Bloomberg reports: As negotiations with Iran enter the closing phase, President Barack
Obama said he’s still prepared to walk away from the talks if the
Islamic Republic can’t meet the terms set out by the U.S. and its
partners.
Editor's notes: The key, here, is the word "terms." They should be non-negotiable but they are not, if we can believe recent reports. What I have in mind is the requirement to have unannounced inspections of all nuclear facilities in Iran including military installations. It goes without saying that this particular "term" for agreement, is an absolute necessity.
Obama has proven to be as inept a diplomat as he is a failed moral leader. And that is why so many are concerned that this requirement seems to be "up for grabs." My problem in reporting and making comment, is found in the extreme and growing partisanship with reporting networks, including Right leaning services.
The Left has been unreliable as a matter of strategy. Not on all issues, of course, but when they deem it to be necessary. As Chris Matthews said years ago, "Times are too important for us to be purely objective in our reporting." Unfortunately, I see the same extremist tactic as a growing phenom on the Right.
This particular story, the Iranian talks, produces a number of obstacles. You have not seen much on this subject, from me, because of these difficulties.
In addition to the naked fact that the talks failed, today, for the fourth time in 20 months, we have France walking away from the talks, a couple of days early, voicing serious doubts as to the outcome. These are red flags for me and add confidence to the notion that Obama has no "non-negotiables," despite claims otherwise.
Understand that Obama wants to say, "I was the first President to get this Iranian deal, finished." And you can be certain that he will make this brag, even if the deal is without substance.
Time will tell, and it is hoped that Congress will have the last word on this matter.
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