Within days 
of Implementation Day for the Iran Nuclear Agreement (JCPOA) and the release to Iran of more than a hundred billion dollars in frozen assets (and other juicy perks), Iran captured two U.S. Navy Riverine Command Boats that were “disabled” in the Persian Gulf.
They only held the sailors for a day (enough time to shoot some propaganda video) before releasing them. Secretary of State John Kerry thanked the Iranians for being such good guys and helpful world citizens by “rescuing” our hapless seamen. He even gloated about how differently the Iranians would have handled it just four or five years ago — before he and President Obama worked their magic.
Then a few days later, the Iranians magnanimously released some innocent American hostages they had been holding for years in polite exchange for some Iranian criminals incarcerated in the U.S.
Coincidentally, on the same day the IAEA announced that Iran is in compliance with the terms of the nuclear agreement and the money was released and the sanctions were lifted and the world was happy again — all in just a few hours.
It all happened so quickly and, in some ways, quietly, that many people didn’t grasp what was happening. Most of the events smelled fishy and didn’t quite jibe with what the authorities said publicly.
But no matter. Iran, the world’s premier state sponsor of terrorism, has a hundred billion dollars in cash, access to world banking, the authority to earn billions more selling its oil, the ability to make business contracts with anyone it wishes, and the freedom to send its henchmen worldwide again. Oh, and the world’s blessing to continue working toward nuclear weapons with which to attack us and destroy Israel.
All in all, mission accomplished, President Obama and Secretary Kerry.
Of course, in his recent State of the Union address, the President downplayed the notion that there even is a war on terror. If he acknowledged its reality, it might be difficult to explain why he keeps releasing dangerous, “high risk” terrorists from the Guantanamo Bay prison where they are being held.
But for most Americans, it’s already “out of sight, out of mind.” Even those who opposed the Iran nuclear deal have moved on to other issues.
But in Israel, the issue is as real as rock. See “Abandoning Israel – Part II”.
from the Hal Lindsey Reports – January 22 – 29, 2016
