ARAB WORRIES ABOUT IRAN – AT 11:54 A.M. ET:  What?  You mean someone besides the Israelis are worried about Iran?  Why, I can't believe it.  Why would anyone be concerned about the peaceful mullahs?  From The Wall Street Journal: 

WASHINGTON—Arab governments are privately expressing their concern to Washington about the emerging terms of a potential deal aimed at curbing Iran’s nuclear program, according to Arab and U.S. officials involved in the deliberations.

The direction of U.S. diplomacy with Tehran has added fuel to fears in some Arab states of a nuclear-arms race in the region, as well as reviving talk about possibly extending a U.S. nuclear umbrella to Middle East allies to counter any Iranian threat.

The major Sunni states, including Saudi Arabia, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates and Qatar, have said that a final agreement could allow Shiite-dominated Iran, their regional rival, to keep the technologies needed to produce nuclear weapons, according to these officials, while removing many of the sanctions that have crippled its economy in recent years.

Arab officials said a deal would likely drive Saudi Arabia, for one, to try to quickly match Iran’s nuclear capabilities.

“At this stage, we prefer a collapse of the diplomatic process to a bad deal,” said an Arab official who has discussed Iran with the Obama administration and Saudi Arabia in recent weeks.

COMMENT:  Isn't this exactly what Bibi Netanyahu has been saying?  What John McCain and other Republicans have been saying?

Let us not for a minute forget the histories of Barack Obama and John Kerry.   Both men believe themselves to be quite a bit better than the rest of the human race.  And both men find their country to be beneath them.

I'm glad the Arab states are coming forward.  They don't necessarily share our values, but they know an enemy when they see one, and they see one in Iran. 

February 21, 2015