Just when do you plan to stop them, Mr. President?
In an earlier post, I noted that the mainstream media's so-called 'experts' had panned Mitt Romney's foreign policy address for '
lacking specifics.' That implies that these 'experts' believe that President Obama has provided specifics regarding his plans for the United States' foreign policy. I'm really curious to hear what those specifics are regarding Iran, because as Anne Bayefsky shows, Obama's current term in office has included
one postponement after another of the Iranian nuclear program's day of reckoning.
Here is a timeline of the Obama administration’s Iran policy, as the
world’s most dangerous nation and leading state sponsor of terrorism
moves inexorably towards acquiring the world’s most dangerous weapon.
“My
expectation would be that if we can begin discussions soon, shortly
after the Iranian elections, we should have a fairly good sense by the
end of the year as to whether they are moving in the right direction.”
President Obama, May 18, 2009, Washington, D.C.
“The opportunity will not remain open indefinitely.” Secretary Clinton, July 15, 2009, Washington, D.C.
“We are not going to keep the window open forever.” Secretary Clinton, July 22, 2009, Bangkok, Thailand.
“The Iranians may simply try to run out the clock.” Defense Secretary Robert Gates, July 27, 2009.
“Our patience is not infinite. We’re not willing to let this go on forever.” State Department spokesman Ian Kelly, September 14, 2009, Washington, D.C.
“If
Iran does not take steps in the near future to live up to its
obligations, then the United States will not continue to negotiate
indefinitely. . . . Our patience is not unlimited.” President Obama, October 1, 2009, Washington, D.C.
“We are in what we hope is an intensive diplomatic phase now. It will not be open-ended.” Senior U.S. official, October 1, 2009, Geneva, Switzerland.
“I
don’t think that there’s a hard-and-fast deadline. . . .What we have
said all along is that this is not an open-ended process, we are not in
this just to talk for talk’s sake. . . . We expect prompt, concrete
steps to be taken over the next couple of weeks.” State department
spokesman Kelly, October 2, 2009, Washington, D.C.
“We are running out of time” President Obama, November 15, 2009, Shanghai, China.
“Time
is running out for Iran to address the international community’s
growing concerns about its nuclear program.” Press Secretary Gibbs, November 29, 2009, Washington, D.C.
“Iran
has to live up to its international obligations. . . . The president
has said that our patience is not unlimited.” State Deptartment
spokesman Kelly, November 30, 2009, Washington, D.C.
“The window is closing.” National Security adviser Jim Jones, December 2, 2009, Washington, D.C.
“Iran’s nuclear program . . . there was going to be a time limit . . .” President Obama, March 30, 2010, Washington, D.C.
“We’ve
said to the Iranians all along . . . we still remain open to diplomacy.
But it’s been very clear that the Iranians don’t want to engage with
us.” Secretary Hillary Clinton, September 19, 2010.
“We
want to see the Iranians engage, and as you know, we have attempted to
bring about that engagement over the course of the last three-plus
years. It has not proven effective.” Secretary Hillary Clinton, December 12, 2011, Washington, D.C.
“To
resolve this issue will require Iran to come to the table and discuss
in a clear and forthright way how to prove to the international
community that the intentions of their nuclear program are peaceful. . .
. The question is going to be whether in these discussions they show
themselves moving clearly in that direction.” President Obama, March 6, 2012, Washington, D.C.
“That window is closing.” President Obama, March 25, 2012, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
“Time is short.” President Obama, March 26, 2102, Seoul, Republic of Korea,
“Iran’s window of opportunity . . . will not remain open forever.” Secretary Clinton, March 31, 2012, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
”They
assert that their program is purely peaceful. . . . We want them to
demonstrate clearly in the actions they propose that they have truly
abandoned any nuclear weapons ambition.” Secretary Clinton, April 12, 2012, Washington, D.C.
”That
window is closing. . . . Now, the clock is ticking. . . . We’re not
going to have these talks just drag out in a stalling process. . . . We
haven’t given away anything — other than the opportunity for us to
negotiate ” President Obama, April 15, 2012, Cartagena, Columbia.
“We will not engage in an endless process of negotiations.” U.N. ambassador Susan Rice, September 20, 2012, New York.
“Iran
. . . has failed to take the opportunity to demonstrate that its
nuclear program is peaceful . . . time is not unlimited.” President
Obama, September 25, 2012, New York.
It should be obvious by now that the Obama administration has no intention of stopping Iran - now or ever. All it has done for the past four years is to shake its finger like a schoolteacher. But it's afraid to expel the recalcitrant child from school because that might require real enforcement action.
Read the whole thing.
Labels: Barack Hussein Obama, Hillary Clinton, Iranian nuclear threat
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