{"id":38519,"date":"2013-11-20T08:23:08","date_gmt":"2013-11-20T13:23:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=38519"},"modified":"2013-11-20T08:23:08","modified_gmt":"2013-11-20T13:23:08","slug":"us-iran-united-against-terror","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=38519","title":{"rendered":"US & Iran united against terror"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Washington Times<\/a> reports that the Obama Administration sees an opportunity to help Iran fight terrorists. No, this isn’t satire, really. But after the al-Qaeda attack against an Iranian embassy in Beirut the other day, the Obama advisers think that gives us something in common with Iran. Something other than us being a target of Iran-sponsored terror, I suppose;<\/p>\n

\u201cThe United States knows too well the cost of terrorism directed at our own diplomats around the world, and our hearts go out to the Iranian people after this violent and unjustifiable attack claimed the life of at least one of their diplomats,\u201d Secretary of State John F. Kerry said in a statement.<\/p>\n

An al Qaeda-linked group based in Lebanon claimed responsibility for explosions that killed at least 23 people and wounded more than 140.<\/p>\n

The attack in Beirut may add either a layer of complexity or help along the high-stakes international talks over Iran\u2019s nuclear program slated to reopen in Geneva on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think from the side of the West, this was a way to show consistency and sympathy to the Iranians when they\u2019ve been targeted by al Qaeda,\u201d said Trita Parsi, who heads the National Iranian American Council. \u201cIt\u2019s a way for the U.S. to repeat their claim or assertion that the U.S. is against terrorism, no matter who it targets.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Obama administration has spent recent days struggling to overcome congressional resistance to a plan that would allow for a selective easing of some U.S. economic sanctions against Iran, in exchange for explicit assurances that Tehran will scale back its nuclear program and open it to intense international inspections.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Um, I’m not sure, but I think that Iran is actually part of the terrorism problem. Iran armed and advised al Qaeda in Iraq when they were fighting against American troops and I’ll bet there’s evidence that they support the Taliban in Afghanistan and Pakistan. And, oh, yeah, they’re trying to develop nuclear weapons despite opposition from nearly every country on the planet, including some of Iran’s neighbors. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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