Appeasement of the Day
Responding to Iran’s drive for nuclear weapons, the Obama Administration’s tried comicly denying the facts, negotiations that only encouraged more rapid uranium enrichment, capitulation, and “crippling sanctions” (ultimately downgraded to “sanctions lite”). Last week, the Administration flip-flopped again; the latest policy could be the worst yet:
The Obama administration is pressing Congress to provide an exemption from Iran sanctions to companies based in “cooperating countries,” a move that likely would exempt Chinese and Russian concerns from penalties meant to discourage investment in Iran.