OH DEAR, OH DEAR, THEY'VE DONE IT AGAIN – AT 8:08 A.M. ET:  The Obamans, I mean.  At what point do we start to scream at the endless series of foreign-policy mistakes made by the amateur operators in charge of the White House?

Just yesterday the administration was telling us that there had been a breakthrough in getting China on board with sanctions against Iran.  The in-the-tank press echoed this enormous success.  We had moved mountains.  We had moved tea leaves.  The Great Wall itself was seen to move, under the hand of The One.

Uh, not so fast, fellas.  China has now weighed in to explain its own foreign policy, and it ain't what the house of Obama the divine was claiming yesterday. 

WASHINGTON (AFP) – China said Tuesday sanctions were not the answer to the Iranian atomic standoff, denting US President Barack Obama's hopes of sealing a deal to punish Tehran as he hosted a summit on nuclear arms.

Obama was expected to urge world leaders to harden their resolve to lock down nuclear material on the second day of a 47-nation summit in Washington aimed at keeping atomic weapons out of terrorist hands.

However the conference threatened to be overshadowed by growing tension on Iran, which the United States and its allies accuse of covertly working on a nuclear weapon. Iran says it is pursuing only civilian power.

The two-day gathering saw Obama meet Monday with Chinese President Hu Jintao and others in consultations he described as "impressive", buoyed by Ukraine's renouncement of its bomb-grade uranium.

"I think it's an indication of how deeply concerned everybody should be with the possibilities of nuclear traffic," Obama told reporters.

COMMENT:  What a joke.  It's perfectly obvious that China hasn't changed its policy at all, and that any sanctions the Chinese support at the U.N. will probably begin and end with the sale of bubble gum to Iran. 

This is what happens when an administration is based on constant fast hustling, the golden voice of the guy at the top, and little of substance.

April 13, 2010