Guest Post by Patrick J. Buchanan
Brushing aside the anguished pleas of our NATO allies, President Trump Tuesday contemptuously trashed the Iranian nuclear deal and reimposed sanctions.
Prime Minister Theresa May of Great Britain, President Emmanuel Macron of France and German Chancellor Angela Merkel were put on notice that their ties to Iran are to be severed, or secondary sanctions will be imposed on them.
Driving the point home, Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin ordered Airbus to cancel its $19 billion contract to sell 100 commercial planes to Iran.
Who is cheering Trump’s trashing of the treaty?
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The neocons who sought his political extinction in 2016, the royals of the Gulf, Bibi Netanyahu, and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. The IRGC had warned Iranians that the Americans were duplicitous.
When Trump finished speaking, Bibi launched strikes on Iranian bases in Syria, and flew to Moscow to persuade Vladimir Putin not to give the Iranians any air defense against Israeli attacks.
Iranian forces responded with 20 missiles fired at the Golan, which ignited a massive Israeli counterstrike Thursday night, a 70-missile attack on Iranian bases in Syria.
We appear to be at the beginning of a new war, and how it ends we know not. But for Bibi and National Security Adviser John Bolton, the end has always been clear — the smashing of Iran and regime change.
Tuesday, Trump warned that Iran is on “a quest for nuclear weapons,” and “if we do nothing … in just a short period of time, the world’s worst sponsor of state terror will be on the cusp of acquiring the world’s most dangerous weapon.”
And where is the evidence for this Bush-like assertion?
If Iran is on a “quest” for nukes, why did 17 U.S. intel agencies, “with high confidence,” in 2007 and 2011, say Iran did not even have a nuclear weapons program?
Saddam Hussein could not convince us he had no WMD, because the nonexistent WMD were the pretext, the casus belli, for doing what the War Party had already decided to do: invade Iraq.
We were lied into that war. And how did it turn out?
Why has the Foreign Relations committee not called in the heads of the U.S. intelligence agencies and asked them flat out: Does Iran have an active nuclear bomb program, or is this a pack of lies to stampede us into another war?
If Iran is on a quest for nukes, let the intel agencies tell us where the work is being done, so we can send inspectors and show the world.
Efforts to pull us back from being dragged into a new war have begun.
The Europeans are begging Iran to abide by the terms of the nuclear deal, even if the Americans do not. But the regime of Hassan Rouhani, who twice defeated Ayatollah-backed candidates, is in trouble.
The nuclear deal and opening to the West were the reasons the children of the Green Movement of 2009 voted for Rouhani. If his difficulties deepen because of reimposed U.S. and Western sanctions, his great achievement, the nuclear deal, will be seen by his people as the failed gamble of a fool who trusted the Americans.
Should Rouhani’s regime fall, we may get a Revolutionary Guard regime rather less to the liking of everyone, except for the War Party, which could seize upon that as a pretext for war.
What happens next is difficult to see.
Iran does not want a war with Israel in Syria that it cannot win.
Iran’s ally, Hezbollah, which just swept democratic elections in Lebanon, does not want a war with Israel that would bring devastation upon the nation it now leads.
The Russians don’t want a war with Israel or the Americans.
But as Putin came to the rescue of a Syria imperiled by ISIS and al-Qaida, to save his ally from a broad insurgency, he is not likely to sit impotently and watch endless air and missile strikes on Syria.
Trump has said U.S. troops will be getting out of Syria. But Bolton and the generals appear to have walked him back.
There are reports we are reinforcing the Kurds in Manbij on the west bank of the Euphrates, though President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has demanded that the Kurds vacate all Syrian border towns with Turkey.
Americans are also reportedly on the border of Yemen, assisting Saudi Arabia in locating the launch sites of the rockets being fired at Riyadh by Houthi rebels in retaliation for the three years of savage Saudi assault on their country.
Meanwhile, the news out of Afghanistan, our point of entry into the Near East wars almost a generation ago, is almost all bad — most of it about terrorist bombings of Afghan troops and civilians.
Is the foreign policy that America Firsters voted for being replaced by the Middle East agenda of Bibi and the neoconservatives? So it would appear.
What Trump is doing is what he said he would do during his campaign.
That’s where and why the “never Trump” people -mostly the Republican establishment- got their start.
Did anyone vote for him expecting him to do something different?
Yep. Doing what he said:
Donald J. Trump
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@realDonaldTrump
We should stay the hell out of Syria, the “rebels” are just as bad as the current regime. WHAT WILL WE GET FOR OUR LIVES AND $ BILLIONS?ZERO
8:33 PM – Jun 15, 2013
If Obama attacks Syria and innocent civilians are hurt and killed, he and the U.S. will look very bad!
