The Obama administration announced a week or so ago that the US would unilaterally abandon its effort to build missile interceptors and radar in Poland and the Czech Republic. The goal was to make a concession to the Russians in the hope that Russia would modify its support of Iran. Russian support to Iran is a major obstacle to US and Israel efforts to confront Iran. It would be a help to the US if the Russians did nothing when the US and Israel attack Iran.
This diplomatic maneuver was to bring results this week when Obama and Russian President Medvedev met at the G-20 meeting.
So, what happened? The Russians agreed....to a proposal that they had already supported!!!! "The US and its allies [read Israel] have decided to present Iran once more with a version of an offer they have made previously: They would halt efforts to enact new economic sanctions against Tehran in exchange for it freezing it production of nuclear fuel..." This stance is know as the 'freeze for freeze' proposal.
So, in other words, what the US achieved with its overture to the Russians was absolutely nothing!!! Even worse Obama managed to give away a key bargaining chip in exchange for zilch. Experienced negotiators must be stunned by the incompetence of Obama and his team.
The WSJ and others in the media are portraying this development as a great victory for Obama. "President Obama scored a potential victory in his diplomatic engagement with Iran by gaining what appeared to be a commitment from...Medvedev..."
Note that the puff language to build up Obama is qualified by 'potential victory' and 'appeared to be'. The heavy thinkers on the cryptocracy team know what happened (or didn't happen), but they must nonetheless build up their spokesman Obama.
The truth is this little diplomatic adventure was debacle. The cryptocracy for one and the Israelis for two are not going to be pleased. Their desired war on Iran remains stalled.
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