{"id":2114470,"date":"2023-12-03T10:04:42","date_gmt":"2023-12-03T15:04:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tom-cotton-warns-us-has-returned-to-delusional-obama-era-policies-that-elevate-iran\/"},"modified":"2023-12-03T10:07:12","modified_gmt":"2023-12-03T15:07:12","slug":"tom-cotton-warns-us-has-returned-to-delusional-obama-era-policies-that-elevate-iran","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tom-cotton-warns-us-has-returned-to-delusional-obama-era-policies-that-elevate-iran\/","title":{"rendered":"Tom Cotton cautions against US reverting to &#8216;delusional&#8217; Obama-era policies that favor Iran"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftom-cotton-warns-us-has-returned-to-delusional-obama-era-policies-that-elevate-iran%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2114470&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Sen. Tom\u200b Cotton\u200d Criticizes \u200dObama&#8217;s Middle\u200b East Policies, Warns \u200dBiden is Following Suit<\/h2>\n<p>During \u200can appearance \u200con Life, Liberty, and Levin, Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) passionately\u200c criticized former President\u200d Barack Obama&#8217;s policies in the Middle East, cautioning \u2063that\u2062 President Joe Biden is \u200dreplicating them. The discussion\u200d primarily focused on Biden&#8217;s handling of Israel&#8217;s conflict with Hamas, but also delved into \u200chis overall approach to other Middle \u200bEastern nations,\u2062 particularly Iran. Cotton \u200bdrew parallels between Biden&#8217;s foreign policy and Obama&#8217;s, highlighting their shared inclination to elevate and\u2064 empower Iran.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>&#8220;Not the crazed Ayatollah who took Americans\u2064 hostage and held them more than 400 days or \u200dhave been killing\u2062 Americans in \u200cvarious ways and places ever \u2063since. \u200dBut Barack Obama\u200c believed it was Iran that was faulted by the United States.&#8221;<\/h3>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Cotton expressed his disappointment\u200d that\u2063 despite the recent \u200battack by Hamas, Biden&#8217;s policies have remained\u2062 unchanged from Obama&#8217;s. He\u200b criticized the \u2062administration for continuing to\u2064 waive sanctions, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kylie-jenner-criticized-on-twitter-after-asking-for-donations-for-injured-makeup-artist-eat-the-rich\/\" title=\"Kylie Jenner Criticized On Twitter After Asking For Donations For Injured Makeup Artist: \u2018Eat The Rich\u2019\">provide financial support<\/a>\u200c to \u2064the Ayatollah, and turning\u2063 a blind eye to attacks on \u2062American troops by\u200d Iranian proxies. Cotton warned \u2062that\u2063 this approach\u200c is not only foolish but also puts Americans\u2063 in the \u2062Middle East \u2063at risk of a major attack.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>&#8220;This \u200bheinous attack has not\u2064 changed a single \u2062thing. They\u2019re continuing to waive\u2064 sanctions,\u200b they&#8217;re continuing to pay off the \u2062Ayatollah,\u2062 they&#8217;re continuing \u200cto look \u2062the other way on attacks by Iranian proxies on American troops. It is \u200bthe height of folly and going to lead to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pentagon-attempted-to-prepare-for-mass-casualty-attack-at-kabul-airport-hours-before-explosion\/\" title=\"Pentagon Attempted To Prepare For \u2018Mass Casualty\u2019 Attack At Kabul Airport Hours Before Explosion\">mass casualty attack<\/a> against Americans in the \u2062Middle East, not just empowering terrorist \u2062proxies to attack Israel.&#8221;<\/h3>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Biden celebrated\u2064 the temporary \u2064ceasefire between Hamas and \u200cIsrael, which \u200dallowed for the exchange \u2063of\u200c hostages. \u200cHowever, Hamas violated the agreement by launching attacks\u2064 against Israel before all\u2062 hostages could be released. Additionally, there have been at least 66 attacks on U.S. forces in \u200cIraq and Syria by Iranian-aligned groups between October 17 and November 23, \u2064resulting in injuries \u2064but no reported casualties.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Click here to read \u2064more \u200cfrom The Washington Examiner.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> What potential risks could arise if Biden follows the same \u2062path as Obama \u200din the Middle East?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  N the consequences of Obama&#8217;s approach to the region and\u2062 the\u200c potential risks\u2064 of Biden following the same path.