Now it’s starting to get real serious:
Though initially skeptical that top Iranian regime figures were behind a plot to assassinate Saudi Arabia’s ambassador to Washington, U.S. government officials became convinced by the operation’s money trail and now consider it likely that Iran’s supreme leader was aware of the plan.
“This is the kind of operation — the assassination of a diplomat on foreign soil — that would have been vetted at the highest levels of the Iranian government,” said a senior U.S. official who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak publicly about sensitive analyses. “We can’t prove that, but we do not think it was a rogue operation in any way.”
And what does Obama do? He sends Susan Rice to give a “strongly worded” message to Iran:
In a reflection of U.S. concern about the incident and its implications, Mr. Obama took the unusual step of authorizing U.S. diplomats to deliver a tough message directly to Iranian representatives. The U.S. doesn’t have formal diplomatic ties with Iran.
“The message said this type of action is outrageous and a clear violation of international law, that the Iranian government has an obligation to hold any individuals associated with this plot accountable, to cease its support for terrorism and to meet its obligations to the international community,” a senior administration official said.
And in response both Khomeini and Achmedanutjob cried….in laughter.
I mean come on; Iran is going to be afraid of the United States after Obama has done his best to ensure we are the laughingstock of the world. Wasn’t it just two years ago that he refused to back those Iranians who took to the street against the corrupt regime? John McCain:
“In the early 2009, after a corrupt election, the people of Tehran took to the streets and they were saying, ‘Obama, Obama, are you with us or are you with them?’ And you know what he said? He said he didn’t want to jeopardize his chances to negotiate with the Islamic government of Iran,” McCain said on “Fox & Friends.”
“That was a huge opportunity that we wasted. I’m telling you, history will judge that action by the president very harshly,” the Republican senator added.
Obama’s administration response to this?
“The president offered to engage with Iran, which is what allowed us to build international unity behind our effort to further sanction and increase pressure [on Iran.]”
Yeeeeeah. Further sanctions and increased pressure on them so much that they are now plotting attacks on our soil.
Way to go guys!
The man didn’t want us to be the “world policeman” anymore so we voluntarily turned over the reins to anyone who wants it and have now become the joke Obama and company has always envisioned us to be.
But now Iran will take us seriously because Susan Rice scolded an Iranian diplomat.
Puhlease.
There is no big stick behind Obama’s back…and Iran knows it.
Analysis: If US Has Proof of Iran Plot, UN Can Be Won Over
Counter-analysis: No they can’t.
Even-more-counter analysis: So why waste our time, and potentially expose anti-terror intel techniques, weakening our defensive posture?
Bonus-counter-analysis: Just to get the UN to go along with more ineffective sanctions, which they won’t by the way.
Bargain-counter-analysis: Which of course is why, this pathetic administration will go groveling to the UN and present all their evidence.
For nothing.
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