Will Congress become complicit in expanding Iran’s global terrorist activities?

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Iran is the leading state sponsor of terrorism around the world. It is no secret that the sanctions have squeezed Iran’s economy and forced it to reduce funding to its terrorist proxies including Hamas and Hezbollah.

Once the sanctions are reduced or eliminated billions of dollars will flow into Iran. Undoubtedly a substantial portion will be used to fund its aggression in the Middle East and elsewhere. Even if Iran was not developing nuclear weapons, until Iran ceases and desists  from spreading terrorism around the world the sanction must remain in place.

It is ironic that sanctions have been placed against Russia because of its aggressive activities in the Ukraine and at the same time Obama seeks to eliminate sanctions against Iran a far more aggressive country.

Let us not forget President Obama now acknowledges at the end of thirteen years, or sooner if Iran chooses to develop nuclear weapons before, it can do so. This is a far different story from what President Obama has been saying to the American people.

If sanctions are reduced President Obama the Democrat Senators who go along with him will be complicit in Iran’s aggression and ultimately in a worldwide conflagration.

It should be noted that according to James Jeffrey, Barack Obama’s former ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary to Iraq, said this about the administration’s current record in the Middle East, “We’re in a goddamn free fall.” Count this administrations Middle East mistakes:

  1. Helping overthrow Muammar Qaddafi in Libya, leading to anarchy and civil war.
  2. Pressuring Husni Mubarak of Egypt to resign, then backing the Muslim Brotherhood, leading now-president Sisi to turn toward Moscow.
  3. Alienating Washington’s most stalwart ally in the region, the Government of Israel.
  4. Dismissing ISIS as “junior varsity” just before it seized major cities.
  5. Hailing Yemen as a counterterrorism success just before its government was overthrown.
  6. Alarming the Saudi authorities to the point that they put together a military alliance against Iran.
  7. Coddling Recep Tayyip Erdoğan of Turkey, encouraging his dictatorial tendencies.
  8. Leaving Iraq and Afghanistan prematurely, dooming the vast American investment in those two countries.
  9. And, most of all: Making dangerously flawed deals with the nuclear-ambitious mullahs of Iran.

How Hizbullah and Hamas Benefit from Iran Deal – Eyal Zisser

It is not only the Iranians who will enjoy the economic benefits Iran stands to garner from the deal, but also Hizbullah and Hamas operatives, whose paychecks and equipment come directly from the Iranian pocket. The Iran-U.S. deal has cemented Iran’s position as a legitimate regional power.

Tehran has always coveted this position, which entails the expansion of Iran’s influence to include what it considers its “security belt,” that spans from Iran to Lebanon, Gaza and even Israel. Prof. Eyal Zisser is former director of the Moshe Dayan Center for Middle Eastern and African Studies at Tel Aviv University. (Israel Hayom)

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