Biden is pursuing a dangerous policy of appeasement with the Iranian regime

[Not a Monkeys Uncle]

Biden is pursuing a dangerous policy of appeasement with the Iranian regime

Biden is pursuing a dangerous policy of appeasement with the Iranian regime

In general, there exist two distinct approaches for dealing with the Iranian regime. There is the easy, but ultimately dangerous method, which involves submitting to the demands of the leaders in Tehran and placating them. And there is the effective path, which involves pressuring the Islamic...

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In general, there exist two distinct approaches for dealing with the Iranian regime. There is the easy, but ultimately dangerous method, which involves submitting to the demands of the leaders in Tehran and placating them. And there is the effective path, which involves pressuring the Islamic Republic and holding it accountable for its violations and defiance.

Unfortunately, it appears that the administration of US President Joe Biden has chosen to take the easy but dangerous path. It seems to be appeasing Iran’s leaders in an effort to revive the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, also known as the Iran nuclear deal.

This appeasement has come in different forms. The administration first told the Iranian leaders that not only it is willing to lift nuclear-related sanctions, but that it is also considering lifting non-nuclear-related sanctions.

This was followed by the first concession toward Iran’s proxy militia group, the Houthis. Even as the evidence — including a report by the UN — showed that the Iranian regime was delivering sophisticated weapons to the Houthis in Yemen, the Biden administration suspended some of the anti-terrorism sanctions on the Houthis that the Trump administration had imposed. Soon after, the Biden administration revoked the designation of the Houthis as a terrorist group.

In addition, in June 2021 the Biden administration lifted sanctions on three Iranian former officials and several energy companies. Then, in a blow to the Iranian people and advocates of democracy and human rights — just a few days after the Iranian regime hand-picked Ebrahim Raisi to be its next president — the Biden administration announced that it was also considering lifting sanctions against Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

OP: As usual, Democrats make friends with terrorists (Iran) and work against our allies, in this case Israel and the Saudis.

 

[Not a Monkeys Uncle]

More:

. . . . Most recently, the Biden administration shockingly issued a sanctions waiver for part of the Iranian regime’s nuclear program, which will permit companies from countries such as Russia, China and Europe to work on Iran’s non-proliferation projects such as the Tehran Research Reactor, electricity generation at the Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant, and the Arak heavy water production sites.

What has been the reaction of the Iranian regime to the Biden administration’s “goodwill” gestures during the past year? It has doubled down on its defiance, both regionally and internationally.

For example, while the Biden administration was giving the sanctions waiver for Tehran’s nuclear program, Tehran continued to violate all the restrictions of the nuclear deal, defying the international community by enriching uranium at a high and dangerous level and threatening that it is capable of enriching uranium up to 90 percent purity, which is weapons grade.

The regime is also violating some of the US sanctions that are still in place, along with UN Security Council resolutions. Its continuing efforts, for instance, to ship oil to Syria and Hezbollah in Lebanon are a direct violation of the US sanctions. The frequent shipments of weapons to the Houthis in Yemen are yet another violation by Iran of UN Security Council Resolution 2140: The “obligation to freeze all funds, other financial assets and economic resources that are owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by the individuals or entities designated by the Committee, or by individuals or entities acting on their behalf or at their direction, or by entities owned or controlled by them; no funds, financial assets or economic resources to be made available to or for the benefit of such individuals or entities."

It is worth noting that the Iranian regime has also been emboldened to escalate its crackdown on its own population. For example, in one of the latest waves of protests, in November 2021, many demonstrators rose up against the Islamic Republic, poured into the streets and criticized government officials over a severe water shortage. In response, the regime cut off access to the internet, and security forces fired shotguns and tear gas at protesters, intentionally targeting their heads and eyes, according to reports. The result, not surprisingly, was a number of deaths and hundreds of injuries. As #BloodyFriday trended on Twitter, not a word of condemnation could be heard from the White House, unfortunately.

More recently, the US Department of Justice announced on Dec. 7, 2021, the successful forfeiture of two large caches of Iranian weapons. The hauls reportedly included advanced arms including “171 guided anti-tank missiles, eight surface-to-air missiles, land-attack cruise missile components, anti-ship cruise missile components, thermal weapon optics and other components for missiles and unmanned aerial vehicles (drones).”

The US Navy also seized Iranian petroleum products from “four foreign-flagged tankers in or around the Arabian Sea while en route to Venezuela. These actions represent the government’s largest-ever forfeitures of fuel and weapons shipments from Iran.”

In a nutshell, an informed and effective policy to deal with the Iranian regime’s threats ought to be anchored in imposing pressure on the Islamic Republic. Appeasement will only embolden the Iranian regime and further destabilize the region.

 

[pknopp]

There is nothing we can do about Iran.

