The Biden administration’s Jen Psaki rightly called out Russia and also China as liars and also cheaters that can not be relied upon this week. Yet apparently, that idea did not occur to White House officials when they invited those very same officials to participate in Iran nuclear deal arrangements earlier this year.
The nearsightedness increases concerns once more that the Biden administration– regardless of its tough talk today– remains woefully naïve relating to the villainous intentions of two of America’s biggest geopolitical enemies.
The Naivete of Biden’s White House Underscores Psaki’s Tough Talk
The mouthpiece for the administration on Thursday, White House press secretary Jen Psaki scathed Russia as well as China in a prolonged Twitter string. She branded the nations’ government officials as “preposterous” propagandizers and insisted that Biden and his adminstration have” [taken] note” of their past transgressions while getting on the “lookout” for even more.
But that type of sober-minded caution seemed obviously missing in recent days and weeks when the White House not only continued to tolerate Russian and also Chinese involvement in Iran offer negotiations– and in fact, invited their involvement.
“U.S. seeks Russian and Chinese support to salvage Iran nuclear deal,” a report from The Guardian in December said.
The negotiations were reportedly a catastrophe, with Russia’s leading arbitrator, Mikhail Ulyanov, bragging openly that his nation, and their Chinese companions, essentially fooled the U.S., safeguarding more leverage for Iran’s nuclear proliferation than was ever possible before.
“I am absolutely sincere in this regard. Iran got much more than it could expect — much more,” Ulyanov said in a victory lap following talks. “Realistically speaking, Iran got more than frankly I expected, others expected. This is a matter of fact.”
“Our Chinese friends were also very efficient and useful as co-negotiators,” he added.
Shocking video: This is the lead Russian negotiator for the Iran nuclear talks, Mikhail Ulyanov.
He's bragging about how Russia, Iran, and China teamed up to deliver huge wins for Iran's nuclear program in Vienna negotiations. pic.twitter.com/oiTOgfh99i
— POLARIS (@polarisnatsec) March 6, 2022
It’s no wonder Psaki’s words were instantly recognized hollow.
What did she claim?
Press Secretary Psaki fumed at Russia for alleging that the U.S. was associated with biological weapons laboratories in Ukraine. The Kremlin, it seemed, pushed the propaganda as a pretense for intrusion.
“This is preposterous,” Psaki wrote, stating elsewhere that “it’s Russia that has a long and well-documented track record of using chemical weapons.”
This is preposterous. It’s the kind of disinformation operation we’ve seen repeatedly from the Russians over the years in Ukraine and in other countries, which have been debunked, and an example of the types of false pretexts we have been warning the Russians would invent.
— Jen Psaki (@PressSec) March 9, 2022
It’s Russia that has a long and well-documented track record of using chemical weapons, including in attempted assassinations and poisoning of Putin’s political enemies like Alexey Navalny.
— Jen Psaki (@PressSec) March 9, 2022
Also, Russia has a track record of accusing the West of the very violations that Russia itself is perpetrating. In December, Russia falsely accused the U.S. of deploying contractors with chemical weapons in Ukraine.
— Jen Psaki (@PressSec) March 9, 2022
Now that Russia has made these false claims, and China has seemingly endorsed this propaganda, we should all be on the lookout for Russia to possibly use chemical or biological weapons in Ukraine, or to create a false flag operation using them. It’s a clear pattern.
— Jen Psaki (@PressSec) March 9, 2022
Psaki called the action “an obvious ploy” by the Russians, further keeping in mind, “We should all be on the lookout for Russia to possibly use chemical or biological weapons in Ukraine, or to create a false flag operation using them.”
One could ask, where was the “lookout” prior to Biden’s White House called on Russia as well as China to aid in the revival of the Iran nuclear deal?
Hot Air’s Ed Morrissey Slams The Door on Psaki
Hot Air’s Ed Morrissey wrote, in reaction to Psaki’s sweeping statements “So explain to me again why we invited Russia to negotiate a deal over illegal WMD development in Iran?”
“Having Mikhail Ulyanov on hand to negotiate Iran’s compliance on non-proliferation of nuclear weapons is akin to having Ted Bundy mediate Jeffrey Dahmer’s sentencing,” the conservative writer quipped. “Were they really that naive?”
“Rather than naïveté, this looks like plain ol’ stupidity,” he wrapped up.
(Source: Hot Air)
H/T The Blaze