When one sits down to make a deal with the devil, it is the devil who usually wins. That’s because he is “crafty,” as the book of Genesis describes him.
The United States and Iran appear on the cusp of a deal that President Biden and his diplomats claim will prevent Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon in the short term. In exchange for a deal that won’t be worth the paper it is written on, the U.S. appears ready to release huge amounts of cash to the Ayatollah Khamenei, who still wants America (and Israel) eliminated, and remove Iran’s Revolutionary Guard from its list of international terrorists. That Russia remains a primary negotiator in light of war crimes it is committing against Ukraine makes this potential deal even more incredible.
Just one among many quotes from the Ayatollah ought to be taken seriously: “Today, America poses a threat to peace and security in the world. Therefore, the slogan ‘Death to America’ is no longer used only by our people. Today, you see throughout the world people setting fire to the effigy of the American president and chanting the slogan ‘Death to America.’ This is because of the American regime’s exaggerated demands, its arrogance, its vanity, and its desire to control, and because it is a pawn in the hands of the Zionists.”
Iran has consistently denied it is developing a bomb and claims its nuclear program is for peaceful purposes. Is there anyone who believes that? Former President Donald Trump didn’t believe it and imposed severe sanctions on Iran.
When we sit down with leaders of a nation who do not share American values and wish to destroy those values, we will get up from the negotiating table with a deal that guarantees a further step down the road to instability at best and at worst our and Israel’s destruction.