Maliki senses that Iran is the big dog now, and they assure him that they are. He sees that in January President Obama will embark upon a repudiation of present policies and alliances that may well leave him out in the cold. And there is historical precedent – one that the kiddies voting for Obonga know nothing about: the Republic of Vietnam in the Spring of 1975. We reneged on a security agreement. The Democratic Congress and Senate and a weak president did this.
So, I differ from the author’s thesis that Maliki is acting out of a sense of strength. I think he senses his government is weak and that Iran is about to kick us out of the neighborhood. And an American President, Congress, and people will go along with the deal.
It only gets worse from here.
