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"America must also close down its prisons at Guantanamo and across the world and only then will it be worthy of talks with Iran."
Expect US/Iranian relations to be no different now than pre-election. Tehran's nuclear program is red herring cover for regime change.
Iran knows it and will do whatever it takes to defend its national security and right to produce peaceful nuclear energy. It should do no less and won't.
Washington has no right to dictate Iranian policy. It does it all the time, of course, globally. Growing numbers of nations aren't pleased. Expect more ahead to express displeasure. Obama hasn't learned that lesson so far. He's unlikely to change.
Haaretz contributor Carlo Stenger knows less about America than he thinks. He headlined "Obama's victory and the American social contract: Lessons for Israel," saying:
Obama's victory suggests the "resilience of the US social contract, which commits all citizens to respect differences and to create a culture of tolerance."
Perhaps he meant Venezuela and said America by mistake. Obama's committed to destroying social America. He's been doing it for four years. He plans much more ahead.
Perhaps he'll end it entirely on his watch. Both parties are in lockstep on prioritizing militarism, corporate favoritism, and neoliberal harshness.
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