Sunday, October 21, 2012

US and Iran - 2012 Race

BBC News:  Reports that the Obama White House had denied that Iran has agreed to one to one talks with the US.  

Lets Get Real:

If this story was leaked by someone who was trying to help President Obama it was a BIG MISTAKE.   The Republicans have already given the impression that Obama is a appeaser when it comes to Iran, the last thing POTUS needs is the impression that he is selling out Israel, from TV reports it seems that Israel was not aware of these secret talks.   One has to assume that the Israeli Intelligence, the Mossad knew, they tend to know what is going in the Middle East before the West.   One can postulate that Governor Romney will bring this issue up in the final debate, Obama has to careful, if he sounds to liberal he losses Florida and its Jewish voters.  If to hawkish on Iran he losses his liberal base.  Thus its a tricky subject for the Oval.  Lets get honest here folks, all Presidents, even the great Reagan had major Foreign Policy disasters when it comes to Iran.    The biggest was Jimmy Carter and the holding of US Diplomats as hostages for 444 days.   Thus a US President should keep on the Israeli page and keep Iran at a very far distance.   It never helps the Oval to get in to bed with Tehran. 

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