The Obama administration and the media outlets which disseminated Ben Rhodes’ (admitted) propaganda on the Iran nuclear deal were wrong about everything.
The Republicans, President Donald Trump, and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu were right.
Here’s a collection of Ben Rhodes on Twitter — now as a likely member of the alliance pushing the comical narrative of a 2018 “#BlueWave” — getting everything wrong on Iran right up until the past few weeks:
It would not be "so easy" since there is a far-reaching inspections and verification regime to ensure that Iran is abiding by its commitments (which it is). Will Trump achieve a similar regime in North Korea? Does he even know how these agreements work? https://t.co/63z3vAUbJH
— Ben Rhodes (@brhodes) April 24, 2018
The Iran Deal imposes strict, verified limitations on Iran's centrifuges and stockpile to prevent them from obtaining a nuclear weapon. What Trump has talked about on NK – a vague, unverified commitment to denuclearization – is nowhere near as restrictive as the Iran Deal https://t.co/CbxInMMGbT
— Ben Rhodes (@brhodes) April 24, 2018
Bolton has called for war with Iran and North Korea (among others). Pompeo has attacked the Iran Deal relentlessly. The writing is on the wall, and Trump is making a hard turn in the direction of conflict, insecurity, and the global isolation of the United States. https://t.co/fCFoLK8YMK
— Ben Rhodes (@brhodes) March 23, 2018
We could also keep the Iran Deal in place so that Iran is prohibited from obtaining a nuclear weapon https://t.co/AQ8bo1ItVo
— Ben Rhodes (@brhodes) March 22, 2018
With Pompeo at State, Trump poised to toss aside an Iran nuclear deal that is far better than anything he could possibly hope to achieve with North Korea.
— Ben Rhodes (@brhodes) March 14, 2018
Diplomacy preferable to escalation, but success depends upon patience and expertise – particularly on nuclear issue. Iran talks took years and involved scientists, sanctions experts, Iran analysts, and diplomats. https://t.co/StZTVRjAG4
— Ben Rhodes (@brhodes) March 9, 2018
Important thread. By escalating conflicts, hollowing out State, pulling out of agreements, alienating allies who could share burdens, and dismissing diplomacy, Trump is militarizing foreign policy and risking more wars. https://t.co/n1yw3Ae4vK
— Ben Rhodes (@brhodes) March 3, 2018
A Ben Rhodes retweet:
On the same day that @VP Pence repeats line that US “will no longer certify the disastrous Iran nuclear deal,” the IAEA certifies for the 10th straight time that it is working as planned https://t.co/hulr6QviGT
— Samantha Power (@SamanthaJPower) February 22, 2018
Trump and Bibi seem to share a fear and loathing of their law enforcement agencies.
— Ben Rhodes (@brhodes) February 14, 2018
Facts are stubborn things. https://t.co/ZW3Z9gLcew
— Ben Rhodes (@brhodes) February 13, 2018
"A collapse of the nuclear deal could see a breakdown in the relations between the United States and Europe…. and could confirm Europe’s fears that it can no longer count on U.S. leadership." https://t.co/B0T3pyFLjc
— Ben Rhodes (@brhodes) January 22, 2018
"To ignore evil is to become an accomplice to it" – MLK https://t.co/T3DzuK7i9A
— Ben Rhodes (@brhodes) January 13, 2018
The Iranian people are rightfully demanding dignity, less corruption, more opportunity, and greater control over their lives. In looking at US twitter, it seems lost on too many that this is about what Iranians want for Iran, and not about us.
— Ben Rhodes (@brhodes) December 31, 2017
The Iran Deal rolled back the Iranian nuclear program. Meanwhile, nothing since 1979 has strengthened Iran more than the decision to invade Iraq, installing a friendly, Shia-led government next door. https://t.co/aTcul1pzsu
— Ben Rhodes (@brhodes) December 21, 2017
A Ben Rhodes retweet:
There are many reasonable critiques of Obama's foreign policy. The idea that he was soft on Hezbollah is not one of them. The story is so manufactured out of thin air that it's hard to push back except to say that it's a figment of the imagination of two very flawed sources.
— Tommy Vietor (@TVietor08) December 20, 2017
There is boundless irony and hypocrisy in how much people who love to sneer at "echo chambers" live entirely inside a perpetual right wing echo chamber of non-fact based anti Iran Deal propaganda. https://t.co/mMw1Zk4Ckv
— Ben Rhodes (@brhodes) December 20, 2017
Iran is a malign actor in much of the region, but this clearly false hyperbole (for instance ISIS is fighting Iran) only hurts US credibility at the UN https://t.co/izjs26IRKu
— Ben Rhodes (@brhodes) December 15, 2017
The Trump Doctrine: America Last | Crooked Media https://t.co/PNbI5DzejF
— Ben Rhodes (@brhodes) December 14, 2017
Because of course https://t.co/4vRotxm40X
— Ben Rhodes (@brhodes) November 23, 2017
What has been gained by: slashing refugee admissions, pulling out of Paris, rolling back Cuba opening, decertifying Iran Deal, pulling out of TPP? What is the strategic rationale for these steps? How does it serve US interests?
— Ben Rhodes (@brhodes) November 22, 2017
The same people who call for sanctions/criticize Obama Iran policy ignore that sanctions only worked bc Obama got the world to cooperate https://t.co/URcwYiywEN
— Ben Rhodes (@brhodes) October 22, 2017
This makes no sense and shows that Trump has no idea what's in the Iran Deal or how sanctions work. https://t.co/URcwYiywEN
— Ben Rhodes (@brhodes) October 22, 2017
And one more: a perfectly ironic Ben Rhodes retweet:
It’s a simple question: Do we want Iran to have a nuclear weapon or not? pic.twitter.com/QGEPcGRhqS
— Elizabeth Warren (@SenWarren) October 17, 2017
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