Tag Archives: President Barack Obama

The Obscene Drive to Avoid any Senate Vote on the Iran Deal

NEW YORK POST Editorial Board August 30, 2015 Whether to approve the disastrous nuclear deal with Iran is the most important question to face Congress in years — yet the president wants to stop the Senate from even debating it. … Continue reading

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Iran deal gives Senator Durbin a shot at political redemption

TIMES OF ISRAEL by Erica Werner August 29, 2015 No. 2 Democrat leads effort to garner support for nuclear accord; its approval may strengthen his grip as party whip For all its fraught politics and geopolitical import, the Iran nuclear … Continue reading

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Jewish Pundits Bemoan Media ‘Obsession’ With Jewishness of Congress Members Over Iran Nuclear Deal

ALGEMEINER by Ruthie Blum August 30, 2015 Two well-known Jewish pundits took to Twitter on Sunday to question the practice of the newspaper, The Hill, to emphasize the Jewishness of members of Congress in relation to the Iran nuclear deal. Jeffrey … Continue reading

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What six years of ‘reset’ have wrought

WASHINGTON POST by Charles Krauthammer August 27, 2015 On September 5, 2014, two days after President Obama visited Estonia to symbolize America’s commitment to its security, Russian agents crossed into Estonia and kidnapped an Estonian security official. Last week, after … Continue reading

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Congressional Fight on #IranDeal Is All But Over

BLOOMBERG by Eli Lake and Josh Rogin August 28, 2015 Opponents of the Iran nuclear deal in Congress admit they can no longer kill the accord. Their focus now is making sure there will be a vote on the agreement at … Continue reading

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Obama’s Iran Deal Hypocrisy Knows No Limits

The President webcasts the Jewish Community. COMMENTARY by Jonathan S. Tobin August 28, 2015 President Obama was at pains to express his devotion to the U.S.-Israel alliance during a webcast conversation with the Jewish community broadcast by the Jewish Federations of … Continue reading

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Obama, the Jews and the Iran Deal

FRONT PAGE MAG by Kenneth Levin August 28, 2015 The sad old pattern of embracing the indictments of haters The Iran deal, by President Obama’s own admission, opens the path to Iran’s acquiring a nuclear arsenal, even as Iranian leaders … Continue reading

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214 Generals and Admirals Sign Letter to Congress: Reject the Defective Iran Deal [Updated]

This group includes 22 Admirals and 4 star generals, 46 vice admirals and lieutenant generals, 96 Rear admirals and Major Generals and 24 brigadier generals. AMERICAN THINKER by Carol Greenwald August 27, 2015 Yesterday, Aug. 25, a letter was delivered … Continue reading

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In Chicago, Iran nuclear proposal brings discord among Jews

CHICAGO TRIBUNE by Ron Grossman August 26, 2015 When the Iran deal shouting stops, will healing begin? Jews wonder. Troubled by the angry voices and harsh words unleashed by the Iran nuclear deal, leaders of Chicago’s Jewish community are anxiously … Continue reading

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What Obama Gets Wrong

FOREIGN AFFAIRS by Bret Stephens September/October 2015 No Retreat, No Surrender …Obama’s supporters also need to acknowledge that they cannot celebrate the president’s supposed successes at one point and then disavow responsibility later when those successes turn to dust. If … Continue reading

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