++John Kerry will open the American embassy in Havana tomorrow. Relations will be officially normalized. Strange silence in Washington on this. No outcries and denunciations of the Neville Chamberlain Kerry or anything. Just crickets.
++My conservative former military colleagues are outraged that the three dozen admirals and generals endorsed the Iran deal. First it is because it is part of Obama's legacy which must be ripped up from the roots. Secondly, it is sort of about Iran but naah, it is about the "retreat from the Middle East".
++Former President Jimmah Carter with whom I had the pleasure to observe the first Panama Elections after the downfall of Noreiga has announced that he has liver cancer and that it has spread to other parts of his body. He is 90 and remains the only President in my lifetime (?) who never went to war. Prickly guy but has accomplished great things. His best book was the one about when he first ran for office and the second is his book about fishing.
++Redstate, which disinvited the Donald for his sexist statements about Megyn Kelly's who-ha,said that Hillary Clinton was a homely women who slept her way to the top. Classy. I'll even take The Donald on the Howard Stern Show talking about J-Lo's ass over Eric Ericsson. BY THE WAY, WHO IS J-LO,A QUESTION THIS BLOG HAS ASKED FROM THE BEGINNING?
++The Saudis are at it again. Remember how ISIS is led by the Israeli character actor Al-Baghdadi? The Saudi Gazette reprinted the allegation.
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Wednesday, August 12, 2015
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.
++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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