Iran

Enough has been said and written about the disastrous deal that Obama just concluded with the world's largest sponsor of terrorism, Iran.  It's been analyzed six ways from Sunday.  I'm not going to add to the frenzy by coming up with point by point analysis.  You can find a good summary of some of the major sticking points here. 

I think this deal is signed, sealed and delivered.  Congress will bluster that they will review and analyze and obstruct.  But the reality is that our President will go to the UN and get the sanctions lifted.  Once he does that we are going it alone.  Whatever we do, we are on our own.  And we know that there are enough political cowards in the Senate to vote with him whatever he does.  So it's done.

This whole thing makes me really worried for my grandchildren and the future.  Probably more than anything else that has happened in this disastrous Presidency.   I've objected to many things he's done.  I've not liked his tactics.  I've been disappointed in his waffling and lack of leadership.  I've been amazed at his arrogance.  But I've never thought he was a bad man.  I just thought maybe he was inexperienced, misguided, and corrupted by power.  This action almost gets me to the point of thinking he really doesn't have the best interest of the country and the next generations at heart.  It's scary and maddening.  I don't think there is anything we can do about it.  But it sure makes the next election important.  If we don't get someone with a spine who can act as a leader of the free world, we're in deep, deep trouble.  It's not about "inequality".  It's not about climate change.  It's not about dividing us against each other to garner power.  It's about survival.

Here's something to think about...

The following is the wording of a printed statement that Neville Chamberlain waved as he stepped off the plane on 30 September, 1938 after the Munich Conference had ended the day before:

"We, the German Führer and Chancellor, and the British Prime Minister, have had a further meeting today and are agreed in recognizing that the question of Anglo-German relations is of the first importance for our two countries and for Europe.  We regard the agreement signed last night and the Anglo-German Naval Agreement as symbolic of the desire of our two peoples never to go to war with one another again. We are resolved that the method of consultation shall be the method adopted to deal with any other questions that may concern our two countries, and we are determined to continue our efforts to remove possible sources of difference, and thus to contribute to assure the peace of Europe." 

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Chamberlain read the above statement in front of 10 Downing St. and said:

"My good friends, for the second time in our history, a British Prime Minister has returned from Germany bringing peace with honour.
I believe it is peace for our time...
Go home and get a nice quiet sleep."