Zakaria may want a position in a second term of President Obama, but sadly I don't think Zakaria is spouting nonsense for personal gain. I think the man actually believes he is brilliant--a super genius, even.
The idea that Iran's agreement to negotiate is anything other than a means to buy time and hold off strikes or worse sanctions is about what I've come to expect from a man who clearly couldn't find his own buttocks with both hands and a GPS signal.
How can I know this? Because Zakaria gets dumber as he goes. Zakaria thinks that Iran can come to an agreement with us that leaves Iran with enough 20%-enriched uranium that could be enough (once enriched to even highter levels, a relatively easy step) for one bomb but halt their enrichment to lower levels only appropriate for civilian use.
The only problem is that Zakaria fails to understand that Iran wants nuclear bombs more than it wants a deal. Zakaria--bless his heart--actually believes the Iranians don't want a bomb. Or he believes they haven't decided to take the final step to building atomic bombs. Zakaria--bless his innocent heart again--actually believes Ayatollah Khameini when he said:
“The Iranian nation has never pursued and will never pursue nuclear weapons . . . because the Islamic Republic, logically, religiously and theoretically, considers the possession of nuclear weapons a grave sin and believes the proliferation of such weapons is senseless, destructive and dangerous.”
Well then. That's it. If Khameini said that logic, religion, and theory precludes nukes, why negotiate with Iran at all?
Why not just end all the confrontations and negotiations, shake hands and simply wish the Iranians the best of luck in developing cheap, green nuclear energy? So sorry about the misunderstanding! But hey, you guys try dealing with Netanyahu, eh?
Oh, and Zakaria says to reach his negotiated outcome that Obama has to keep those dastardly Republicans from standing in the way of the big-brained deal that Zakaria outlined. Zakaria prefaced that with this nonsense:
The administration has handled its allies, Russia, China, the United Nations and even Tehran with skill.
Oh my God! Has Zakaria no shame? From now on, Wikipedia will need a picture of Zakaria for their entry for "suck up." Get a room, Fareed.
Sometimes I can still be stunned at how idiotic Zakaria is. Damn, still before noon and I find I need a drink to dull the pain of the idiocy that I inflicted on my frontal lobes.
