It doesn’t take a rocket scientist or even Americans who fought and were forever changed by bombs to know that make a deal with a terrorist nation such as Israel is insane. But apparently it takes a fiction writer turned foreign expert to sway our politicians to believe it’s a good thing.
On Wednesday, May 18, 2016 at 7:42:10 AM UTC-5, Travis wrote: > > > > > > > > > http://politichicks.com/2016/05/was-obamas-nuke-deal-manipulated/ > > > > Was Obama’s Nuke Deal Manipulated? > <http://politichicks.com/2016/05/was-obamas-nuke-deal-manipulated/> > > *Posted On May 17 2016 <http://politichicks.com/2016/05/17/>* > > *By : Carolyn Elkins <http://politichicks.com/author/carolynelkins/>* > > Iran has proven time and time again why they’re considered one of the top > terrorist sponsored states yet no one in the Obama administration or our > Congress seems to notice. Or care.[image: Description: PolitiChicks.com] > > It’s not news that hundreds of U.S. soldiers’ deaths or injuries during > the war in Iraq were caused by Iranian made EFPs and Iran’s Al Quds > Commander Qassem Soleimani’s forces in Iraq were trained, equipped, > financed and directed to kill American forces. > > It is news to some however that Obama’s Nuke deal might have not been all > it was cracked up to be, and it’s being reported > <http://politibrew.com/politics/4764-gop-demanding-rhodes-testimony-on-sexed-up-nuke-deal> > > that there were some manipulations going on behind the scenes by the Obama > Administration. It seems now that questions are arising about whether White > House adviser Ben Rhodes, along with Obama and others in the administration > misled the press, the public, and Congress on what the Iranian Nuclear Deal > actually contains and how it was ‘sold’ to the public and media. House > Republicans have asked Rhodes to testify at a hearing they’ve scheduled for > today. > > It’s interesting that while over 70 percent of Americans who knew about > the proposed deal didn’t want it, and many in the Middle East and around > the world didn’t want it, somehow it still passed through our esteemed > Halls of Congress last year. Obama looked like he was getting a > breakthrough deal with Iran which would be the piece de resistance for his > Presidential Legacy. > > According to an interview and article by the New York Times > <http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/08/magazine/the-aspiring-novelist-who-became-obamas-foreign-policy-guru.html>, > > Ben Rhodes is the “*single most influential voice shaping American > foreign policy*” aside from Obama. The article has come to the attention > of Congress because it describes Rhodes involvement of what is called “*the > successful Iran-deal messaging campaign*.” > > This is the same Ben Rhodes who orchestrated changes of the CIA talking > points when news of Benghazi first hit the White House. And the same > Rhodes who had to spin the Iranian seizure of American Sailors when they > captured two Navy patrol boats this past January because news broke just > hours before Obama was due to give his STOTU Speech. Shortly after, > Secretary of State John Kerry *thanked the regime* for its cooperation in > eventually releasing the sailors, calling the action *a diplomatic > success*. > > The Times piece gives details into Rhode’s work as the deputy national > security adviser for strategic communications, in which he writes Obama’s > speeches, plans his foreign trips and runs communications strategy > throughout the White House. > > Rhodes seemingly brags about his work on presenting the Iranian Nuke Deal, > claiming he and others in the administration created an “*Echo chamber*” > where they had picked groups to “*Carry the message effectively*”. Or in > other words, control the narrative making media and others believe that > this was a good deal and much of any negativity was partisan politics from > war hawks and Republicans. > > While other media outlets are now coming out with this story, congress is > also taking a closer look at how they may have been hoodwinked into > supporting this deal. But therein lies the rub. It’s not news, and they > should have known. > > Either our elected officials find out about policy by what’s tweeted or > fed on the mainstream news every day, or they just don’t care to make waves > and appear to be the “party of no”. Or worse, our so called leaders knew > that any deal with Iran would surely be dangerous and potentially deadly > for many around the world, and yet only appeared to object in order to > appease their nervous constituents. > > Paul Ryan and others have come out in recent days acting all betrayed > <http://opinion.injo.com/2016/05/255850-everything-president-obama-promised-us-about-the-iran-deal-is-starting-to-unravel/?Source=GovD>, > > objecting, and promising to get to the bottom of things, and threatening > hearings and to make sure nothing bad happens. Well, I have something to > say to you Speaker Ryan… > > Sure, because you’re the government and *you wouldn’t lie to us*. You’re > serious about blocking Iran’s mullahs and this administration from having > the ability to hand over any more money to a terrorist regime you allowed > Obama to make a deal with. > > We all heard the spin from the White House, so now its Congresses turn. > > You’ll excuse me if I don’t believe anything will come from you or anyone > else from DC, as some of us wrote before the deal was sealed > <http://politichicks.com/2015/03/alternative-deal-nuclear-iran-path-less-traveled/> > > that it would be disastrous for both the US and Israel > <http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/13/opinion/ted-cruz-the-mullahs-and-their-missiles.html?rref=collection%2Ftimestopic%2FIran%27s%20Nuclear%20Program&action=click&contentCollection=timestopics®ion=stream&module=stream_unit&version=latest&contentPlacement=1&pgtype=collection>. > > We’ve been writing > <http://politichicks.com/2013/11/two-sides-iran-nuke-deal/> about the > Administration’s willful negligence since 2013 > <http://politichicks.com/2013/11/obama-admins-mid-east-talks-gross-incompetence-willful-negligence/> > > and before. *You were even told by Iraq War Veterans > <http://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2015-08-10/iraq-vets-take-on-obama-over-iran-deal>* > > who had survived yet horribly injured by Iranian built EFPs that this would > be a disaster, but you preferred to listen to the spin by Rhodes and others > who claimed that those who didn’t support the Nuke deal preferred “*a > bloody and costly war like the conflict in Iraq*.” > > Tell that to our troops. Tell that to Israel > <http://politichicks.com/2014/03/israel-crosshairs-pm-netanyahu-warns-lots-noise-gaza/>, > > since the Iranian regime continues to provide financial and military aid > <http://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/8007/iran-palestinian-state> to > Palestinian terrorist groups such as Hamas and proxy terrorists Hezbollah > and Islamic Jihad, > <http://www.jpost.com/Arab-Israeli-Conflict/Report-Israeli-fighter-jets-strike-weapons-convoy-on-way-to-Hezbollah-453649> > > and has revamped its role in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. > > It doesn’t take a rocket scientist or even Americans who fought and were > forever changed by bombs to know that make a deal with a terrorist nation > such as Iran is insane. 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