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Obama Gives Syria a Pass on Chemical Weapons. Will He Stop Iran’s Nukes?

Posted on May 14, 2015 by ArchitectGuy

COMMENTARY by Max Boot May 13, 2015 President Obama would have us believe he would be stalwart in applying “snap back” sanctions on Iran should it violate its nuclear commitments. That would be nice but hardly realistic given the administration’s … Continue reading →

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Obama plans in tatters as Saudi king, most Gulf leaders to skip summit

Posted on May 11, 2015 by ArchitectGuy

TIMES OF ISRAEL by Associated Press, AFP and TOI Staff May 11, 2015 It is not just the Saudi king who will be skipping this week’s Camp David summit of US and allied Arab leaders. Most Gulf heads of state … Continue reading →

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The Middle East [with one exception] Runs out of Water

Posted on May 10, 2015 by ArchitectGuy

MIDDLE EAST FORUM by Daniel Pipes May 8, 2015 A ranking Iranian political figure, Issa Kalantari, recently warned that past mistakes leave Iran with water supplies so insufficient that up to 70 percent, or 55 million out of 78 million … Continue reading →

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The odds of an Iran nuclear deal just got higher

Posted on May 7, 2015 by ArchitectGuy

Ed Lasky: Jan Schakowsky-led effort will make a (bad) Iran deal more likely; it all but gives the Iranian regime and the White House an all-clear WASHINGTON POST by Greg Sargent May 7, 2015 One hundred and fifty House Democrats have … Continue reading →

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Dr. Zarif or: How I learned to stop worrying and love the Iranian bomb

Posted on May 6, 2015 by ArchitectGuy

WASHINGTON TIMES by Clifford May May 6, 2015 …International law requires the United States to live up to the terms of an agreement that this government enters into.” Just so we’re clear: “This government” means President Obama who is planning to … Continue reading →

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Obama’s New Answers on Iran Fall Flat

Posted on May 4, 2015 by ArchitectGuy

BLOOMBERG by Josh Rogin May 4, 2015 Top Obama administration officials have released new details about how they would lift most sanctions against Iran. Those are unnerving some experts, who doubt the administration’s claims about the sanctions will hold up. … Continue reading →

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AP Reporter to State Dept: If Iran ‘Routinely Screws’ Other Western Countries, Why is Nuke Deal Any Different

Posted on May 3, 2015 by ArchitectGuy

ALGEMEINER by David Daoud May 3, 2015 In a testy exchange on Friday between Associated Press reporter Matt Lee and the State Department’s Acting Deputy Spokesman, Jeff Rathke, Lee questioned whether the Iranian regime can be trusted to adhere to … Continue reading →

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The Marshall Islands’ cautionary tale

Posted on May 2, 2015 by ArchitectGuy

CAROLINEGLICK.COM May 1, 2015 On Tuesday, the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps forcibly commandeered the Maersk Tigris as navigated its way through the Straits of Hormuz. Iran controls the strategic waterway through which 40 percent of seaborne oil and a quarter … Continue reading →

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Clever new Rubio amendment to Corker’s Iran bill: The final deal must match this month’s WH “fact sheet”

Posted on April 30, 2015 by ArchitectGuy

HOT AIR by AllahPundit April 30, 2015 You remember the “fact sheet,” don’t you? That’s the document the White House released on April 2nd, the day it reached a “framework” deal with Iran, describing the terms that Iran had allegedly … Continue reading →

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Marshall Islands ship seizure shows perils of an unrestrained Iran

Posted on April 30, 2015 by ArchitectGuy

WASHINGTON POST by Jennifer Rubin April 29, 2015 The New York Sun editorial board tells us: “The Gods of Irony certainly were on their game when they had the Iranians interrupt their plot to acquire an atomic bomb so they … Continue reading →

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