Aiming to reassure Israel and a hawkish US Congress against the serious prospect of a deal with Iran, Secretary of State John Kerry and Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel are downplaying the talks, while saying they were virtually obliged to explore Iran’s offer of diplomacy.
Hagel sounded a bit more hopeful, insisting that “engagement” was worthwhile, but that it didn’t mean the same thing as “negotiation,” and that the US “recognizes the danger” of dealing with Iran.
Kerry, the top US diplomat though ironically spurning diplomacy as an option on virtually everything in recent days, insisted that despite President Rouhani’s offer, talks with Iran would never be based on mutual trust.
Kerry went on to say that providing a peaceful nuclear program was peaceful is not difficult, though he provided no indication of how that could be done, since the IAEA keeps reaffirming that Iran’s program isn’t diverting anything to any non-civilian purpose, and the US keeps responding to that with new threats.
That's big talk from a cabinet that can't get their 21Aug Syria fantasy posted on the website of the DNI office. Of the two parties here, I understand fine who's more trustworthy.
If there is no mutual trust then there want be any talking, but when it comes to Israeli can Hagel and Kerry trust Netanyahu? For these people they need to look at Israel history of betraying the world for last 55 years by disrespecting all and every international law including human rights laws that USG is so desperately eager to prove to the world that is following, yet, all they do is to continue supporting tyrants, other firm of dictatorial and above that Israel apartheid regime.
It is true that there are black Ethiopian solders in Israel, but they are hand picked and are for show, they are used to fool the world that Israel is not an apartheid regime, is like saying that Obama is not following the Bush regime footsteps. Question is, what about Palestinians rights, their rights are disrespected and demolished for last 55 years, they are killed or harmed by the very same forces, Israel killed the us unarmed navy personnel yet Obama, Kerry and Hagel have a mutual understanding with Israel talking to Netanyahu and mutually exchanging advice with.
Would it be too much to ask Secretary Kerry that he "trust" the findings of all 16 US Government intelligence agencies that Iran has no nuclear weapons program, ceased all weaponization attempts in 2003, and has made no decision as to when — if ever — Iran might resume the nuclear weapons development activities that it chose to abandon a decade ago? Or perhaps put more directly, would it be too much to ask that Secretary Kerry (and President Obama, whose press secretary just a few days ago referred to an Iranian "nuclear weapons program") stop misleading the American people and start acknowledging the continued findings of our US intelligence agencies that since 2003 Iran has in fact had that "peaceful nuclear program" which Kerry and Obama demand Iran to prove?
WHO CAN FOOL THE FOOLS…………….
That was going to be my basic point, thanks.
Thought the IAEA was an organization that promote the peaceful use of nuclear energy, then why no one is listening to them when they said "Iran's program isn't diverting anything to any non-civilian purpose." Don't see the need for their existence if they have no balls, we might as well go back to the days of the wild, wild west.
Another Zionist tool pretending to serve the American people.
When this windbag and his ilk begin to focus on ACTUAL WMD in the region, ya know, the dangerous kind that are REALITY BASED, then he might have some small shred of credibility. For them to complain and act in this way, while studiously ignoring the threat Israel poses to the region is like he's telling friend his house is being robbed right after he beat up and robbed his wife outside the front door.
Just how far up Bibi's rectum does Lurch have his nose inserted?
I have a feeling that all this grandstanding is only for some domestic agendas. Those fools know full well that you can never start any negotiating without a healthy dose of good faith, even from the not-so-trustworth US. But I might be mistaken.
I think you're right. It's basically 'signaling' (its not subtle) that they're throwing-the-game.
Who do I have to bomb to get a Nobel Peace Prize? I'll check with Kissinger and Obama.
I think it is useful to compare Kerry's attitude towards Iran's peace overtures to the attitude of Dwight David Eisenhower. Eisenhower said "I will accept all peace offers at face value until the offer is proven unworthy of acceptance." The USG should embrace the opportunity to normalize relations with Iran and end the decades of hostilities that have existed between the two countries.
Can Kerry /Hagel or for that matter 99% of U.S Politicians lick Isrealhell boots. We the American people DON'T have any problem with the Iranian people. We Just want PEACE. But the filthy Zionist/WarPigs wnt Iran out of the way so no one can resist the stomping of Palestinians faces under Isrealhell boots, and the never ending expansion of Isrealhell's borders. Look at their flag, the blue stripes represent the Nile river and the Euphrates river with the Star of David in the middle………you know the invisible man in the sky choose only these people to live here forever.
Isrealhell is the real enemy. They did 9-11 and many other false flags to achieve their goals: Greater Israel. Remember the Mossad's motto: BY WAY OF DECEPTION thou MAKE WAR.
Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice… can't get fooled again.
Presidential words of wisdom to live by.
Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice… can't get fooled again.
Well, I certainly would not advise anybody trust the government of the USA or the congressional warmongers. Especially now that Israel has nuked Syria twice (night of 4/5 May and 6 Aug. 2013 and tried to do it again on 3 Sep. 2013.