U.S. President Barack Obama has made it clear that he will not present Iran with a demand to recognize Israel as part of the nuclear deal being negotiated, saying a demand of this nature was akin to asking Tehran to replace its regime. Nevertheless, the empathetic president has pledged to stand by Israel should it be attacked, meaning Obama is beginning to come to grips with a chronicle of violence foretold. And so, under the aegis of the deal being negotiated, Iran will continue with its military and nuclear preparations for Israel's destruction, with no one publicly demanding it cease its actions. The final battle in Congress to put together a majority vote against the impending deal, which for itself is "shielded" by the threat of a presidential veto, has become bipartisan, indicating more than anything else that something is rotten in the American kingdom of illusions and that many in Congress have heeded Israel's warnings. Meanwhile, much to the administration's chagrin, more and more calls are heard, urging to put in place monitoring and security mechanisms as an avenue of escape from the straitjacket Obama seeks to force on Congress, one that would allow it to reinstate the sanctions imposed on Iran and, if need be, aggravate them. At this time, these proposals include a timetable for inspections and certain milestones on the ground that would serve as proof of compliance and reaffirm the deal, once signed. They also include the possibility to define the final nuclear deal as a somewhat less binding "treaty." Even these precautionary measures, however, fail to account for the manipulation prowess, crafty concealment ability and patience the agents of the ayatollahs will surely demonstrate to deceive inspectors. As for what Obama's commitments actually mean, given the state of U.S. economy and the losses suffered by U.S. troops in Iraq and Afghanistan, many -- the Iranians included -- believe Obama is in no rush to instigate any sort of military conflict. Furthermore, given the unchecked violence and terrorism his Iranian partners are inflicting on the Middle East, the U.S. president has proven once more that he is not in the driver's seat. Obama inherited his predecessors' failures, including the nuclearization of North Korea and the overthrow of the Shah in Iran. His dream of moderate Islam has caused him to err in his understanding of radical Islam and subsequently fail on multiple fronts, most notably in Syria, where he failed to stop the bloodshed and the regime's use of chemical weapons against rebels, and in Iraq, where the U.S. helps Shiite militias butcher the Sunnis. Obama has also failed to properly read Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, an Islamic tyrant aiding the Islamic State group; to stop Russian President Vladimir Putin's moves in Ukraine and the Middle East; to assist his Arab allies in Yemen and in other crises; to see where the Egyptian revolution would lead; and he has failed to realize his own opening positions vis-a-vis the Iranians. Obama now seems adamant to fail again, by imposing on Israel the inception of a terrorist Palestinian state in Judea and Samaria, atop the one that already exists in the Gaza Strip. Given the contradictions in the framework deal between the U.S. and Iran, it is clear to the Americans that the nuclear abilities afforded to the Iranians as part of the deal are akin to a gun placed on the mantle in the first act, which will undoubtedly go off in the third act -- even if according to Obama, said shot is 10 or 15 years away. Postponing the inevitable is insignificant to Obama and his administration, as their only objective is to see his term end with the kind of achievement that would justify the Nobel Peace Prize he was awarded, for no apparent reason, upon taking office. For nations that cherish life, the 10 to 15 years afforded to the Iranian pursuit of a nuclear weapon might as well be a nanosecond. Postponing the inevitable and the perforated protection umbrella promised by Obama represents nothing more than the "apres moi le deluge" approach, which never bodes well.
