Sunday, July 5, 2015

US surrenders without a fight

(Israel Hayom) The United States, the strongest power in world history, is lowering its flag and surrendering without a fight to a brutal and vicious Iranian regime. If you look closely, you can see tears falling from the eyes of the Statue of Liberty.

The decline of the West is turning into a fait accompli. Western civilization has chosen to eat, drink and reach dubious deals, no matter what the consequences.

Human history would never forget the fiasco of U.S. President Barack Obama, Secretary of State John Kerry and their friends signing a deal that enabled a terrorist state to get its hands on nuclear weapons and endanger the peace of the entire world.

An unprecedented nightmare would come true if Islamic terror was to machine gun-armed pickup trucks to missiles armed with nuclear warheads.

Only complete fools would think real inspections could be conducted at Iranian nuclear facilities. Iran's deception capabilities are far more sophisticated than inspectors or spy technology.

The emerging nuclear deal will permit the Iranians to build a nuclear bomb with world's backing. No one will be able to get in Iran's way and any complaints about the damage caused by a nuclear Iran will be forwarded to a friendly retired president relaxing somewhere in the U.S.

The sanctions on Iran brought it to the negotiating table and had a decisive impact on its conduct. It would be foolish to lift the sanctions instead of increasing pressure and bringing Iran to its knees.

In the current global reality, particularly at the U.N. Security Council, sanctions that are lifted will never be imposed again. Iranian negotiators are laughing out loud at the Americans who have no clue on how to do business at a Middle Eastern bazaar.

Lifting the sanctions would allow Iran to send its emissaries around the world into action, including against American and European targets. Billions of dollars will oil the wheels of the Islamic revolution and let it continue to draw the blood of innocent people.

It is a given that those who avoid the fight against terrorism will eventually surrender to it. When will the world realize that Islamic terrorism is not just Israel's problem and that a nuclear Iran would not just endanger the Jews?

During this time period when we mourn the destruction of the Jewish temples, it is important to reiterate -- never again. Like always, we have no one but ourselves to rely on. And those who believe are not afraid.