The October [Non-]Surprise

 

"“The United States and Iran have agreed for the first time to one-on-one negotiations over Iran’s nuclear program ......   setting the stage for what could be a last-ditch diplomatic effort to avert a military strike on Iran.”

Two of the three assertions in that lead paragraph are demonstrably false.  One-on-one negotiations have been going on for years .....  in Doha, where, he was told, Valerie Jarrett and other American officials recently traveled for the latest talks).  The only news here is that the talks would no longer be secret.  And the notion that only diplomacy can avert “a military strike on Iran” is fanciful.  There are at least two other ways:  sanctions may compel the regime to stop its nuclear weapons program, or the Iranian people may find a way to overthrow the regime, thereby (perhaps, at least) rendering military action unnecessary."     [PJ Media]

The surprise here is that Iranian-born, Chicago-raised, Communist fellow traveler descendent, Valerie Jarrett is involved in negotiations with Iran.  I suppose those adjectives describe her qualifications for this job.     [clipper]