Former Marine Amir Hekmati, former Washington Post Iran Bureau Chief Jason Rezaian, Christian pastor Saeed Abidini, and former FBI agent Robert Levinson. Those are the names of the four Americans who are held in Iran on trumped up charges.
No man left behind…. unless someone’s legacy is on the line. That is the message the Obama Administration sent. The administration chose legacy over the safety of its people. Currently, there are four Americans being held in Iranian prisons with no hope of being released any time soon. The American negotiators had probably the most leverage they will ever have to get those four Americans released, and they blew it.
Shame on them.
When asked why the release of the four Americans was not tied to the nuclear deal, the president said he believed that would’ve have sent a message that by holding Americans the Iranians would get more concessions.
That is not negotiating out of strength. That is negotiating out of weakness. The release of our citizens should have been non-negotiable from the beginning. Iran wants the ability to enrich uranium without economic sanctions that cripple their nation, so the U.S. should have begun that discussion with saying “If you want these negotiations to continue, you agree to release the four Americans you are holding. And change your position on Israel.”
America and the international community has the upper hand. The world does not need Iran, Iran needs the world. Why did the word leaders bow down to Iran like they’re the ones with the sanctions?
The largest lake in Iran is drying up, their economy is crumbling, and the Iranians want to change that.
President Obama wanted this deal to be part of his presidential legacy, just like Cuba and the Affordable Care Act. So much so that he promised to veto any legislation blocking the implementation of the deal. That’s a bit of a switch, considering he signed a bill into law allowing the 60-day review period of the deal. Now he says if Congress passes legislation rejecting the deal, he’ll veto it.
If Congress finds the deal insufficient, which it most likely will, there is a good reason for that. The president put his legacy before a better deal, and that will cost us.
No man left behind…. unless someone’s legacy is on the line. That is the message the Obama Administration sent. The administration chose legacy over the safety of its people. Currently, there are four Americans being held in Iranian prisons with no hope of being released any time soon. The American negotiators had probably the most leverage they will ever have to get those four Americans released, and they blew it.
Shame on them.
When asked why the release of the four Americans was not tied to the nuclear deal, the president said he believed that would’ve have sent a message that by holding Americans the Iranians would get more concessions.
That is not negotiating out of strength. That is negotiating out of weakness. The release of our citizens should have been non-negotiable from the beginning. Iran wants the ability to enrich uranium without economic sanctions that cripple their nation, so the U.S. should have begun that discussion with saying “If you want these negotiations to continue, you agree to release the four Americans you are holding. And change your position on Israel.”
America and the international community has the upper hand. The world does not need Iran, Iran needs the world. Why did the word leaders bow down to Iran like they’re the ones with the sanctions?
The largest lake in Iran is drying up, their economy is crumbling, and the Iranians want to change that.
President Obama wanted this deal to be part of his presidential legacy, just like Cuba and the Affordable Care Act. So much so that he promised to veto any legislation blocking the implementation of the deal. That’s a bit of a switch, considering he signed a bill into law allowing the 60-day review period of the deal. Now he says if Congress passes legislation rejecting the deal, he’ll veto it.
If Congress finds the deal insufficient, which it most likely will, there is a good reason for that. The president put his legacy before a better deal, and that will cost us.