re: Iran's new ambassador to the U.N. involved in 1979 embassy takeover

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How can you blame Obama for this?

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It's his piss poor job of handling foreign issues that welcomes openly insulting moves by our adversaries. Do yourself a favor and read this damning column by Bret Stephens, which shows how Obama's lack of leadership and resolve leads to this kind of bullshite.

Just once example he mentions:

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In late December, Mr. Obama warned Congress that he would veto legislation to impose new sanctions on Iran if the Islamic Republic violated its nuclear commitments. It was essential, White House Press Secretary Jay Carney said, to do nothing that "will undermine our efforts to achieve a peaceful resolution."

A few weeks later, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif laid a wreath at the tomb of Imad Mughniyeh, mastermind of the 1983 bombing of the U.S. Marine barracks in Beirut, the 1985 hijacking of TWA 847 and countless other acts of international terrorism. Apparently Mr. Zarif didn't much fear undermining efforts to achieve a peaceful resolution.

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