By Tension is rising on Capitol Hill among Democrats and Republicans, concerning President Obama’s current negotiations with Iran.
Whether there is public support or opposition towards the Iran nuclear deal, the motive for our politicians is for United States control over an oil-rich middle east.
Iran, a categorized “rogue state,” has been in talks with the U.S. about curtailing its nuclear program, almost to nothing, for nearly two years. The primary action of the deal is that the U.S. will provide Iran with over $100 billion dollars through lifted sanctions with the stipulation of Iran allowing the United States full access to its nuclear program.
Obama’s diplomatic efforts to increase peace in the Middle East are viewed by Republicans as a sign of weakness and ignorance. Republicans choosing to dictate what Iran will do as opposed to negotiating what it will do is your classic case of good cop, bad cop.
For Iran the deal is simple, lie down or be put down.
“Under this deal, Iran will allow robust monitoring of all its nuclear facilities. IAEA inspectors have the right to a physical or technical presence in all of Iran’s nuclear sites and will conduct regular monitoring of Iran’s entire nuclear fuel cycle and supply chain,” the White House website stated.
What should be realized is that the devil is not in the details.
Currently the United States is again engaged in a war within the Middle East due to an outcry for help from countries such as Syria and Iraq against the terrorist group, ISIS.
Since the war in Iraq began in the early 2000’s, which was an anomaly being that Iraq had no involvement with the 9/11 terrorist attacks, the U.S. has made it their mission to rebuild the Middle East with a state of democracy.
What most people do not understand is that controlling the Middle East also means controlling a steady flow of oil to keep global energy prices stabilized.
ISIS now threatens this mission as well as Iran. But Iran is a more critical piece to this puzzle, due to its stance among the United States and its allies, specifically Israel. Iran leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei called for the elimination of Israel, according to a 2014 CNN report.
Khamenei has stated that he is opposed to “a massacre of the Jewish people,” but that for the time being, “armed resistance is the cure.” He has also put the U.S. on its heels by calling for the western nations to be “armed like Gaza.”
Securing Israel also means securing Middle Eastern oil, since the two are hand in glove. According to Forbes magazine, the United States spends billions of dollars every year to support Israel, in terms of security, from the threat of Iran and Islamic terrorist. This security also protects other Arab countries that produce oil, which also help sustain America’s military presence in the region. If the U.S. security diminishes in the area, Iran would be the beneficiary, being that they would have access to their resources, which are currently blocked by U.S. military.
Ultimately, the U.S.’s financial incentive and duty to protect Israel, along with terrorism, will keep the war in the Middle East going.
Regardless if a nuclear deal is agreed to or not, whether there is a democrat or republican in office next year, turbulence in this region will persist.
