Just a quick reminder: Iran is recruiting suicide bombers for a global jihad against the US and they’re using Lebanese territory that the State Dept helped secure for Hezbollah to do it. Even assuming that Obama’s talks with them fail before they get nukes – which was already unlikely even before their secret reprocessing program came to light – the “strong sticks” that he wants to impose in the form of sanctions are already maxed out and doomed to collapse since they target individuals:
The global blacklisting system for financiers of al-Qaeda and other terrorist groups is at risk of collapse, undermined by legal challenges and waning political support in many countries, according to counterterrorism officials in Europe and the United States. In September, the European Court of Justice threw the future of the United Nations’ sanctions program against al-Qaeda and the Taliban into doubt when it declared the blacklist violated the “fundamental rights” of those targeted. The Luxembourg-based court said the list lacked accountability and made it almost impossible for people to challenge their inclusion.
That’s if he can even get Iran to the negotiating table, which is iffy at best and will almost certainly require selling out Israel. Other than that, I’m pretty psyched about Obama’s foreign policy.
References and previously after the jump…
References:
* Iranian Group Recruits Iranian Volunteers for Anti-U.S. Suicide Operations to be Carried Out by Hizbullah [MEMRI]
* Mere Rhetoric: Confirmed: Rice Went Out Of Her Way To Screw Israel On Lebanon II [MR]
* What to Do About Iran [NYT]
* Iran Has Secret Fuel Reprocessing Program, Missiles That Will Reach Europe (Plus: Khamenei: Of Course We’re Not Going To Respond To Diplomacy) [MR]
* Stuart Levy’s War – The Sanctions That Could Coax Iran [NYT]
* Terrorism Financing Blacklists At Risk [WaPo]
* Fact Sheet: Designation of Iranian Entities and Individuals for Proliferation Activities and Support for Terrorism [US DOT]
* Sarkozy: Of Course Obama’s Iran Policy Is Imbecilic [MR]
* Dennis Ross: “I’m Endorsing Obama Because He’ll Make Iran And Iran’s Financial Backers Like Us” [MR]
Previously:
* Iranian Regime Unleashes Cacophony Of Genocidal Threats Against Israel
* Clowish Leading Diplomats Visiting Iran To Discuss Religion, Ignore Genocidal Anti-Semitism
* New Iranian Reactor Online Within Months (Plus: This Week’s List Of Useless Sanctions And Talks)
