Many people are shocked at the support the Biden-Harris Administration has given to Iran’s terrorist regime. This, however, is no new thing. Democratic presidents and administrations have in the shadows supported the terror-sponsoring state since as early as Jimmy Carter, and that support has transcended Democrat presidents to this day.
It was Jimmy Carter who wanted the Shah of Iran, an American ally, out of his office due to what Carter perceived as humanitarian issues. The radical Ayatollahs came to power and rewarded Carter’s by-standing with the taking of American hostages at the US Embassy in Teran. President Reagan ended the siege and got the hostages released.
Even though Iran was exporting terror during the Clinton Administration, Clinton deferred military action and took the appeasement route, saying in January 1998 that the US “regrets the estrangement of our two nations … and I hope that the day will soon come when we can enjoy once again good relations with Iran.” Clinton sought to negotiate with the terrorist state.
His Secretary of State apologized to Iran for CIA involvement in an attempted coup in 1953, lifted sanctions, and offered to release frozen Iranian assets in US bank accounts. Sound familiar?
The Obama Administration further appeased Iran by signing a nuclear deal with the terrorist state and giving it some $150 billion in cash. Terrorism against Israel accelerated. President Trump stopped the money flow to Iran and its Palestinian allies. Terrorism abated or lessened.
The Biden-Harris Administration has continued these disastrous policies toward Iran at the expense of Israel. Biden relaxed and/or removed the Trump sanctions on Iran, allowing the country some $120 Billion in foreign exchange reserves and an extra $35 billion in oil exports. He paid Iran $6 billion for five hostages. Iran infused Hamas with over $350 million and some $700 million to Hezbollah per year over the last three years.
Here we are a year after the October 7 Hamas-led terrorist attack on Israeli citizens, and Israel is embroiled in a war for its survival against Iranian-back Hezbollah, Hamas, and the Houthis. There is little doubt that this was funded by Biden-Harris Administration actions. I say Biden-Harris because Kamala Harris has said that she supports the Biden Administration policy in the Middle East.
At the same time these Democrats have supported Iran and its terrorist infrastructure, Biden-Harris is the poster administration for undermining Israel. Iran launched a missile attack on Israel, which failed. But Biden called on Israel not to retaliate and telegraphed Israel’s military plans to Iran.
It’s plain that Israeli leaders know the score. Israeli Ambassador to the UN Danny Danon on Fox News on October 2 called for reinstating sanctions on Iran “because today they have so much money to spend on their proxies, and we feel the results. We are being attacked from all fronts, from…Lebanon, from Gaza, from Yemen, from Iran.”
Like Psalm 83:3, “They have taken crafty counsel against your people.” This is a direct result of the Dems longstanding bromance with Iran. It will not end well. Say it with me… Stupidocrisy.
Sources:
https://www.breitbart.com/middle-east/2024/10/04/blue-state-blues-biden-gives-the-game-away-on-iran/
https://iranprimer.usip.org/resource/clinton-administration
https://www.wsj.com/articles/biden-administration-iran-oil-hamas-israel-gaza-df192c53
https://foreignpolicy.com/2021/04/28/iran-deal-biden-bailout/