Wednesday, December 04, 2013

And the Circle of Deceit is Complete

The recent interim deal with Iran is clearly one where Iran pretends they won't get a nuclear bomb and we pretend to believe them. Now the Russians enter the fray and pretend it is a real deal.

Our friends, the Russians:

The accord with Iran to curb its nuclear programme means a planned NATO anti-missile system in Europe, hotly opposed by Moscow, is no longer necessary, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov argued Wednesday.

Yeah. If it was a real deal that might be the case.

But I don't think the word "curb" means what Lavrov thinks it means.

You know? If China invades Russia's Far East and strips away some prime real estate from Moscow, I think I'd laugh really hard in the mood I am in lately about the Russians.

What was Romney thinking, anyway?!

UPDATE: Okay, now the circle is complete:

U.S. prosecutors have charged 49 current and former Russian diplomats and their family members with participating in a scheme to get health benefits intended for the poor by lying about their income.

What? Is deceiving us a national pastime over there?

They got $1.5 million in health care. The mind boggles at the opportunities that healthcare.gov presents to Russian hackers.