Date: March 3rd, 2026 4:24 PM
Author: bright lay
the whole Obama-Iran deal that Ben Rhodes worked so tirelessly to achieve is still an utter mystery to me. why the fuck did the US do that?
one theory ...
David Garrow, who wrote the definitive biography of Obama, says it because of Obama's deep seated hatred for the US-Israel alliance.
Obama’s hostility to American exceptionalism also seemed linked to his hostility to Israel, or more specifically to America’s identification with Israel, which finally resulted in his determination during his second term to reach his agreement with Iran—an agreement with the main objective of integrating that country into America’s security architecture in the Middle East, while limiting Israel’s power in the region.
“I do find the Iran deal offensive and puzzling,” Garrow told Samuels. “I mean, it’s an explicitly anti-Semitic state.” The Rising Star author was also “puzzled at the Biden administration’s continuing attachment to the Iran deal.” For Samuels, “the easy explanation, of course, is that Joe Biden is not running that part of his administration. Obama is. He doesn’t even have to pick up the phone because all of his people are already inside the White House. They hold the Iran file. Tony Blinken doesn’t.” David Garrow did not challenge that reality, and his observations about the composite character take on new significance.
https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2024/04/more-wisdom-from-the-book-of-garrow.php
(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5841087&forum_id=2#49712422)