-patriotization Education Day Spa (REDS) with you.
I'll meet you under the Diversity pavilion some day
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