3:26 PM – Aug 30, 2013
What will we get for bombing Syria besides more debt and a possible long term conflict? Obama needs Congressional approval.
2:14 PM – Aug 29, 2013
The only reason President Obama wants to attack Syria is to save face over his very dumb RED LINE statement. Do NOT attack Syria,fix U.S.A.
7:13 AM – Sep 5, 2013
Why are your quotes from 2013 and not from the last campaign?
Could you post his campaign statements instead?
Are you telling me he didn’t mean what he posted in 2013?
You post what he said during the campaign saying he was going to bomb Syria and support Israel bombing Syria.
Sound of fucking crickets from a Trump nut sack licker.
I’m pointing out that his statements during the campaign is what he ran on and he is carrying them out.
But, again, you’ve avoided his campaign statements. Did you vote either for or against him based on his campaign statements or his 2013 statements against Obama?
BTW, the personal insult was not unexpected since you have flatly stated you have nothing to contribute other than personal insult (Yes, look up your own posts).
Please provide his statements during the campaign that you are referencing. I produced his actual statements regarding his opinion about Syria. You have produced nothing. I don’t give a flying fuck about some anonymous douchebag’s fucking feelings about being insulted on a blog. Expect the unexpected.
I voted for Trump because he wasn’t Hillary. His campaign statements were that he would reduce our presence in the Middle East.
I await your documentation on Trump’s campaign statements about intervening in Syria.
Sound of crickets.
Tuesday, Trump warned that Iran is on “a quest for nuclear weapons,” and “if we do nothing … in just a short period of time, the world’s worst sponsor of state terror …..”
Trump delving into comedy. I wonder what metrics were used to determine how Iran is the world’s worst sponsor of state terror. In the last 30 years, maybe it is the number of countries invaded; or the number of Regime Changes initiated; or the number of countries bombed into the stone age; or the number of nuclear weapons in their possession.
Maybe Iran is hiding a MOAB.
If a nuclear device is “lit off” in an American or European city, it will have Israel’s fingerprints all over it. Israel is desperate to keep the American money spigot running, as well as sabotaging the Palestinian “peace process” that the world wants it to take seriously.
In fact, if a nuclear device is “lit off” anywhere in the world, it will have come from Israel’s secret nuclear “stockpile”.
The “power outage” in Atlanta was a convenient excuse for Israel to perform a logistical “sleight of hand”, as an Israeli plane was allowed to land and take off during the “power outage” without receiving customs clearance or inspection. This is one of many Israeli companies that possesses a “special exemption” granted by the U S government that frees it from customs inspections. Just maybe another one of Israel’s nukes was just being pre-positioned, getting ready for “the big one”. As most Americans are tired of all of the foreign wars being fought for Israel’s benefit, another “incident” on American soil would be enough to galvanize the American public, once again, (just like WTC 9-11) to support another war for Israel’s benefit. Israel’s “samson option” is a real threat to “light one off” in a European or American city, if Israel’s interests are not taken seriously.
Israel refuses to abide by IAEA guidelines concerning its nukes as they are already distributed around the world. Israel would not be able to produce all of them as most of them are not in Israel, proper. No delivery systems are needed as Israel’s nukes are already “in place”. Look for another “false flag” operation with the blame being put on Iran or Syria. You can bet that some Iranian or Syrian passports will be found in the rubble.
Israel also threatens to detonate nuclear devices in several US cities. Talk about total INSANITY; the so-called “Samson Option” is it.
As an aside, American “foreign aid” is prohibited from being given to any country that has not signed the “Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty” or refuses to abide by “International Atomic Energy Agency” (IAEA) guidelines regarding its nuclear devices. Guess what?? Israel does not abide by EITHER and still gets the majority of American “foreign aid”. This prohibition also applies to countries that do not register their “agents of a foreign government” with the U S State Department. Guess what?? Israel (again) with its “American Israel Political Action Committee” (AIPAC) still gets “foreign aid” in contravention of American law..
There are forty or so congressmen, senators and thousands of high-level policy “wonks” infecting the U S government who hold “dual citizenship” with Israel. Such dual citizenship must be strictly prohibited. Those holding dual citizenship must be required to renounce said foreign citizenship. Refusal to do so should result in immediate deportation with loss of American citizenship. Present and former holders of dual citizenship should never be allowed to serve in any American governmental capacity.
When Netanyahu addressed both houses of congress, it was sickening to see our politicians slobber all over themselves to PROVE that they were unconditional supporters of Israel…just who the hell do they work for? Certainly not for the interests of the American people and the United States…they should renounce their United States citizenship and be deported to Israel…
Why should I believe what you are saying (the nuke claim)? I’m not seeing any evidence that would support it.
If only there were a source of information at your fingertips…hmm.
Anarchyst, if they would just commit to nuking DC, we could all roll over and go back to sleep.
