September 23, 2014 | Quote
What Obama Knows
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He predicted in 2012 that “Assad's days are numbered” just as the Syrian dictator was turning the tide of war in his favor. He defended last November's nuclear deal with Tehran, saying “it's not going to be hard for us to turn the dials back or strengthen sanctions even further” in the event that diplomacy failed. In reality, as the Foundation for Defense of Democracies notes, “burgeoning trade ties with Turkey, increased oil sales to China, and reports of multibillion-dollar Russian-Iranian trade deals, not yet consummated but in the offing, are giving [Iran] a 'Plan B' escape hatch.”
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