WPost columnist David Ignatius has the following words of “wisdom” for President Obama re the proposed nuclear agreement with Iran:
“On the substance, I agree with Obama. The agreement will provide clear, verifiable limits on Iran’s ability to build a nuclear weapon for at least 15 years. Those who think more sanctions can gain a better deal are, as Obama said at AU, ‘selling a fantasy.’
“Obama’s problem is that for many members of Congress, pressured by pro-Israel lobbying groups and suspicious of Iran, the question is closer. He seems determined to ram it through, seeking just enough votes to sustain a veto of a congressional vote of disapproval. But he would be wiser to seek a broader base, say by offering a package that lets Congress monitor implementation and verification of the pact.”
One can wonder how in God’s name Dave thinks the president can get the other nations who are party to this agreement to revise it to allow the U.S. Congress, but no other legislative body, the right to “monitor implementation and verification of the pact,” nor how it God’s name such a provision, if approved, could lead to anything except endless deceit and sabotage on the part of the U.S. Congress. The proposal is ludicrously unworkable, so why does Dave, who, so I’ve heard, has been often observed walking and chewing gum at the same time, propose it?
Because Dave, like so many in DC, is desperate to appear mainstream, middle of the road, and nonpartisan. After all, if you actually acknowledge in print that today’s Republican Party is utterly unscrupulous and entirely devoid of either virtue or merit, well, you just kissed 50% of your big-time invites good bye. Those who lie down with dogs rise up with fleas, Dave, and you’re sleeping with Fido.
