1. What happened to the president's pledge to pursue personal diplomacy with the principals of Iran?
2. Today, he's not talking TO the Iranians, he's talking ABOUT them.
3. In June, the president approved nuclear energy for the world's leading Shiite power.
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4. In Pittsburg, he said, "Iran has a right to peaceful nuclear power that meets the needs of its people, but the size and configuration of this facility is inconsistent with a peaceful program."
5. Given such an easy out, the Iranians grabbed it.
6. The head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran explained that his country is producing nukes "to preserve and enjoy its undeniable right to use nuclear energy for peaceful purposes."
7. But, hey, at least Obama got Russia to release a harsh statement---LOL!
8. Israel, meanwhile, is being forced into unilateral action.
9. The White House said "intelligence agencies have known about the facility for several years."
10. That would include, therefore, all the time on the campaign trail when Obama was prioritizing his absurd assertion that he could alter Iran's attitude over a cup of coffee.
11. So, suddenly the administration BELIEVES the CIA?
12. "We have excellent clandestine collection," says US intel, "we are highly confident."
13. Obama doesn't know what he's doing.
14. After Ahmedinejad openly stole the election in June, the president's reaction for a week was---hey, I'll talk to them.
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15. Ahmedinejad, meanwhile, demands another atonement---the disclosure of Qom "simply adds to the list of issues over which the United States owes the Iranian nation an apology."
16. Obama is moving towards sanctions, he sounds like Bush.
17. Except the current prez is so typically half stepping and non committal.
18. According to The Post, he "spoke in more measured terms, did not mention sanctions specifically."
19. "The US is committed to demonstrating that international law is not an empty promise, that obligations must be kept and that treaties will be enforced," said our overworked Obama in Pittsburg.
20. Qom, at current rates, is capable of producing one nuclear warhead per year, according to The Post.
21. China's reaction is not as tough as Russia's, not even as strong as our uncertain, over-his-head chief exec: "You talk about punishment, and personally I don't like the word 'punishment,' and I think all issues can only be solved through dialogue and negotiation," uttered Hu's Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs.
22. Today's tidings also put a rather dank downer on Obama's unanimously approved resolution JUST YESTERDAY in the Security Council for a world free of nukes.
23. Now that his policy of personal diplomacy with Persia's potentates is comprehensively seen as preposterous, perhaps the president should pull another missile defense system, it sure seemed to turn the trick just a week ago.
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