Obama's Anti-Hamas Stance Short On Change And Hope, Long On Rank Hypocrisy

Here's Obama on Hamas:
"Sen. Obama does not agree with President Carter's decision to go forward with this meeting because he does not support negotiations with Hamas until they renounce terrorism, recognize Israel's right to exist, and abide by past agreements," a spokesman for the Obama campaign said. "As president, Obama will negotiate directly with the head of the Palestinian Authority, Mahmoud Abbas."
Here's Obama on Iran:
All that sophisticated liberal analysis of how Iran can't possibly have the infrastructure to go nuclear - not so sophisticated, it turns out? Which isn't stopping Obama from relying on the same community of advisers for his Iran policy: At the top of his foreign policy agenda is Iran. Tehran is still Washington’s No. 1 state nemesis, but the new President Obama has a different approach: Unlike his predecessors who eschewed talking to Iran’s leaders, Mr. Obama will engage in aggressive personal diplomacy and offer economic incentives and a possible promise not to seek regime change if Iran starts cooperating with United States foreign policy goals.
Remind us again: has Iran renounced terrorism and recognized Israel and abided by past agreements? Cause we're curious. And while we're on the subject of skepticism: yeah, you know what? We're not sure that we really believe him.
UPDATE: Naturally Allahpundit made the exact same point yesterday afternoon. Of course he did.
References:
* Carter and Hamas [Politico]
* Iran Producing Its Own Nuclear Fuel (Plus: Obama Would Meet With Iran, Give Them Security Guarantees, Etc) [MR]
* OK, Just One More on Iran-Hezbollah Connections [MR]
* Obligatory Post About Iran's "Hezbollah Radiation Will Destroy Israel" Threat (Plus: Mugniyah Assassination Dramatically Demonstrates Absurdity Of Liberal Foreign Policy Sophistication) [MR]
* Dumbest Diplomacy Headline Ever... Today [MR]
* Anti-Israel Activists To Anti-Israel Voters: Don't Worry, We Pretty Much Own Obama [MR]
Previously:
* Obama: "I'm Not Saying Israel Should Have To Take Risks For Peace, But..."
* Lebanon - Another Country Where Obama Can Make Things Much Worse
* Top Obama Foreign Policy Adviser: No Seriously, We Are Totally Going To Screw Israel When We Get Into Power





