Obama Isn't Serious about Controlling Iran's Nuclear Program

When President Obama commented from Cuba on the Brussels jihadist attacks, he said : "We will do whatever is necessary to support our friends in Belgium." As we know, what Obama did was go to a baseball game before flying down to Argentina for a tango. When he finally got back to Washington, he mentioned Brussels in his weekly radio talk. As usual, he used the attack to call for US openness to refugees, urging Americans to lead by "example" in immigration policy. But, President Obama has done much that runs counter to the fight against islamic terrorism. ~~~~~ New York City Police Commissioner Bill Bratton is furious about Obama's decision to cut NYC counter-terrorism funds by $200 million -- a 50% reduction. Bratton said Obama's proposal "It's mind-boggling that we have to fight with our own government to get money to protect our cities, particularly when cities around the world are being attacked." When Senator Chuck Schumer of New York -- soon to become the Senate's Democrat leader -- criticized Obama's decision, the White House hit back through White House spokesman Josh Earnest : "...Senator Schumer’s credibility [is questionable] in talking about national security issues, particularly...when it relates to homeland security....Senator Schumer is somebody that came out and opposed the international agreement to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon. He was wrong about that position, and when people look at the facts here...they’ll recognize that he’s wrong this time, too." ~~~~~ Was Senator Schumer wrong about the Iran deal? On March 28, a US Navy ship seized thousands of weapons enroute from Iran for Houthi rebels in Yemen, according to Fox News. The Iran shiite regime supports the shiite Houthi's terrorist war against Yemen, backed by sunni Saudi Arabia and America. The illegal arms shipment is the latest aggressive move by Iran since the Obama nuclear deal was agreed, including testing ballistic missiles with the phrase "Israel must be wiped out" written on them in Hebrew. The Iran missile program is forbidden by UN resolutions, but Deputy Chief of Staff Brigadier General Jazzayeri said : "The White House should know that defense capacities and missile power, specially at the present juncture where plots and threats are galore, is among the Iranian nation's red lines...and we don’t allow anyone to violate it." The Washington Free Beacon reported Monday that Congress is investigating whether the Obama administration has made concessions or is rewriting the Iran deal. Congressman Mike Pompeo said : "The gap between their promises on the Iran nuclear deal and today's scary reality continues to widen. We are now trying to determine whether this was intentional deception on the part of the administration or new levels of disturbing acquiescence to the Iranians." For example, Secretary of State Kerry claimed ballistic tests are part of the deal, but the administration later said they are outside the deal, thus agreeing with Iran's Foreign Ministry, which told Iran's Fars News Agency the ballistic missile program is outside the ban. Last summer, Obama assured Congress and the public that the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) would be able to inspect suspicious sites. The Iranians responded that their military facilities are off limits. When the IAEA wanted to inspect the Parchin facility, Iran refused, allowing a ceremonial visit by the IAEA director. Iran was allowed to collect its own site samples. But, Obama argues Iran has complied with its primary commitments -- removing low enriched uranium, modifying key nuclear sites, allowing greater transparency in its program. ~~~~~ Dear readers, Obama accepted a deal that allows Iran to retain its massive nuclear program, built in defiance of the UN. Iran now has a loaded gun for blackmailing the world. If concessions are refused, Iran can restart its program. In theory, a US President could re-impose sanctions, but it would be immensely difficult. Iran knows this and continues to alter the nuclear deal. Is Obama serious about fighting jihadist terrorism? No.