by Isi Leibler
Despite their statements to the
contrary, the Obama Administration appears determined to achieve an
“agreement” with Iran and seems willing to breach their repeated
undertakings that they would never countenance Iran becoming a nuclear
power. With the Mullahs increased intransigence as they sense the
desperation of the Americans to avoid a confrontation, the November 24
deadline will probably be extended, enabling the centrifuges to
continue spinning whilst the P5+1 countries engage in fruitless
negotiations with the duplicitous Iranians.
The Iranians have mocked
Secretary of State Kerry’s overtures, including his secret appeals to
them to coordinate with the U.S. in opposing ISIS. Speaking from a
podium bedecked with banners blazing “America cannot do a damn thing,”
Ayatollah Khomeini boasted that the “Great Satan’s” efforts to bring
Iran to its knees had failed, and that President Obama lacked the
courage for a military confrontation. Ali Younesi, senior advisor to
“moderate” President Rouhani, referred to Obama as “the weakest of US
presidents” whose six years in office were “humiliating”.
Nevertheless, the administration
continues to grovel in an effort to appease the Iranians. It is widely
believed that the unprecedented hostility recently directed against
Israel, especially the statement that Israel had lost the opportunity of
exploiting the military option to prevent Iran becoming a nuclear
power, were primarily for the benefit of the Ayatollah.
The London Times claimed that
American and Iranian officials have even been discussing the opening of
the US trade office in Tehran.
The frenzied, initially covert,
efforts to engage the support of Iran in the struggle against ISIS -
despite Iran being designated by the U.S. as a terrorist state - has
further undermined the little credibility the US retains with the
moderate Sunni states, considered until recently as staunch allies.
Obama’s deception of his allies
was exemplified when it was disclosed that he had written a secret
letter to Ayatollah Khomeini pleading with him to reach to an
accommodation. This, the fourth letter he had written to the Ayatollah –
all of which were ignored - was an explicit breach of undertaking to
his allies that any independent initiatives would be preceded by
consultations.
Even one of Obama’s favorite
in-house journalists, Jeffrey Goldberg, felt impelled to remark that the
“most recent letter was delivered at an unfortunate moment in the
run-up to the putatively climactic negotiations between Iran and the
world powers” when the Obama administration had already conceded to many
of the demands of Iran. Goldberg concluded his column by stating “the
Iranians originally came to the negotiating table because US-led
sanctions were hurting them badly. I understand the need for give and
take negotiations, but I’m getting worried that the US is focused too
much on the first half of that equation”.
The U.S. administration has
already given approval to Iran to enrich uranium, effectively making
them a nuclear threshold state. While the global powers agreed to enable
the Iranians to have1000 centrifuges to process material required to
create nuclear fuel, the Iranians have outrightly refused to dismantle
any of the 19,000 centrifuges they have already accumulated. It is
understood that Iran is already in the position to accrue sufficient
enriched fissile material to become a nuclear power within a few months,
if it so desired. The US has indicated that it would be willing to sign
off on a deal which would extend this breakout phase to one year,
hardly reassuring to the region.
The Iranians also displayed
utter contempt towards the U.S. by violating the interim accord, and
failing to disclose an enrichment facility in Qom and even denying
access to inspectors from the International Atomic Energy Agency to
military sites and nuclear scientists engaged in research. Clearly, the
duplicitous Islamist regime would continue to circumvent any agreement
which is not rigorously monitored and enforced – a procedure that the
Iranians have already made clear they will never accept.
While the outcome of this issue
will have immense global implications, especially in the Middle East,
Israel is the country most affected. The Iranian regime’s hatred of
Israel is Messianic. It openly proclaims its commitment to destroy the
Jewish state. Coinciding with Obama’s groveling letter to him, Ayatollah
Khomeini posted a Twitter stating that the only way to stop the
“Israeli crimes”, was to annihilate” the “barbaric, wolf like and
infanticidal regime of Israel”. Israel cannot accept the prospect of
such a fanatical terrorist regime becoming a nuclear threshold state.
Under pressure, following the
release of his letter to the Ayatollah, Present Obama has stepped back,
stating that there is still a big gap and that “we may not be able to
get there”. He added “our number one priority with respect to Iran is
making sure they don’t get a nuclear weapon”. Even his closest
associates would question their President’s credibility when he
expresses such views.
The question is whether at this
advanced stage, the P1+5 nations, desperate to appease and reach an
accord with the terrorist state at any price, can still be deterred from
capitulating.
The key rests with the United
States. The extraordinary landslide victory by the Republicans at the
midterm elections – clearly a vote of non-confidence in Obama - provides
some hope.
Yet it should be noted that
within the American political system, the president assumes the primary
control of foreign relations. The Republican controlled Congress and
Senate can certainly pass resolutions, but that will not necessarily
limit the White House in this arena of foreign policy. In addition,
realizing that on the domestic scene his hands will be restricted by
Congress, Obama might even decide to intensify his foreign policy
activities. The principal areas are likely to include the embrace of the
Iranians and possibly trying to impose a settlement on the Israelis
with the Palestinians.
However in relation to Iran, the
president must persuade Congress to rescind the sanctions it originally
legislated. Obama may constitutionally override the congressional
sanctions and unilaterally suspend enforcement, but that could lead to a
major confrontation with Congress.
Needless to say, if a reasonable
agreement was achieved it would be endorsed by Congress. But all
indications suggest that Obama is promoting an Alice in Wonderland deal
with the Iranians which Congress would reject.
The potential incoming Senate
Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has already stated unequivocally that
the Senate will review any deal with Iran and ensure that “any
comprehensive agreement concerning the Iranian nuclear program, both
protects the national security of the United States and recognizes
Israel’s own defense as a security partner of our country.”
At this critical time, American
Jews and friends of Israel should exert all their influence to convince
the administration and a bipartisan Congress that appeasing the Iranian
mullahs will have horrific long-term consequences and must be avoided.
They should mount a powerful public campaign to demonstrate the
catastrophic blunder the government would make should it appease this
evil terrorist regime, which in the absence of becoming a nuclear state,
is likely in time to implode internally because of the growing
opposition from own its young people and the middle class.
Isi Leibler may be contacted at ileibler@leibler.com His website can be viewed at www.wordfromjerusalem.com.
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