Thursday, July 2, 2015
From: Gary L. Bauer
I want to give you a brief update on some recent headlines you may have missed. But first let me wish you and your family a glorious Fourth of July! I pray law enforcement can keep our nation free from the serious threats posed by ISIS radicals this weekend.
Of course, the greatest threat from radical Islam is the danger of a nuclear-armed Iran, which could soon threaten Israel, our children and our grandchildren. We are working hard to defeat the bad treaty that President Obama is so eager to sign. In the crucial days ahead, we will be contacting you with ways you can help us prevent this disaster.
And now to the news. . .
Iran Deadline Missed
The deadline for Iran and five major world powers to reach an agreement on the Islamic Republic’s nuclear program passed on June 30th with no agreement. As a result, the existing interim deal was extended to July 7th.
I hope they miss that deadline too. It is obvious that any deal President Obama and Secretary of State John Kerry agree to will be a bad deal, 1,000% percent worse than no deal at all.
A major roadblock in the negotiations has been guaranteeing access for international inspectors to Iran’s military sites — a non-negotiable necessity when it comes to verifying Iran’s compliance with the deal. The ayatollah has repeatedly said he would not allow it. The Iranian parliament passed a law against it.
But news broke recently that this impasse had been resolved. A senior U.S. official said, “The entry point isn’t we must be able to get into every military site, because the United States of America wouldn’t allow anybody to get into every military site, so that’s not appropriate.”
Allow me to translate: Obama caved again.
As my friend Bill Kristol put it, the left has replaced the moral equivalence between the Soviet Union and the United States with moral equivalence between the U.S. and Iran. Kristol wrote:
“Think about that. The American official argues that Iran — a rogue regime that sponsors terror and that has lied about its nuclear program, and that is under sanctions precisely because it has proved time and again it can’t be trusted — should be held to the same standards as the U.S. Amazing.”
Responding to this news, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned, “I am not impressed by the potholes in the nuclear talks. . . . This agreement is going from a bad agreement to a worse agreement, and is becoming worse by the day.”
Democrats Against Iran Deal?
Last week, the Washington Post editorial board strongly warned President Obama against making any more concessions to Iran regarding its nuclear program.
Ironically, that very same day the Post ran a significant story noting how the administration is making additional concessions. For example, Obama has made much of his threat to “snap back sanctions” if Iran is caught violating the terms of the deal.
But, according to the Post, the administration is seeking “flexibility to reimpose limited sanctions” and that sanctions would only “inch back” if we detected “minor breaches.”
In other words, the administration is expecting Iran to cheat and it will only get a slap on the wrist for doing so.
Meanwhile, there are reports that Obama’s growing concessions are making congressional Democrats nervous. In fact, even five former advisers to President Obama are publicly warning that his concessions “may fall short of meeting the administration’s own standard of a ‘good’ agreement.”
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