Iranian President Jabs Obama’s Foreign Policy
The enemy of my enemy is my friend, as the old saying goes. But that’s not the case for the enemies, er, friends, er, frenemies fighting ISIL. While Iran is fighting ISIL, it does not want to fraternize with the U.S. and vice-versa. Iranian President Hassan Rouhani told NBC News, “When we say the red line we mean the red line,” taking a jab at Obama’s “red line” over Syrian chemical weapons. “If they want to use planes,” Rouhani said of American foreign policy, “and if they want to use unmanned planes so that nobody is injured from the Americans, is it really possible to fight terrorism without any hardship, without any sacrifice? Is it possible to reach a big goal without that? In all regional and international issues, the victorious one is the one who is ready to do sacrifice.” That is why America needs a purpose in taking down ISIL. More…