Friday, July 24, 2015

The War's over, Time to kiss and make up

Most people who speak against the nuclear deal with Iran invoke history to tell of parallels they see between it and what's happening in the world today. And they conclude that the bad developments of the past are about to be repeated because President Obama is accommodating Iran instead of working to destroy it.

But the fact is that for nearly four decades, there have been regional wars in which America or Iran or both have participated. The people opposed to the nuclear deal point to them and say that the two countries have been at war with each other ever since. Be that as it may, the war is now over; a finality that was brought about by the signing of the nuclear deal between the two countries.

This being the case, it defies logic to invoke the prewar history of past events and conclude that the peace treaty of today will lead to war. The parallel that these people make is an absurdity … an intolerable one at that. Call it an armistice or call it a peace treaty, the time has come for those who invoke history to accept that reality and seek ways to kiss and make up with Iran.

But this is not what the Jewish mob of warmongers is willing to do as can be seen from reading the article that came under the title: “Scuttle Obama's Iran deal, or surrender” and the subtitle: “The future of U.S. Sovereignty rests with Congress now.” It was written by Clifford D. May of the comical troupe calling itself Foundation for Defense of Democracies, and published on July 21, 2015 in the Washington Times.

To make his case, Clifford May begins by lamenting that as a result of the peace “Iran's rulers will receive tens of billions of dollars.” He further explains that this money “will both empower and enrich a regime that is responsible for more than 1,000 American military deaths.” Even though he is among those who invoke history, he does not juxtapose that figure with the millions of military deaths that the forces of the Axis inflicted on America, yet the country kissed and made up with its previous adversaries and nobody lamented then.

What May does next is ask the rhetorical question: “Can you tell me when such policies have led to good outcomes?” upon which he tells the Congress of the United States to reject the deal with Iran. But because such action will have repercussions worldwide given that the Security Council of the UN has adopted it and made it binding on all member states – including the United States, Clifford May devotes the rest of the article to show that the repercussions will not be serious.

He focuses on the lifting of American sanctions now in effect on Iran. He mentions in this regard that the Iranian Foreign Minister warned America “will have committed a blatant violation of international law” if the agreement were revoked by the next President as some had suggested may happen. However, May writes that a former Republican legal adviser to the White House pointed out that the UN resolution does not require the lifting of American sanctions as a matter of international law.

Thus, Clifford May concludes that “if Congress disapproves this deal and refrains from lifting sanctions, the US will not be an outlaw nation, but will [only] be violating the spirit of the UN resolution and contravening the political commitment made in the agreement.” As to the argument that it would be futile to maintain American sanctions while those imposed by Europe and others will be lifted, May responds: The members of Congress who endorse this deal will own it and will share responsibility for what it brings.

Fearing hat this may not be enough to convince the Congress it must reject peace with Iran and set the country on a path that will see the “war” continue for an indefinite period, May plays the sovereignty card. He says “it would be a grave mistake to set a precedent that the UN Security Council constitute a global government with the power to make decisions for the American people.”

To reinforce his argument, he quotes Walter Russell Mead who never accepted Obama's presidency as being an equal branch of the American government. Indeed what Mead had said was that the precedent Obama is setting by making foreign policy as stipulated in the Constitution changes the Constitution. Go figure.

And so May recommends that the deal be returned to the White House with instructions to renegotiate, amend and improve – knowing full well that this will doom the deal not just violate the spirit of the UN resolution and contravene the political commitment made in the agreement. Fat chance this will happen.