tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16816866.post319791773775877769..comments2024-02-29T02:10:56.878-08:00Comments on J O S H U A P U N D I T: Iran Gets $2.8 Billion Bribe To 'Extend' Nuke Talks Deadline 4 monthsFreedom Fighterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13649470110087808596noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16816866.post-76473079515043210262014-07-22T10:02:31.413-07:002014-07-22T10:02:31.413-07:00I think abysmal incompetence best describes team O...I think abysmal incompetence best describes team Obama. After all they've stated repeatedly they do not want Iran to have a nuclear weapon. For Iran to get nuclear weapon at this point, would only serve to further humiliate these people. <br /><br />Actually part of the problem is in the entire makeup of the P5+1 arrangement. The US is only 1/6 of the so called team here. It has neither the capability nor the will to cajole the other members to behave a certain way. Additionally each member of the group has divergent interests.<br /><br />Russia and China are enemies of the United States. France and Germany are de facto enemies of America. At the very least, they see America as a strategic competitor and anything that harms it would viewed as good for them. As for the UK, while not an enemy on the level of France and Germany, they are certainly not a friend either as they are much closer aligned in terms of interests and outlook with France and Germany. As such, no help from them can be counted on, at least not enough to make a material difference.<br /><br />The standard accepted narrative on America's conflict with Iran is that it stems from the American/British actions in overthrowing the democratically elected government back in the early 1950s in order to steal Iran's oil and the installation of the repressive and brutal regime of the Shah. As such, America "has it coming" in the eyes of most of the world. We can argue about whether the narrative is correct but it does no good at this point. Until this is addressed and concrete steps are taken to change the accepted narrative we simply are not going to get the kind of support we are going to need for any type of "get tough" approach whether it be a military option or whatever to have any chance of success. <br /><br />"This will not end well. And that is a massive understatement." I tend to agree. If America's foreign policy stays on its current course, I see no way for a good ending. It will need to be changed. The best place to start would be with a redeployment of American military and intelligence assets to positions along our borders and off our coasts that make sense for our national security interests. By doing this we'd at least have a fighting chance. <br /><br /> <br /><br />B.Posternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16816866.post-83992779195081344272014-07-21T18:54:57.229-07:002014-07-21T18:54:57.229-07:00National Council of Resistance of Iran, a broad co...National Council of Resistance of Iran, a broad coalition of democratic Iranian organizations, groups, and personalities, was founded in 1981 in Tehran, Iran on the initiative of Massoud Rajavi, the leader of the Iranian Resistance. For more information visit http://www.ncr-iran.org/NCR IRANhttp://www.ncr-iran.org/noreply@blogger.com