<\/p>\n<p>Sen. Tom Cotton\u2064 expressed his concerns\u2062 about the Middle East policies of both former President \u200dObama and current President \u2063Biden during his appearance\u2064 on Life, Liberty, and Levin. \u200cHe argued that \u200bObama&#8217;s approach \u2063had severe repercussions for the region, and\u2063 he cautioned that Biden seems\u200d to be\u200b heading in \u200cthe\u200b same direction.<\/p>\n<p>Cotton&#8217;s criticism stemmed\u2062 from his observation that Obama&#8217;s policies were \u2064ineffective in tackling the complex challenges in \u2064the Middle East. He highlighted Obama&#8217;s \u200bdecision \u2062to withdraw troops from Iraq in 2011, which, according to Cotton, \u2062allowed the Islamic\u200d State (ISIS) \u2063to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-are-lgbtq-properties-bombing-the-answer-is-simpler-than-you-think\/\" title=\"Why Are LGBTQ Properties Bombing? The Answer Is Simpler Than You Think\">gain significant ground<\/a>. This,\u200c in turn, \u2064led to a surge in violence and\u2063 instability in\u2062 the region. Cotton believes \u2063that Obama&#8217;s failure to \u200bmaintain a robust presence in Iraq resulted in a vacuum that extremist groups eagerly filled.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, the senator pointed\u2062 out that \u200dObama&#8217;s nuclear deal with Iran, known as \u200dthe Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), \u2063did not\u200b address the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-moves-to-block-cash-to-iran-through-defense-authorization-bill\/\" title=\"GOP Moves To Block Cash to Iran Through Defense Authorization Bill\u00a0\">long-term threats posed<\/a> by Iran. Cotton argued that the deal did little to curb Iran&#8217;s support for \u2063terrorism and\u2064 its destabilizing activities in the region. He warned that Biden&#8217;s decision to re-enter negotiations\u200c with Iran \u2064and potentially reinstate the JCPOA replicates Obama&#8217;s flawed approach and fails to sufficiently address Iran&#8217;s threats.<\/p>\n<p>Cotton emphasized the\u200c importance of a strong and unwavering position in \u2063the Middle East. He argued that the\u200b United States should maintain a robust military presence and actively engage with its allies in order to counter the influence of \u200ccountries like \u200dIran and extremist groups. Cotton believes that a weak approach, as exemplified\u2063 by Obama&#8217;s policies, only \u2064emboldens these actors and exacerbates regional \u2063tensions.<\/p>\n<p>The senator also criticized Biden&#8217;s decision to halt the sale of advanced weapons to Saudi Arabia, a move that \u200bhe perceives as detrimental to American interests in the region. Cotton \u2063argues that such a decision weakens the United States&#8217; relationship with its allies and undermines stability in the \u200cMiddle\u200c East. He reiterated the necessity of standing firmly alongside Saudi Arabia, which plays a crucial\u200d role in countering Iran&#8217;s influence.<\/p>\n<p>In conclusion, Sen.\u2062 Tom Cotton strongly\u200d criticized Obama&#8217;s \u2064Middle East policies, cautioning that President Biden appears to be following\u2063 a similar path. He argued that Obama&#8217;s approach, characterized \u200bby troop withdrawals and a\u2062 weak stance towards Iran, had\u2063 dire \u2062consequences for the region. Cotton warned that Biden&#8217;s decisions, such as re-entering negotiations with Iran and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-re-evaluating-u-s-relationship-with-saudi-arabia\/\" title=\"Biden re-evaluating U.S. relationship with Saudi Arabia\">halting arms sales<\/a> to\u200b Saudi Arabia, could lead to further instability and threats to American interests\u2064 in\u2062 the Middle East. \u2064The senator urged for a strong and unwavering position, which actively engages with allies and effectively counters\u200b the influence of hostile \u2063actors \u200cin the region.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) slammed Obama&#8217;s Middle East policies, cautioning that President Biden is following the same path. Speaking on Life, Liberty, and Levin, Cotton discussed Biden&#8217;s approach towards Israel&#8217;s conflict with Hamas and his treatment of other Middle Eastern nations<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2114471,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2114470","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2114470","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2114470"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2114470\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2114471"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2114470"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2114470"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2114470"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}