by Ruthie Blum
what Clinton said about the Islamic Republic of Iran was plain as day
During the first U.S.
presidential debate on Monday night, Democratic presidential nominee
Hillary Clinton articulated her party's positions clearly, while
defending the Obama administration's policies that she helped forge and
implement.
One topic absent from
the verbal boxing match between Clinton and Republican candidate Donald
Trump was Israel. This may or may not have been intentional on the part
of moderator Lester Holt, who asked a general question about American
security. Whether the candidates purposely avoided the subject is also
unclear.
But what Clinton said about the Islamic Republic of Iran was plain as day.
She claimed that when
she was secretary of state, Iran was on the verge of acquiring nuclear
weapons. To confront this threat, she boasted, she was instrumental in
imposing the sanctions that "brought" the ayatollahs to the negotiating
table. Finally, she asserted, America achieved a deal that "put the lid"
on Iran's nuclear program. Such, she crowed, is the stuff that
"diplomacy" and "coalition-building" are made of.
This echoed what she is
reported to have told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on
Sunday in New York City, where the two met in the aftermath of the 71st
session of the United Nations General Assembly. According to a statement
released by her office after the tete-a-tete, Clinton said she would
"enforce" the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, the nuclear agreement
signed in July 2015 between Iran and the P5+1 powers led by the United
States.
She failed to mention
that the JCPOA is not worth the paper on which it was written; that
secret addenda provide loopholes for Iranian military operations; that
billions of dollars in cash and gold were transferred clandestinely to
Tehran in exchange for the release of American hostages, among other
things; and that Iran has already violated several clauses that do
appear in the document.
Which brings us to Clinton's successor, Secretary of State John Kerry, the key negotiator of the disastrous deal.
Kerry, who kept his
mouth shut while his counterpart, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad
Javad Zarif, shouted at him during every summit, has no problem
whatsoever berating the Jewish state.
As Haaretz reported on Sunday, at a meeting last week of nations that fund the Palestinian Authority, Kerry chastised Israel.
"How does increasing
the number of settlers indicate an attempt to create a Palestinian
state?" he was quoted as saying. "The status quo is not sustainable. So
either we mean it and we act on it, or we should shut up. ... The
consequences of the current trends reverberate far beyond the immediate
damage the destruction and displacement may cause. What's happening
today destroys hope. It empowers extremists."
As a master at
bolstering radical Islamists -- whose proudly stated goal is to destroy
America and Israel -- Kerry knows exactly what he's talking about.
Indeed, as he has so adeptly illustrated, the very best way to guarantee
a victory for one's enemies is to cower before -- and kowtow to --
them. This has been President Barack Obama's credo from the minute he
stepped foot in the Oval Office, and it will be the legacy he leaves
behind.
Judging by her
performance on the stage at Hofstra University on Monday night, Clinton
is raring to pick up the ball and run with it, if given the chance to
occupy the White House.
Ruthie Blum is the managing editor of The Algemeiner.
Source: http://www.israelhayom.com/site/newsletter_opinion.php?id=17305
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