I wasn't anxious for proof that my take on Iran is right - to me it's simply obvious what Obama is up to here and I find it a little startling that so many are and have been in denial about it, especially supposed professional analysts treating or thinking of Russia and China as honest brokers in these negotiations, which is absurdly naive - but Rubin at Commentary draws attention to story that does indeed seem to prove what I've been saying all along.
I can't explain the foolishness of people when it comes to judging Obama's foreign policy - are they so invested in the dream that they can't bring themselves to contemplate the truth? Or have they convinced themselves it's okay to lie and spin false narratives in the name of the great cause? Or is it simply that they're idiots? I don't have an answer - to me what Obama is about, not just viz Iran but as regards his entire foreign policy posture as well, is obvious - the short version, he does not believe in American power and indeed, as far as his private conscience goes, may be utterly hostile to it - that would not be a surprising thing since such is the default perspective of the intellectual milieu that gave him life - regardless, once you understand that about Obama it becomes a rather straight forward matter seeing the truth behind his foreign policy words and actions - consequently, the Iran 'negotiations' become a charade designed to save face for Obama viz the use of force and to hopefully keep Israel on the sidelines - or, to use nicer language, it's now all about containment, as Jen Rubin points out in blog today.
The logic of this has been obvious for awhile far as I'm concerned. Why ostensibly smart people have not been able to see that or have refused to see it, I don't know. Interesting question becomes: do I feel more comfortable thinking of Obama/Kerry as naive fools or as misguided liars? Not sure it matters, since I reckon the consequences will prove unfortunate either way.
I can't explain the foolishness of people when it comes to judging Obama's foreign policy - are they so invested in the dream that they can't bring themselves to contemplate the truth? Or have they convinced themselves it's okay to lie and spin false narratives in the name of the great cause? Or is it simply that they're idiots? I don't have an answer - to me what Obama is about, not just viz Iran but as regards his entire foreign policy posture as well, is obvious - the short version, he does not believe in American power and indeed, as far as his private conscience goes, may be utterly hostile to it - that would not be a surprising thing since such is the default perspective of the intellectual milieu that gave him life - regardless, once you understand that about Obama it becomes a rather straight forward matter seeing the truth behind his foreign policy words and actions - consequently, the Iran 'negotiations' become a charade designed to save face for Obama viz the use of force and to hopefully keep Israel on the sidelines - or, to use nicer language, it's now all about containment, as Jen Rubin points out in blog today.
The logic of this has been obvious for awhile far as I'm concerned. Why ostensibly smart people have not been able to see that or have refused to see it, I don't know. Interesting question becomes: do I feel more comfortable thinking of Obama/Kerry as naive fools or as misguided liars? Not sure it matters, since I reckon the consequences will prove unfortunate either way.
