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NOW you're worried about Iran?

It's been less than two weeks since the Obama administration was roundly rebuked by a 100-0 vote in the Senate in favor of the Kirk-Menendez compromise on Iran sanctions. Now, Bloomberg reports that the administration is 'worried' that Iran may be enriching uranium to 20% in its Fordo underground enrichment facility in the 'holy city' of Qom. But read closely why they are worried.

The Obama administration is concerned Iran is on the verge of being able to enrich uranium at a facility deep underground near the Muslim holy city of Qom, which may strengthen those advocating tougher action to stop Iran’s suspected atomic weapons program.

Iranian nuclear scientists at the Fordo facility appear to be within weeks of producing 20 percent enriched uranium, according to Iran analysts and nuclear specialists who are in close communication with U.S. officials and atomic inspectors....

Administration officials speaking on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the issue say Iran’s actions may bolster calls for military or covert action against the Persian Gulf country from Republican presidential candidates. It may also fuel pressure on the administration to impose measures approved by Congress to limit Iran’s oil exports.

“Senior advisers to President Obama privately express concern that Israel might see Iran’s commencement of the Fordo facility” as a justification for a military strike, said Karim Sadjadpour, an Iran analyst at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace in Washington who has frequent discussions with the White House.

In other words, what really worries the Obama administration is that it will be pressured to do something about Iran, or that Israel will do something about Iran on its own. The fact that Iran is likely developing nuclear weapons on its own is of little concern to Barack Hussein Obama. They won't be used until after the 2012 elections.

Read the whole thing, but here's one other point I wanted to show you:

Iran only admitted the existence of the Fordo plant, built deep into a mountain south of the capital Tehran, in September 2009 after U.S., British and French intelligence agencies gathered information on the clandestine facility.

What's not mentioned here is that the British and the French forced Obama to disclose the facility's existence.

It should be clear to everyone by now that the Obama administration is determined to do as little as possible to stop Iran. Should Obama be reelected, God forbid, Iran will have a clear path to nuclear weapons, with only little Israel standing in the way.

What could go wrong?

Labels: Barack Hussein Obama, Iranian nuclear threat, Qom

posted by Carl in Jerusalem @ 12:58 PM