At the recent debate, when foreign policy became the subject of the moment, Bernie Sanders said he wanted to see America move “as aggressively as we can to normalize relations with Iran” and “the goal has got to be, as we have done with Cuba, to move in warm relations with a very powerful and important country in this world.”
This wasn’t lost on some people:
“It’s amazing that on the very same day President Barack Obama put new sanctions on Iran, Bernie Sanders calls for normalizing relations with them,” Steve Rabinowitz, head of Bluelight Strategies and among the founders of Jewish Americans Ready for Hillary, told Jewish Insider. “And this, coupled with his calls for Iranian troops in Syria to help fight ISIS. Amazing.
Andrew Weinstein, an attorney and prominent Democratic donor from Coral Springs, Florida, says he strongly disagrees with Senator Sanders position. “While the Iran Deal marks a significant victory for American diplomacy, and the events of the last week give rise to cautious optimism for future dealings, Iran still has a long way to go before normalizing relations is appropriate,” Weinstein told Jewish Insider. “They continue to support terrorist organizations like Hezbollah and others that threaten our interests in the region. They are also still violating UN Security Council resolutions with regard to their ballistic missile program.
I think they raise some very good points. Iran is a state which preaches “Death to the Great Satan (America) and Little Satan (Israel),” promotes anti-Semitic racism meant to incite jihad, and sponsor terrorist evil jihad like Hamas and Hezbollah. They only care about ISIS for religious purposes, not purposes of freedom and/or liberty for anyone. Their freedom record is shit.
According to Weinstein, the imposition of new sanctions “is the appropriate response and clearly shows that the President will remain vigilant in enforcing the JCPOA.” Adding, that Hillary Clinton “distrust and verify” approach is “the right approach.
Aside from the fact that the Iran Deal’s popularity itself is a mixed bag, (especially with Jewish voters) it would be a massive strategic blunder to get them involved with Syria and ISIS, given their history. Another huge reason I’m for Hillary Clinton.