Iran Policy

Jane “I was in Vietnam but I am still a coward” Kerry’s contradictory ramblings seem directed at further confusing the issue of what to do with Iran' terrorist activities, nuclear proliferation and continuing killings of Americans in Iraq and elsewhere:

The United States has stepped back from the notion of "regime change" in Iran…
…"Just as we abandon calls for regime change in Teheran and recognize a legitimate Iranian role in the region, Iran's leaders must moderate their behavior…
…Kerry praised the Obama administration's focus on diplomacy with Iran, adding that "engagement alone is not a strategy and talks are not an end in themselves."…

Interestingly, the Country Report on Terrorism, released at the end of April 2009, states, among various trends, this:

Iran "remained the most active state sponsor of terrorism".

Can anyone see where all this is going? I can’t…this is the only result I can see and of course the only alternative at this point would be this: Israel would inform, not ask U.S. before hitting Iran.

Israel under the bus

…His (Obama’s) administration is proceeding on the entirely false analysis that a state of Palestine is the solution to the Middle East impasse and the route to peace in the region…
…But the ordinary American people are a different matter. They do value and support Israel. They do understand that if Israel is thrown under that bus, the west is next…
…This is shaping up to be the biggest crisis in relations between Israel and America since the foundation of Israel six decades ago. Those who hate Israel and the Jews will be gloating. This after all is precisely what they hoped Obama would do. To any decent person looking on aghast, this is where the moral sickness of the west reaches the critical care ward.

Melanie, as usual, gets her priorities right…read it all.

Obama’s Syria policy

Ok, let’s see…

• Besides having a falafel sandwich, Clinton's signature moment in Lebanon was a promise that "There is nothing that we would do in any way that would undermine Lebanon's sovereignty.

and

• Clinton urges fair, transparent Lebanese elections

but

• Hillary Clinton offers handshake of friendship to Syria

and

• U.S. Plans New Talks With Syria

in the meantime

• Syria's Credit Rating Sees Unique Boost
• Turkey and Syria conduct military drill, Israel disturbed
• Suspects in Hariri’s Death Released

so that

• Hezbollah, allies eye election

It will be interesting to watch how the various players respond to “the dialog” …

History repeats itself

The German Near and Middle East Association (NUMOV), an NGO whose honorary chairman is former German chancellor Gerhard Schröder, is promoting billions of euros of trade between German companies and Iran.

Why am I not surprised?

Arabs defending Israel

It’s good to know that at least someone has his feet firmly planted on the ground:

It is true that you can't help but get a funny feeling when you see the Arabs defending Israel from American criticism. But with the Obama administration's Middle East policy firmly grounded in La La Land, what choice do they have? They understand that today all that stands between them and enslavement to the mullahs is the Israel Air Force and Binyamin Netanyahu's courage.