Obama's Naive Iranian Nuclear Policy

President Obama revealed his new, naive Iranian nuclear policy during his recent Cairo, Egypt speech, which was the only real substantive portion of the well-followed speech. I couldn't believe my ears:

"The third source of tension is our shared interest in the rights and responsibilities of nations on nuclear weapons. This issue has been a source of tension between the United States and the Islamic Republic of Iran. For many years, Iran has defined itself in part by its opposition to my country, and there is indeed a tumultuous history between us. In the middle of the Cold War, the United States played a role in the overthrow of a democratically elected Iranian government. Since the Islamic Revolution, Iran has played a role in acts of hostage-taking and violence against US troops and civilians.

This history is well known. Rather than remain trapped in the past, I have made it clear to Iran's leaders and people that my country is prepared to move forward. The question, now, is not what Iran is against, but rather what future it wants to build.

It will be hard to overcome decades of mistrust, but we will proceed with courage, rectitude and resolve. There will be many issues to discuss between our two countries, and we are willing to move forward without preconditions on the basis of mutual respect. But it is clear to all concerned that when it comes to nuclear weapons, we have reached a decisive point. This is not simply about America's interests. It is about preventing a nuclear arms race in the Middle East that could lead this region and the world down a hugely dangerous path.

I understand those who protest that some countries have weapons that others do not. No single nation should pick and choose which nations hold nuclear weapons. That is why I strongly reaffirmed America's commitment to seek a world in which no nations hold nuclear weapons. And any nation - including Iran - should have the right to access peaceful nuclear power if it complies with its responsibilities under the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. That commitment is at the core of the treaty, and it must be kept for all who fully abide by it. And I am hopeful that all countries in the region can share in this goal."

How naive is this man? Any nation should have nuclear capabilities? Is he serious? Why would one of the world's oil richest countries, Iran, need nuclear power? The environmental crazies in the EPA won't even trust us to build new nuclear power plants, which some argue would be a major piece in solving our dependence on foreign fuels. But our brilliant President trusts the Iranians, whose leader denies the holocaust and Israel's right to exist.

And suppose their motives are pure, which they're obviously not. Do we trust the insane Ahmadinejad to properly handle such a delicate technology, not to mention properly and safely disposing of the waste. Can he be trusted not to sell the technology to other rogue nations, or worse, terrorists that are our enemies, or Israel's, for that matter.

Iran, under its current whackjob leader, should not be allowed to have anything as potentially dangerous as nuclear capabilities. Any developments they've made should be destroyed before it's too late.

Decades of American resources, including military and diplomatic, against the Iranians attaining nuclear capabilities have now gone up in smoke, in one speech, by one extremely naive, rookie President.

This article is also published at The Freedom Post: http://www.myfreedompost.com

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