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To: tejek who wrote (840376)	3/3/2015 11:46:25 PM
From: Broken_Clock	Respond to of 1576893

White House Backs Down as Hawks Praise Netanyahu SpeechDeclares Iran an Eternal Enemy of US by Jason Ditz, March 03, 2015 Print This \| Share This Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu today gave a speech to Congress that was remarkably similar to yesterday’s speech at AIPAC, complete with the attempts to liken Iran to Nazi Germany, and the demands to abandon the ongoing nuclear talks in favor of forcing Iran into a “better deal” through unspecified means. Netanyahu declared that Iran is “busy gobbling up nations,” and has its eyes on subjugating the whole world. It should be noted, of course, Iran has exactly three allied nation-states, and the only recent one is neighboring Iraq, which has become close to Iran since the US installed a Shi’ite government there in the 2003 invasion/occupation. While railing against Iran’s “march of conquest,” Netanyahu declared the nation “ will always be an enemy of America,” and that the ongoing nuclear talks would ensure Iran would have nuclear arms. Netanyahu went on with a falsehood-laden speech by claiming Ayatollah Khamenei tweeted, in English, for Israel to be “annihilated.” A quick survey of Khamenei’s tweets reveal, by contrast, that his tweets on Israel included: calling on all Christians, Jews, and Muslims to unite in criticizing Israeli war crimes, quoting Nelson Mandela calling for Palestinian self-determination, and in a direct response to the question of how to “eliminate” Israel, calling for a referendum among all people of all religions living there to form a new government, while explicitly saying Iran opposes military action against Israel. While the speech was boycotted by a number of Congressional Democrats (58 by most counts), there was little White House response to the speech itself, while hawks all cheered Netanyahu’s statesmanship. The administration seemed to be betting that saying Obama didn’t intend to even watch Netanyahu’s speech would be sufficient, and having done that seems content to once again let an Israeli leader dictate US policy without serious response.

To: tejek who wrote (840376)	3/3/2015 11:47:15 PM
From: Broken_Clock	Respond to of 1576893

Obama Throws Cold Water on Chances of Iran DealAims to Undercut Netanyahu Speech by Downplaying Talks by Jason Ditz, March 02, 2015 Print This \| Share This Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is heading to Congress to try to do anything possible to sabotage the ongoing US-Iran nuclear negotiations. The White House is responding by insisting a deal was probably never going to happen in the first place. Obama today declared Iran would “ more likely than not” refuse to sign the agreement that has reportedly been very close to finalizing. Why Iran is negotiating along those terms if they don’t intend to accept them is totally unclear. Downplaying the seriousness of the talks has been an ongoing strategy to keep Israel on the sidelines while negotiations continue, as Netanyahu has made very clear time and again he opposes any deal. With Netanyahu already in DC, it’s probably too late to try to convince him that the talks aren’t worth worrying about. The White House also claimed they could theoretically impose new sanctions on Iran even after they reach a deal with Iran, the terms of which would be to not impose new sanctions. This is just a bizarre claim, suggesting the Obama Administration might not be taking the diplomacy particularly seriously.