“The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result.” – Albert Einstein Deadlines are a convenient, renewable resource in foreign policy. They give the appearance that action is being taken, and they buy time before having to do something more substantial. The problem is, they buy […]
Iran given “one last chance” to come clean on nuclear program — really?
How many chances has Iran had? How many deadlines has it ignored in the past? There’s nothing to suggest this time will be different, and deadlines seem to be in plentiful supply — certainly more so than backbones. “Iran given one last chance to talk on nuclear programme,” by Richard Spencer and Alex Spillius for […]
Iran test fires “Great Prophet” missile
“Great Prophet.” Not that this has anything to do with Islam. “Iran Test Fires Most Advanced Missiles,” by William Branigin, Walter Pincus and Karen DeYoung for the Washington Post, September 28 (thanks to Paul): Iran reported Monday that it successfully test-fired its most advanced and powerful medium-range missiles as part of war games it said […]
Iran says its peaceful nuke program will “blind the eyes of the enemies”
But it will do that peacefully, I’m sure. “Iran nuclear official says IAEA can inspect new plant,” from CNN, September 27 (thanks to James): “God willing, this plant will be put into operation soon, and will blind the eyes of the enemies,” Fars reported Saturday, quoting a senior Iranian official. The senior official, Hojjatoleslam Mohammad […]
Obama On Iran: “I’m not interested in victory. I’m interested in resolving the problem.”
Then victory you shall most assuredly not have. Of course, Obama considers himself to be an enlightened sophisticate who has moved beyond the primitive warlike tendencies of bygone cultures and civilizations. He is a twenty-first century man, and he is confident that underneath it all, Khamenei is too, and isn’t any more interested in victory […]
Iran is building secret nuke facility, Obama says it must “take actions to demonstrate its peaceful intentions”
Dreamland. Iran’s “peaceful intentions”? “Serious, meaningful dialogue”? The latter phrase sounds as if he is semaphoring that significant American concessions are in the offing if Iran will drop the nuclear plans — or pretend to do so. “Obama Says He’s Still Open to ‘Meaningful Dialogue’ With Iran,” by Edwin Chen for Bloomberg, September 26 (thanks […]
Iran test-firing missile that can reach Israel
But never fear. Obama really really wants to talk to the mullahs. “Iran stages missile war games,” by Jay Deshmukh and Hiedeh Farmani for AFP, September 28 (thanks to all who sent this in): TEHRAN — Iran test-fired three short-range missiles on Sunday as the Islamic republic began war games two days after the UN […]
Thug-In-Chief: “Confronting the Zionist regime is a national and religious duty”
“This regime (Israel) will not last long. Do not tie your fate to it … This regime has no future. Its life has come to an end.” Yet this genocidal thug is coming to speak to the UN. “Iranian president raises stakes against Israel,” by Parisa Hafezi and Firouz Sedarat for Reuters, September 18 (thanks […]
John Bolton on Obama scrapping missile shield for Poland and Czech Republic: “The clear winners are in Russia and Iran”
That is, Iran, one of the foremost players in the global jihad, and Russia, a key jihad enabler. Yet another Which-Side-Is-Obama-On Alert: “Obama under fire for U-turn on missiles,” by Daniel Dombey, James Blitz and Jan Cienski in Financial Times, September 17 (thanks to all who sent this in): Barack Obama’s decision to scrap Bush-era […]
Biden: Iran? Pshaw! Iran can do nothing!
And evidently that means that the U.S. doesn’t have to defend its allies. “U.S. scraps missile defense shield plans,” from CNN, September 17 (thanks to all who sent this in): WASHINGTON (CNN) — The Obama administration will scrap the controversial missile defense shield program in Eastern Europe, a senior administration official confirmed to CNN Thursday. […]