 

[Not a Monkeys Uncle]

There is nothing we can do about Iran.

Really? I beg to differ.

 

[wamose]

Biden is too much of a pussy and too stupid to leave him negotiate with anyone. Bring Trump back.

 

[pknopp]

Really? I beg to differ.

Beg all you wish.

 

[pknopp]

Biden is too much of a pussy and too stupid to leave him negotiate with anyone. Bring Trump back.

How is that new trade agreement with China going?

 

[Not a Monkeys Uncle]

Biden is too much of a pussy and too stupid to leave him negotiate with anyone. Bring Trump back.

Yep

 

[Not a Monkeys Uncle]

How is that new trade agreement with China going?

Whats that got to do with the topic you asshat

 

[pknopp]

Whats that got to do with the topic you asshat

Biden is too much of a pussy and too stupid to leave him negotiate with anyone. Bring Trump back.

 

[Not a Monkeys Uncle]

Newsweek:
Biden's Iran Appeasement is Dangerous

Biden's Iran Appeasement is Dangerous

Now, almost six months into Biden's term, an emboldened Iran is feeling the wind in its sails.

www.newsweek.com

A year ago, the Iranian regime was on its back foot. The Trump administration's pressure campaign was proving difficult for the terror regime to handle.

Under President Donald Trump's leadership, the United States exited the failed Iran Nuclear Deal, reinstated a host of targeted sanctions and took out Qassem Soleimani, a terrorist responsible for the death and maiming of hundreds of Americans in Afghanistan, Iraq and around the world.

The crushing sanctions imposed by President Trump caused financial tensions in Iran, and forced the regime to look inwards to reduce its outward exposure. Iran's terrorist proxies in Yemen, Lebanon, Syria and Iraq began to falter.

And then Joe Biden moved into the Oval Office.

Now, almost six months into Biden's term, an emboldened Iran is feeling the wind in its sails. In a rigged election last month, human rights abuser and hardliner Ebrahim Raisi was elected to become the country's next president.

The outgoing president, Hassan Rouhani, was certainly not the "moderate" the media portrayed him to be. Still, Raisi's rise to power represents a revitalized Iran that knows it can walk all over the weak and wavering Biden squad.

Meanwhile, the White House appears to be fully pursuing an appeasement strategy.

By removing sanctions on Iran and taking former Iranian officials off of the blacklist, Joe Biden and his team have pandered to Tehran, wasting the crucial diplomatic leverage they inherited from President Trump. Empowering Iran with billions of dollars in sanctions relief will not help the beleaguered Iranian people who have suffered at the hands of a murderous regime.

Biden's incompetence is likely to prove extremely dangerous. An emboldened Iran can endanger not only our nation's security and that of our troops in the Middle East, but also that of our allies. As the predominant state sponsor of terrorism in the world, Iranian aggression can have dire effects on Israel, our greatest ally in the region.

 

[Not a Monkeys Uncle]

President Joe Biden’s Dangerous Policy of Appeasement

Biden’s dangerous policy of appeasement | Opinion | Opinion

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[Synthaholic]

But you want Biden to appease Putin.

You Republicans need to decide if you are on America's side or not.

 

[surada]

Really? I beg to differ.

Israel should deal with Iran.

 

[Not a Monkeys Uncle]

Israel should deal with Iran.

Not when they commit terrorist acts against us, as they have for 42 years now, you Nazi shill

But you want Biden to appease Putin.

When did I ever say that you retarded fuck

You Republicans need to decide if you are on America's side or not.

Democrats are the party of Socialism, Sodomy (gay marriage), Infanticide (late term abortion), not allowing Conservative free speech on Youtube and elsewhere, Antifa and BLM Marxist thugs and bullies burning cities, defunding police, Fascist lockdown, voter fraud, and more. Democrats are the enemy of Liberty.

Republicans are on the side of Liberty and putting America first.

Any more questions you homo?

 

[surada]

Tr

Biden is too much of a pussy and too stupid to leave him negotiate with anyone. Bring Trump back.

Trump cancelled the nuclear agreement on a whim.

 

[Whodatsaywhodat.]

There is nothing we can do about Iran.

Biden can always do like his boss Hussain Obama and send Iran billions in cash in the middle of the night.

 

[pknopp]

Biden can always do like his boss Hussain Obama and send Iran billions in cash in the middle of the night.

It was their money. He was a coward for not just being honest about it.

 

[surada]

Biden can always do like his boss Hussain Obama and send Iran billions in cash in the middle of the night.

It was their money. We aren't thieves.

 

[Not a Monkeys Uncle]

Trump cancelled the nuclear agreement on a whim.

Liar. He cancelled because it was rotten and smart people had been saying it was rotten for years while the Kenyan Pig was president