Obama’s Weak Diplomacy with Iran

Weekly Standard ^ | Nov 7, 2014

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On September 15, roughly one month before Obama’s October letter, Khamenei openly dismissed the U.S.-led coalition’s efforts to fight the Islamic State as “empty” and “biased.” Khamenei explained, “I said we do not work with the Americans as they have evil intentions and stained hands. How is it possible to cooperate with Americans under such circumstances?" Iran’s supreme leader said America’s claims about fighting the Islamic State “are lies” and any successes against the group are owed due to the efforts of “the Iraqi people and Army,” not the U.S. or its foreign partners.

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Obama and his surrogates apparently do not believe that Khamenei means what he says. But smart, tough diplomacy requires dealing with reality: Khamenei has no intention of cooperating with the U.S. in Iraq. Iran wants the U.S. out of the region.

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“Weak” depends on what he means to accomplish. Perhaps he is anxious that Iran possess the Bomb and delivery ability in order to take care of the Israel problem. It would be historically interesting if the USA is the agent for a new Holocaust.