U.S. And Iran (I)
Re “The Administration’s Ever-Shifting Approach to Iran” (editorial, Oct. 2):
In less than sixteen months our pseudo-aristocratic, autocratic president will be returned to private life. But the damage he has done and will continue to do for the duration of his presidency is incalculable and perhaps irreparable. His foreign policy has alienated our friends and encouraged our enemies to attack nations that have been friendly to us.
Hopefully, every Jew dedicated to the future of Israel and the status of Jews in this nation will remember the harm he has caused when deciding whether to vote for or against candidates who want to continue his legacy.
Nelson Marans
Silver Spring, MD
U.S. And Iran (II)
The U.S. is not all about Jews or Israel. Jews make up less than 2 percent of the population and, as Ann Coulter pointed out, Americans are tired of hearing from this minority all the time.
Enough already!
David Dahl
(Via JewishPress.com)
U.S. And Iran (III)
There is no shift in fundamentals in the Obama approach to Iran. From the beginning of his administration, President Obama has tried to reach out to the Arab and Muslim worlds. The only shifts that occurred were the results of a trial and error process designed to lead to a resetting of relations with those worlds.
In particular he decided that in essence Iran need not pose a threat to the U.S. if treated properly and that a U.S.-friendly, nuclear Iran would not necessarily be a bad thing. He had no problem with Iran emerging as the driving force in the Middle East.
It never really mattered to the president what manner of concessions Iran insisted on in the negotiations and he therefore instructed Secretary of State Kerry to do whatever was needed to get a deal.
Having said that, I don’t believe this was directed at Israel. I think Israel is basically an afterthought to Obama. I do, however, believe he has no problem with a diminishing Israel if that would contribute to the realization of his vision for future relations between America and the Arab/Muslim world.
Shmuel Bortenstein
(Via e-Mail)
Rouhani’s Old Message
Let us pay careful attention to what Iranian President Rouhani has to say about Israel (“Iran President: U.S. Support for Israel Gives Terrorists Excuses for Their Crimes,” front page news story, Oct.2).
Actually, his message mimics what anti-Semites have been saying about Jews for centuries: All of the world’s ills are attributable to the activities of Jews; ergo, eliminate the Jews and the problems go away.
All of the so-called statesmen who believe the current leadership in Iran consists of rational decision-makers should not forget what British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain said about “Herr Hitler” being “a man we can do business with.”
Rouhani and the ayatollahs are fundamentalist fanatics who will start with the Jews and continue with Christians and other “infidels.” Thinking otherwise will bring catastrophe.
Richard Lorbel
(Via E-Mail)
Vulnerable Schumer?
I am not surprised that according to a recent poll conducted by Quinnipiac University, Senator Charles Schumer – who came out against the proposed treaty with Iran, but with a wink and a nod to President Obama refused to lobby his fellow senators to join him in opposing the deal – has seen his approval rating drop to 52 percent, his lowest since May 2000.
New York Republicans have a surprising opportunity. Given Schumer’s weakened poll numbers, perhaps a brave Republican candidate with both name recognition and the financial resources to offer a serious alternative will step forward to challenge him in 2016. It might make for an interesting contest as opposed to another Schumer coronation.