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Posted on 10/20/2012 7:04:49 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
Before we get to the inevitable, let's just get the major news out of the way, shall we? (Though I'll simply mention that the link in question comes from the New York Times.)
The United States and Iran have agreed for the first time to one-on-one negotiations over Iran’s nuclear program, according to Obama administration officials, setting the stage for what could be a last-ditch diplomatic effort to avert a military strike on Iran.
Iranian officials have insisted that the talks wait until after the presidential election, a senior administration official said, telling their American counterparts that they want to know which American president they would be negotiating with.
News of the agreement — a result of intense, secret exchanges between American and Iranian officials that date almost to the beginning of President Obama’s term — comes at a critical moment in the presidential contest, just two weeks before Election Day and a day before the final debate, which is to focus on national security and foreign policy.
I feel duty bound, as an American, to say that we should all hope that this startling revelation represents a long awaited, overdue breakthrough in relations with Tehran. And if Iran is ready to come to the table to calm the tensions running rampant in that part of the world, we should all embrace...
OK.... that's all I could manage.
COME ON! It's less than three weeks before the election and barely 24 hours before the foreign policy debate between the candidates. Are we supposed to be finding this just a happy circumstance?
The interesting bit here is the notion that there could be unilateral negotiations between the United States and Iran. This opens the door to any number of possibilities, not all of which are good. Why would Iran want to enter into negotiations which didn’t involve France and Germany, long time clients who might provide a bit of a firewall?
To be clear, I’m not claiming that this is some sort of “October surprise” cooked up by the Obama administration. I don’t even know if that would be possible. But the flip side of that coin is that we all know Iran watches the news in general and US politics in particular. If you were in charge of their already troubled nation, would you want to spend the next four years talking to Obama or dealing with Mitt Romney? Putting an offer like this on the table actually gives Iran a number of options. They can always walk away from them, just as they have done in the past. Plus, if they can hand the President a new arrow in his quiver for the foreign policy debate – “Hey! Look at what I’m doing with Iran already! – then they create their own opportunity to influence the US election is a way which might prove beneficial to them down the road.
Far too soon to tell, and I’ll wait with the rest of you to see what Ed and AP have to say on this, but the entire story seems a bit too… er… how did Joe Weisenthal put it on Twitter?
So this seems like nice timing.
Indeed it does.
>> The interesting bit here is the notion that there could be unilateral negotiations between the United States and Iran.
It is indeed interesting to contemplate the concept of a “unilateral” negotiation. Between ANYONE, about ANYTHING.
“unilateral” ::= “one side”. Literally.
Iran does like to screw with American elections....
And of course they always negotiate in good faith. /sarc
Sounds great.Send Uncle Joe over to Tehran to smooth things over. He could tell a few ayatollah jokes. They’ll love him./s
Achmedinajerk is trying to pull the Kenyans bacon out of the fire. He knows Romney won’t treat him with kid gloves.
Whatever it is, deal’s off if Obama’s elected. Iran LOVES Obama and is scared of anyone who might take steps to stop this renegade nation’s nuclear program.
I agree!!
Thats cuzz...Romney isn’t a muslim with a Anti West agenda consistent with what Iran desires.
White House denies:
“The Obama administration has moved quickly to water down a report that the US and Iran have agreed in principle to meet one-on-one for negotiations on Iran’s nuclear programme...
...National Security Council spokesman Tommy Vietor said in response that the United States would continue to work with fellow permanent members of the UN security council and Germany.
“It’s not true that the United States and Iran have agreed to one-on-one talks or any meeting after the American elections,” the statement said.”
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/oct/21/washington-denies-secret-talks-iran
Other White House spokesmen (Jake the Snake Carney), as well as State Dept. officials (Hillary Clinton, Ruland, Susan Rice), continue to say that the attack on the US Consulate in Benghazi was due to a videotape from someone, somewhere, at some time. And they are still checking on what happened.
If Obama administration officials who lied were to gather in the White House, it would go up in flames and become Hell on earth.
Oct 4th blog article:
http://sharlaslabyrinth.blogspot.com/2012/10/october-surprise-obama-secret-iran-deal.html
Pure stall for more time on Iran’s part.
Helen Keller could see through this farce.
We need a leader with the stones to protect Israel the same way. Not someone who wants "daylight" twixt US and Israel.
Ryan's best response to Biden's challenge re JFK would have been "No i am not JFK ,and neither are you Mr VP. JFK would not be a member of the Democratic Party today"
The Iranians want Obama re-elected. Whatever promises they make to try to boost his chances will fall apart about November 7th, whoever wins the election.
I will file this story that Iran agrees to one on one talks with the US along with the other stories that North Korea agreed to one on one talks with the US over their nuclear program.It will lead to nada. I fully understand Iran wants to see Obama reelected and this is their way of tossing him a bone to help with his reelection so that they will not be challenged.
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