After repeated comments on Monday declaring the collapse of a weekend deal with Iran entirely the fault of Iran, the Obama Administration is back-tracking significantly, not only conceding that Iran isn’t to blame, but insisting no one is.
“Fault is immaterial,” insisted State Dept spokeswoman Jen Psaki, who insisted the talks are simply a “complicated” issue that are going to take awhile to sort out.
Russia was also quick to dismiss the claims that Iran was to blame for the lack of a deal, saying there simply wasn’t a consensus. Reports from those familiar with the situation say France actually was the one that rejected the deal, and did so with an eye on a big arms deal with Saudi Arabia.
US officials are now describing the talks not as a failure but as a “near miss,” apparently hinging on disputes over wording, and they insist that a deal remains probable in the near future.
The specter of Israeli subterfuge hangs heavy over this mess.
It is more important that the US secure an agreement with Iran than waiting for the French to put a few billion riyal into their coffers. Not only would an agreement lessen the tension created over the years but mainly it would put a stake through the heart of the Israeli plans to attack Iran, sending a clear message that if the Israelis attack they will do so without US assistance. Not that Israel won't still go down that rabbit hole but he'll have to do it by himself…maybe he could get the French to bail him out when things get overwhelming.
For way too many years the Israelis have pissed on the shoes of the US all the while mouthing platitudes about how in sync our goals are – well, they aren't. We really aren't interested in creating lebensraum for the Israelis especially at the expense of the non-Jewish indigenous peoples.
It is more important that the US secure an agreement with Iran than waiting for the French to put a few billion riyal into their coffers. Not only would an agreement lessen the tension created over the years but mainly it would put a stake through the heart of the Israeli plans to attack Iran, sending a clear message that if the Israelis attack they will do so without US assistance. Not that Israel won't still go down that rabbit hole but he'll have to do it by himself…maybe he could get the French to bail him out when things get overwhelming.
For way too many years the Israelis have pissed on the shoes of the US all the while mouthing platitudes about how in sync our goals are – well, they aren't. We really aren't interested in creating lebensraum for the Israelis especially at the expense of the non-Jewish indigenous peoples.
With the Syrian government's position looking stronger by the day, I wonder if some in Washington have worked out that now is the best time to do a deal with the Iranians. Given a few more weeks progress in Syria, negotiations with Iran could become a lot harder. Is the US Congress clever enough to understand this? I doubt it.
They are not clever because there is cleverness and Congress is an oxymoron. In fact, Congress's gray matter sits in Tel Aviv.