Iran: Good Cop, Bad Cop

 

 

"Military Action Against Iran Still Possible, Says Israeli Official »

AP  |  ALON BERNSTEIN  |  April 06, 2015 at 01:42 PM

JERUSALEM (AP) — A senior Israeli government minister on Monday warned that taking military action against Iran's nuclear program is still an option — despite last week's framework deal between world powers and the Islamic Republic."

With the framework agreement reached between the U.S., et al, and Iran regarding nuclear weapons, is it possible that there has been set in motion a good cop, bad cop scenario between the U.S., Israel, and Iran? Is it possible that either overtly, or covertly, a carrot and stick script is being played out so that Iran does, indeed, keep to any agreements reached?

Despite the public rift between President Obama and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, is this really part of the plan, and will GOP meddling in the process possibly mess up the works? Just thinking out loud.

Why Are We Choosing Now to Piss Off China?

BEIJING (AP) — China on Tuesday warned the United States was jeopardizing military ties by charging five Chinese officers with cyberspying and tried to turn the tables on Washington by calling it "the biggest attacker of China's cyberspace."

There is probably little doubt that China has committed cyber espionage. There is little doubt that the U.S. commits cyber espionage. Given all of the recent tensions in Asia, why are we choosing this moment to make such charges so public? What is our agenda in pissing off China that is not being made known? Why isn't this just being handled diplomatically, behind closed doors?

Something is going seriously wrong with U.S. foreign policy and we should all be asking some tough questions. As always, who profits?