The real nuclear threat in the middle east.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8gyc-wU4UmU
James Corbett’s videos are always excellent.
Thanks.
I smell a rottinchild behind this entire mess.
I think Buchanan hit the nail on the head with this article. As you can see here regime change in Iran from internal meddling has been planned and will soon be implemented.
With Hassan Rouhani gone, you can bet on either a US installed puppet like the shah, or most likely a fundamentalist like Khomeini will end up ruling Iran. A fundamentalist will give the US what they are looking for in a boogie man they can use to scare more Merikans into clamoring for the hot war.
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There are no nuclear weapons.
This entire charade is a simulation.
This is a compelling thought and something worth exploring.
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+1000 Stucky.
I do not trust the Bibi guy. Remember 9/11? Did we not have numerous
fingerprints from Israel and US Gov. coverups?
Bottom line is Israel does not want Iran to capture any power or profit
and align with Russia/China. Israel wants to rule the ME and will do
anything to achieve it’s goals. Further, they will continue to command
(along with United Kingdom/City of London) the USA to become it’s
foot soldiers and financiers. One way or another, “we” will get sucked
into a war. Just my humble opinion. BTW, Iran is no small player either.
Death to Israel is their motto. Bankers love this shite. They are”giving”
nuke stuff to all sides, don’t you think?
Here is 100% Positive PROOF that Iran has nuclear weapons NOW!!!!
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Oh wait …… that’s one slide from a PPP (PowerPoint Presentation) slide show the Pentagon warfuks showed to the American people to “prove” that … that … that … that IRAQ had nukes!
Remember that? hahaha
But, hey, this time it’s different. Really.
PPP, baby!
— Trust POTUS.
— Trust the PLAN
— PRAY.
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How long before Buchanan is charged with a hate crime?
http://www.unz.com/pgiraldi/protecting-israel-is-their-full-time-job/
Protecting Israel Is Their Full-Time Job
Time to question the loyalty of some legislators and judges
Philip Giraldi
The latest outrage against the First Amendment comes from South Carolina, the home state of the arch-Zionist poseur and United Nations Ambassador extraordinary Nikki Haley. A new hate speech law was inserted in the state’s recently approved annual budget. The legislation borrows from the U.S. State Department definition of anti-Semitism, which proscribes speech that “demonizes” or applies “double standards” to Israel “by requiring of it a behavior not expected or demanded of any other democratic nation” as anti-Semitic.
While the State Department definition is a guideline, the South Carolina’s specific inclusion of it in legislation makes explicit that criticism of Israel as hate speech can be subject to criminal penalties. It also is binding on all the states universities and educational institutions.
The law was promoted by Alan Clemmons, a Mormon legislator who has led numerous delegations to Israel and who has been described as “Israel’s biggest supporter in a U.S. state legislature.”
Supporters of the Bill of Rights have been universally opposed to the bill, but pro-Israel groups have praised the initiative and are expecting a “new wave” of legislation all across the United States blocking any criticism of the self-described Jewish State. The Brandeis Center has enthused
“This bill gives South Carolina the tools to protect Jewish students’ and all South Carolina students’ right to a learning environment free of unlawful discrimination. We are hoping this momentous step will result in another national wave to, once and for all, begin defeating rising anti-Semitism.”
Other states will undoubtedly follow the South Carolina lead, so it would appear that any criticism of Israel will become illegal in the public square if the many friends of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have their way. And they generally do get what they want from the federal level all the way down to the states and local communities, so be prepared.
In prior days, I’d characterized the re-application of sanctions as being ineffective since I’d thought the Europeans wouldn’t stick to the sanctions regimes. Apparently I was wrong and didn’t realize the grasp that the U.S. had on the Europeans’ lone remaining testicle.
I remember Trump saying all sorts of conflicting things during the campaign. Early on, he said that the Iran deal stunk but that we have to stick to it. Later in the campaign (yet before he’d secured the nomination) he was saying we should pull out. Early on, he was saying we should avoid getting bogged down in Syria. Later – while trying to secure the nomination – he started talking more about “bombing the shit out of them” (ISIS). It’s like the illegals: one day it was “they have to go”. The next it was “nobody has a bigger heart than me”. Some of us heard what we wanted to hear.
What a fucking shitshow, Trump, Bibi and the Saudis. Lies, lies and more bald faced lies. Everyone in the whole world with a brain and clear head know what is going on. What comes around goes around. Trump is hoping he gets out of dodge before the tsunami hits the USA.
You can’t build long term success as a two bit bully, liar and reneger of agreements with serious people on the other side.
Utterly disgusting to anyone with a sense of integrity and desire for the US to actually be GREAT again. It won’t be great again run by a disingenuous, two bit bully thug dictator who takes his orders from Israel.