Monday, November 25, 2013

The Reactions to the Iranian deal keep coming in

++Peter Beinert in The Daily Beast writes how the deal isn't a surrender.

++Josh Rogin in In The Daily Beast writes how the World now doubts Obama's Red Line.

++John Bolton in the Weekly Daily Standard says that Obama has sold us all out and that Israel must attack Iran unilaterally.

++Charles Pierce in Esquire writes that Bolton's statement is refreshing because it shows the neo-conservatives are being frank.

++David Ignatius in the Washington Post writes how the Iran deal is how smart and secret diplomacy works. It points out that a bilateral track had been used by President Obama since March and meetings in Oman brought the deal to fruition.

++Eli Lake in The Daily Beast writes how the devil is in the details of the deal.

++Steve Benen on the Rachel Maddow blog writes how neo-conservatives are exploding because of the first negotiations between Iran and the United States in years have produced results.

++Michael Tomasky in The Daily Beast writes on how Obama crushed the neo-cons.

++After yesterday's talks between President Obama and Benjamin Netanyahu, Bibi has dispatched his national security adviser to Washington to discuss the second phase of the negotiations.

++The Israeli press is laying into Bibi for his constant bragging that he is the one who could best represent Israel to the English-speaking world and how only he can influence the Americans but now it's clear no one listens to him. The domestic attacks are vicious ,recounting his political history and how his constant "boy cries wolf" has failed in recent years.

++In the morning The Telegraph reported that the Saudis have vowed to pursue an independent foreign policy and may strike unilaterally against Iran. By early afternoon they gave lukewarm support of the deal.

++Israelis have coined a phrase for Bibi "agreement anxiety disorder", noting his aversion to anyone reaching an agreement on anything.

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