Earnest on Navy Incident: These Kinds of Iranian Hostilities are Why Obama Made Nuclear Deal

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Earnest on Navy Incident: These Kinds of Iranian Hostilities are Why Obama Made Nuclear Deal David Rutz

BY: Follow @DavidRutz January 12, 2016 5:13 pm

White House spokesman Josh Earnest used the ongoing incident involving two U.S. Navy boats being held in Iranian custody as further justification for President Obama’s pursuit of the Iran nuclear deal.

Iranian aggression over the past few decades is “precisely” why Obama made the deal with the rogue nation a priority, Earnest said.

Earnest appeared on CNN’s The Lead to preview Obama’s State of the Union address, but the breaking news of the Iranian military seizing the two boats dominated the discussion. The sailors are reportedly safe.

“What do you say to people who say Iran … fired a warning shot of sorts towards an American ship in the last couple weeks?” CNN host Jake Tapper asked. “They test-fired, I believe, a ballistic missile in the last few weeks, and yet in a few days, they are scheduled to have a the relief of all those sanctions. The basic question being, this does not seem like a country that is ready to be welcomed back into the community of nations.”

“That’s right, Jake,” Earnest said.

Earnest said the U.S. has been concerned with Iran’s destabilizing behavior over the past few decades.

“That is why the United States and this president made it a priority to organize the international community, to reach an agreement with Iran that will prevent them from obtaining a nuclear weapon,” Earnest said. “This agreement is actually the best way for us to ensure that Iran does not obtain a nuclear weapon.”

[Sub-Driver]

Glad he sorted that out .........never would have occurred to me.

[BenLurkin]

He is arguing FOR a policy of appeasement.

Disgusting.

[Iron Munro]

[MAKOTHEDOG]

So much for the deal that wasn’t one.

[txhurl]

Doubt our men will be departing in the AM per Iran.

[TigersEye]

Earnest said the U.S. has been concerned with Iran's destabilizing behavior over the past few decades.

Then along came the Ubama administration and the focus of concern turned towards D.C.'s destabilizing behavior.

[Responsibility2nd]

Just minutes ago, I predicted Obastard would tie the hostages (and their imminent release) in with his Nukes to Iran deal.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/3382874/posts?page=17#17

What a fecking loser.

[Marie Antoinette]

Obama = Neville Chamberlain

Nothing more needs to be said.

[Iron Munro]

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[PGR88]

These Kinds of Iranian Hostilities are Why Obama Made Nuclear Deal

He is suffering from abused wife syndrome.

[patq]

So the White House is saying in return for taking our ships and sailors (and building nukes, funding terrorists and killing US soldiers in Iraq) we are going to give them $150 billion as punishment. Hmmm, makes sense.

[NormsRevenge]

So our guys and gals get a pass becuz we freed up billions of dollars as part of wunderkind Obammy’s nuke deal and that gives us immunity to perform like fools in contestable waters?

Strange times.

[Don Corleone]

Who is supplying the water to the White House? It has to be totally tainted? There is madness reining there. Lead in the pipes or what?

[AmericanVictory]

The logic (???) is a little hard to follow.

[Norm Lenhart]

NC loved his country. He was just a fool.

[Teacher317]

So he is admitting that the Iran Deal is an utter failure... Obama did it to prevent these kinds of events, and these kinds of events are still happening, ergo, the Deal was a failure in its stated objective.

[tank_sherman]

Is there a special school the Dems send their spokes-idiots to, where they teach how to respond to straightforward questions that enables them to come up with such ludicrous non-answers?

Is there a “short bus” involved?

[Retain Mike]

Why get there in the first place? There were two boats, so one could have towed the other. Was no one paying attention? They even have GPS now. Back in my Old Navy even if I was leading LCM-8 craft without radar, I would have had a chart and noted danger bearings. Could be the Iranians have a different definition of territorial waters to which they want this Administration and our Navy to subscribe?

[palmer]

We made a deal with Iran letting them keep their nuke making equipment. Then the Iranians steal some underwear, capture our sailors and sell them for profit.

[djpg]

What nonsense. How stupid does he think people are? Maybe he figures that if they were dumb enough to elect Obama twice, they are dumb enough to believe anything.