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  1. Biden will see the Abraham Accord as reason to continue Obama’s plan for a gradual, strategic American withdrawal from the Middle East.

    Blinken and Biden probably think that Trump’s crushing sanctions have weakened Iran and that America can now leverage Iran into signing a revised JCPOA. This is wrongheaded.

    Khameini and his hardliners in Iran will never seriously re-negotiate with America. Not since Trump tore up the JCPOA agreement and not since America assassinated General Solimani. Not happening.

    Iran will talk to America only insofar as getting sanctions removed and will ‘slow walk’ Blinken while she enriches a fissionable uranium stockpile.

    Iran must project strength to the Arab world, so Iran will double down on Syria, using her proxies there to harass Israel while maintaining ‘strategic depth’.

    1. @ Wunsch:

      Obama’s plan for a gradual, strategic American withdrawal from the Middle East.

      Nonsense, America isn’t going anywhere. Not to mention that Blinken is quite the interventionist. So if starting and fighting wars is your indication of American engagement, then you won’t be disappointed in him. But rejecting regional tyrants like MBS isn’t withdrawal. It’s upholding principle, which we still have a few of.

      Blinken and Biden probably think that Trump’s crushing sanctions have weakened Iran and that America can now leverage Iran into signing a revised JCPOA.

      First, Iran has already signaled willingness to return to JCPOA protocols. And it would not do so because “it is weak.” It would do so because it is in its interest to do so–as long as Biden delivers on his end, which the U.S. failed to do during the Obama era.

      Iran will…‘slow walk’ Blinken while she enriches a fissionable uranium stockpile.

      Utter nonsense, when Iran says it will return to compliance that means it will drastically reduce its uranium stockpile. If it doesn’t do that then it’s out of compliance. It knows that. Everyone except you and your fellow hasbaroids seems to know that as well.

      You haven’t a clue what you’re talking about. You know nothing about Iran. You know nothing about its views, policies or interests. Yet here you opine like a fool as if you do. You are transparent.

  2. 75% of American Jews voted for Biden. The minority with the biggest impact on the Democratic party, not least because of its funds.

    It is natural that American Jews would support Israel. Yet it appears to you that it is some surprise that Blinken would take into consideration the issue dear to their heart. It is only natural.

    Can you explain why you consider Palestine to be a ‘Muslim’ issue when the Arab lobby is mainly staffed with Arab Christians?

    1. @ zareena:

      The minority with the biggest impact on the Democratic party

      Really? Bigger than African-Americans? Of whom there are twice as many? Bigger than Latinos? An even larger population? As for funds, yes American Jews make huge financial contributions to Democrats.

      But American Jews do not support Israeli policies nor its government, nor it leaders. Wealthy American Jewish leaders who represent less than 1% of the overall number of Jews here do support right-wing Israeli policies carte blanche. Blinken is not catering to American jews. He’s catering to the pro-Likud 1% of the American Jewish financial elite.

      Can you explain why you consider Palestine to be a ‘Muslim’ issue…

      Well golly gee. Could be because over 80% of Palestinians are Muslim and the Haram al Sharif is situated in Palestine.

      when the Arab lobby is mainly staffed with Arab Christians?

      Utter nonsense. First, I have no idea what the “Arab Lobby” is. Sounds like Arabophobia to me. CAIR? A Muslim organization. Arab American Anti Discrimination COmmittee? A small group. Who else did you have in mind? As for your claim that these groups, such as they are, are staffed by “Arab Christians,” you don’t have a clue what you’re talking about.

      Remember Islamophobia, racism and prejudice of any kind is not permitted here. Consider that a warning.

  3. You call me a fool, yet you read my comments very carefully and you respond in detail.

    Richard says:

    Utter nonsense, when Iran says it will return to compliance that means it will drastically reduce its uranium stockpile. If it doesn’t do that then it’s out of compliance”.

    Iran is already out of compliance. Iran now has more than 10 times the amount of enriched uranium permitted under an international agreement, the UN’s nuclear watchdog says.
    https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-54033441
    https://apnews.com/article/072c7e1f7dff978cc468b22c4542ca67

    I wonder what the IAEA found at those two undisclosed Iranian nuclear sites that the IAEA only recently inspected? Did the IAEA inspectors physically go inside and inspect the sites, or were they only allowed to take outdoor soil samples?

    You know a lot about Iran, Richard, so you can tell us about these inspections.

    1. @ Wunsch: I read all the comments carefully. But I’m especially concerned with hasbara trolls like you introducing red herring arguments that misrepresent and mislead. THat is why I spend the time I do pointing out the errors, lies and distortions in your comments.

      Speaking of that, I’m introducing a new rule that applies to you. Since you are prolific as a commenter here, you may post a single comment in any particular thread. But no more. Consider that rule to apply from now to any future thread or comment you wish to publish.

