The European partners of the JCPOA Iran nuclear deal have handed a big gift to the neocons and warmongers, announcing that they have triggered a mechanism within the agreement that will effectively kill the agreement in weeks. So say goodbye to peace and trade and hello to war with Iran. On today’s Ron Paul Liberty Report:
Reprinted from The Ron Paul Institute for Peace & Prosperity.
There is no difference between Trump’s foreign policy and that of the Clintons, Obama, and the Bushes. Like Ron Paul said, leaders may change but the foreign policy remains the same.
Same wine, different bottles.
I would argue that Obama drew a red line at Iran. He was willing to follow the neocon playbook toppling “rogue” nations (Libya, Egypt, Syria after Bush II went after Iraq and Afghanistan) but pursued the JCPOA specifically to deny them the casus belli they desired to sell the attack on Iran. IOW, the war-minded can’t proclaim the need to prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons when there is a mechanism in place to prove that they are not developing them. Further, H Clinton would likely have kept the deal intact.
Now that Trump pulled out, he touts the neocon war-cry:
“Iran will never be allowed to have a nuclear weapon”
Pussies. You just handed the Middle East to China. Enjoy those tiny boots on your ass.
Didn’t Trump threaten tariffs if these nations didn’t go along with him? Economically strongarming our allies?