Iran
Has Confounded The White House: More Than A Rabbit From
Tehran's Hat?
24 May 2010
By Abdul Rahman
Al-Rashid
President Barack Obama has received another slap in
the face from Iran, the country that he has
outstretched his hand [in friendship] to numerous
times; and this time the slap in the face is both
painful and humiliating. The Tehran government
resorted to another trick at the last second, hosting
the Brazilian president and citing Turkey as a false
witness [in order to] say that they have reached an
agreement on exchanging enriched uranium. By doing so,
Ahmadinejad has confounded all of Obama's plans, who
had postponed taking punitive steps [against Iran]
several times in the hopes of convincing Ahmadinejad
to give up his nuclear weapons program. Of course it
would be a miracle if it turns out that Iran is being
sincere [with regards to this deal], however all signs
indicate that this is nothing more than a rabbit from
Iran's hat.
On the contrary, the delay is caused by Obama and his
refusal to use the threat of force in a genuine
manner, and this has made everybody – not just Tehran
– believe that nothing will stop the Iranian project,
whether this is its nuclear weapons project or its
conventional weapons project. Iran stole a proposal
put forward by Saudi Arabia and Russia last year with
regards to uranium enrichment abroad, this project
would enable Iran to gain the nuclear fuel that it
needs and put an end to the international treats
against it. However Tehran rejected this idea out of
hand and said that it would be impossible for them to
accept uranium enrichment outside of Iranian
territory. Then just a few days prior to international
sanctions being approved against them, Iran announced
that it is prepared to send a portion of its uranium
to Brazil via Turkey! However this agreement does not
include a guarantor to ensure that this deal takes
place, and therefore it is clear that their goal is to
embarrass Obama internationally.
Unless the US administration understands the nature of
the Iranian regime in the region then it will continue
to find itself under siege, in the same manner as the
US administration of former President Jimmy Carter,
who left the White House in disgrace in 1980 after
making a series of concessions to the leaders of the
Iranian revolution. Ahmadinejad's government has split
apart the international community; China has given way
with regards to sanctions while Russia has been
silenced. As for France, it agreed to release a
prisoner in exchange for the return of the French
hostage [held by Iran], however the French government
had previously said that it would be impossible to
deport criminals convicted in France [to Iran] in
return for a wrongly imprisoned hostage, however in
the end the French government agreed to this.
As long as Iran, its allies, and the rest of the
undecided countries know that no effective sanctions
will be imposed against the actions and violations of
Tehran, things will only continue to get worse.
If Obama's government does not want to undertake
military adventures, are they in a position that
allows them to suffer further loss of reputation in
the international arena?
The US administration has been following a policy that
has no connection with kind words, the promise of
mediation, or the promise of talks, for the past 16
months. The Iranian trick came at a clever time, and
it has confounded the Americans, who tried to encircle
them by exploiting their rejection [of the deal]. The
US has stressed its commitment to pursuing
international sanctions against Iran; however it will
be far more difficult to implement these sanctions
today than it would have been last week.
Iran is the only country in the world that has
occupied Obama since the first day he took office
until now, and it continues to be a thorn in his side.
Obama has given Ahmadinejad – despite the ongoing
internal revolution that is taking place in Tehran
against him – concessions beyond his wildest dreams,
all of which has resulted in more uranium enrichment,
more incitement of violence, and more threats.
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