      Iran is already out of compliance.

      Iran is not out of compliance concerning all the JCPOA protocols. It has been selective in choosing what it will comply with and what it won’t. As for enriched uranium, Iran specifically said that once the U.S. withdrew from the agreement Iran was no longer bound by it at all. But rather than completely abandon it, Iran said that it would choose specific provisions to abandon and maintain the rest. And it has done that. While the US withdrew completely. It takes a lot of fucking nerve for you & the Israelis to geschrei about Iran being out of compliance when the US sought to wreck the deal entirely.

      Rather than offer whispers and unfounded claims, I’d rather wait to find out what the IAEA actually knows about those inspections. Innuendo is not proof nor fact. Much as you would like it to be so.

  4. Too much to hope for, but I did: “But they won’t move the embassy from Jerusalem back to Tel Aviv. It’s even doubtful they will rescind Trump recognition of Israeli annexation of the Golan and Israeli settlements, among the most damaging features of the soon to be ex-president’s pro-Israel policy.”

    Thanks for this rundown on Blinken. Looks like Blinken is a first disappointing move. Although we cannot expect that Biden will be “progressive” in all but a few areas, what is called progressive that he will move on progressively out of the gate probably (hopefully) on is vital and urgent issues especially domestically including the virus and climate change.

    As for the JCPOA this, too, Israel/Netanyahu is against. So there is a conflict right there with Israel if we return (or don’t leave if we have not yet).

    Regarding the I-P situation it will continue on it’s trajectory to one state with half it’s population under military occupation, deprived of rights. I would like to know which mistakes Blinken thinks THEY made as well as the ones Israel did not. Nevermind. Sooner or later Israel will pay the price. Palestinians have been paying. If holding the present position is “pro-Israel” we will not have left that alternative universe as we leave others. (Our last trip to Israel, about a year ago, Israel felt like a different place altogether than a few years ago…I think it hopeless)
    There are just so many battles that can be fought at once. But Biden deserves some honeymoon (I guess).

  5. My comment last May

    Joe Biden Promised to Bring Stability Across Syraq (2007) by Oui @BooMan on Feb. 14, 2016

    A failed VP for 8 years as arms sales to Arab States peaked. Democrats making the same mistakes as four years ago. Biden is so 20th Century in mindset and policy. America deserves better … time to clean house.

    Anthony Blinken, all the “qualities” of Madeleine Albright and Zbigniew Brzezinski put together – HORROR!

    A perfect match as Democratic neocon on ME aggression for Israel. Let the JCPOA be the litmus test for Biden’s principle.

  6. The ‘arab lobby’ is not arab discrimination, any more than Israel lobby the term you used is discriminatory. What I meant was that there are more Christian Arabs in the USA than Muslim Arabs, and most Muslims are not Arab in the USA. Much of the lobbying by Arabs is done by Christian Arabs.

    We both know that Al Aqsa wasn’t in Israel. Its original location was not where todays Islamists claim it is.

    If the Haram al Sharif makes it a Muslim issue, then Jesus’ birth in Israel surely makes Israel more a Christian issue? Christian support for Israel is rising through the world, the growing Evangelical crowd in China and South America, for example.

    The demographics, yes, majority Muslim Palestinians,so I concede that if you go by demographics, but not by rights, and most certainly not by religious rights which puts Christians and Jews ahead of Muslims.

    Since you mention, the democrat partry demographics, I just want to say, Trump had an increase in votes from blacks and latinos, so your claim that Trumps party represents white supremacists is flawed. That some white supremacists support him, doens’t mean anything. I am sure some nazis support the Democrats too, that doesn’t make the democratic party a nazi party.

    What I meant was that the biggest funders in the Democrat party are Jewish and most are pro Israel, they don’t care who is in power. If I am pro American, I don’t care who is in power. So by logic, Blinden will have to take into consideration what the majority of its funders hold dear. That said, most Americans are pro Israel. There is a growing class of black and hispanic Israel supporters in the USA.

    1. @ zareena:

      The ‘arab lobby’ is not arab discrimination

      The world “Arab” is capitalized. Show respect for the word and the English language by writing the word properly.

      there are more Christian Arabs in the USA than Muslim Arabs

      I love it when people like you say something erroneous then, when your error is exposed, you claim you said something else, or that you “meant” to say something else. You said what you said and it was wrong.

      We both know that Al Aqsa wasn’t in Israel. Its original location was not where todays Islamists claim it is.

      I have no idea what this means or what to make of it. But it sounds totally bizarre.

      Christian support for Israel is rising through the world

      Not only is this nonsense, it ignores the fact that the Israeli government and its settler thugs routinely destroy Palestinian Christian churches and property in Israel. What you mean to say is that a niche of Christians, and a small minority of the world’s Christians at that, evangelical US Christians, are increasing in support for Israel. That’s far different than what you claimed.

      Evangelical Christians in China and Brazil are a tiny proportion of the overall population and an even smaller proportion of world Christian population. Their support of Israel is insignificant.

      religious rights…put Christians and Jews ahead of Muslims.

      Read my comment rules before trying to publish another comment here. This is your second Islamophobic statement. I will not tolerate this again. YOur next comment rule violation of any kind will bring moderation.

      the democrat partry

      Once again, I insist on calling people by the names they call themselves. It is the “Democratic Party” with a capital “D.” If you disrespect anyone in future by deliberately misspelling their name that will also lead to moderation.

      Trump had an increase in votes from blacks and latinos

      Again, another red herring. Of course Trump had an increase in Blacks and Latinos (again, each of these groups use capital letters). He had an increase in votes from Jews and whites. But so did Biden. The lection brought the largest percentage of eligible voters to the polls since 1902. Every candidate gained votes from every demographic.

      The GOP is the Party of white supremacists. Clearly. IF you wish to deny reality you’re going to do it elsewhere.

      some nazis support the Democrats

      A stupid lie. I dare you to offer a single shred of proof this is true.

      the biggest funders in the Democrat party are Jewish and most are pro Israel, they don’t care who is in power.

      Again, nonsense. If pro-Israel Democratic funders didn’t care who was in power they would switch immediately to Trump because he was far more servile to Israeli interests than any Democrat.

      Do not publish again in this thread. And take my warnings above to heart if you wish to continue posting here.

  7. [comment deleted: you have here exposed yourself as a fraud. My comment rules specifically prohibit commenters from dissembling about their identity. You clearly hate Muslims as you’ve shown in your comments. In this comment you claim to be a Muslim. I don’t know who or what you are. But you are not who you claim to be. Such fraud is unacceptable here. You are now banned.]

  8. @zareena
    Normalisation will take place as soon as the Sunni nuclear bomb is fitted on a ballistic missile? May I be the first to extend my congratulations … dual-use technology will become available to a murderous tribe … wet dream of Osama.

  9. Oui, I don’t know what nonsense you are spouting about the nuclear ballistic missile. Do you mean that Saudi Arabia is about to go nuclear? Or Iran? or both? to it matters not, even if North Korea or Finland does.

    The truth is if the USA can be a nuclear power along with the handful of other countries that are so can anyone else in the world. I mean if Pakistan can have a nuclear weapon, I don’t see why Iran or Saudi Arabia cannot. How do you know Pakistan isn’t already sharing with Iran and Saudi? My own belief is that Pakistan has shared its knowhow with these two countries already. That is also how North Korea becamse nuclear. Benazir Bhutto took nuclear knowhow to North Korea on a state visit there.

    Don’t you ever try to hold any other country to a different standard.

    Untill every country agrees to do away with nuclear weapons, every country in the world has the right to go nuclear.

  10. [comment deleted: you clearly are from the MeK social media propaganda mill. This site is not going to offer you an outlet. Go elsewhere.]

  11. If Palestine is a religious issue, rather than a national issue, why do you accept Islamic claims to Jerusalem and not Jewish claims?

    Jews have been praying for 2000 years – אם אשכחך ירושלים, תשכח ימיני – If I forget you, O Jerusalem, may my right hand forget. Do you take it on yourself to give up that dream?

    Why do you think only Muslims should pray at that holy site but not Christians and Jews?

    1. @ Ariel:

      If Palestine is a religious issue

      It’s not. But Israel’s settler state has made it into one because it’s easier to gin up hate based on issues of religious supremacy. If I can turn a political conflict into a religious one I will have 1000 times the impact on those I need to follow me.

      Jews have been praying for 2000 years – אם אשכחך ירושלים, תשכח ימיני – If I forget you, O Jerusalem, may my right hand forget. Do you take it on yourself to give up that dream?

      Enough with the grandstanding and sloganeering. I have not forgotten Jerusalem. It’s very much in my thoughts. But that verse you quoted does not tell us to remember a Judeo-supermacist Jerusalem from which non-Jews have been expelled. It does not tell us we must rebuild a Third TEmple on the blasted out ruins of Haram al Sharif. So stop with the faux nostalgia.

      Why do you think only Muslims should pray at that holy site but not Christians and Jews?

      Our rabbis for centuries have commanded us NOT to enter the Temple Mount so as not to violate the sanctity of the site. If you are an Orthodox Jew that is the normative Jewish halacha. OF course, there are Judeo-fascist deviants who defy this norm. You clearly are, or wish to be one of them. But you are in a distinct Jewish minority.

      And why would a Christian pray on a site holy to Jews and Muslims? They don’t. They pray at the Churches and locations associated with Jesus life and death.

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