Whose Ceasefire?

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Someone, please tell Joke Biden that no matter what he does before Monday, he’ll still go down as the worst President the United States has ever had. The divisive Obama is a close second, but recency bias may be creeping in. After all, those who were cognizant adults in the 1970s swear the worst president ever was America’s most famous peanut farmer, Jimmy Carter. (I was around but barely out of diapers.)

You probably weren’t even awake during the negotiations!

Carter, who died earlier this month, must’ve thanked his lucky stars for the Delaware Degenerate. I think he stuck around just to watch Biden fiddle and fumble in the Oval Office. Once Trump won in November, Carter could meet his maker with a smile, knowing he didn’t win the Presidential Horse’s Ass Trophy.

Really, Barack?

Amazingly, Carter remains in the news over 40 years after he left the presidency in Ronald Reagan’s hands. But with him allegedly voting for Kamala, finally snuffing it, and then having to watch from above the living Presidents (and current Vice President) look awkward at his Washington funeral, you’d think that’d be it.

But no, because with Trump’s team negotiating (their word, not mine) a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, Biden was frantic to avoid looking like he had nothing to do with it, even though he had nothing to do with it.

And that’s because there’s a precedent: the 1981 release of Iran’s American hostages.

Reagan and the Iran Hostage Crisis Quick Background

The Iran Hostage Crisis was a diplomatic standoff between the United States and Iran that lasted 444 days, from November 4, 1979, to January 20, 1981. Remember the date.

In early 1979, the Shah of Iran, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, a close ally of the United States, was overthrown during the Iranian Revolution. The revolution brought Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini to power, establishing an Islamic Republic.

Iranians resented U.S. support for the Shah, who had been accused of oppressive rule and corruption. The U.S. had also orchestrated the 1953 coup that reinstated the Shah after Prime Minister Mohammad Mossadegh tried to nationalize Iran’s oil industry.

In October 1979, the U.S. allowed the Shah, who was in exile and suffering from cancer, to enter the country for medical treatment. This enraged many Iranians, who demanded his return to stand trial.

Iran finally released its American hostages on January 20, 1981, the day Ronald Reagan took office as President of the United States.

But here’s the thing: Iran freed the hostages just minutes after Ronald Reagan was sworn in as president. The timing was a deliberate kick in the goolies to outgoing President Carter.

Why Iran Screwed Carter

In April 1980, the U.S. launched a rescue attempt, Operation Eagle Claw, which was a disaster. Eight American servicemen died in an aircraft collision in the desert. This incident only heightened tensions.

The crisis humiliated the United States and deeply damaged Carter’s reputation. The President struggled to resolve it, and it became a major issue in the 1980 presidential election.

To be fair, the Algiers Accords were finalized in the last days of Carter’s presidency and established the terms of the hostages’ release. Key provisions included unfreezing Iranian assets and assurances that the U.S. wouldn’t intervene militarily in Iran’s affairs.

While the crisis dominated Carter’s final year as President and contributed to his defeat in the 1980 election, the timing of the release allowed President Reagan to begin his presidency with a vim and vigor missing during Carter’s term.

Many believe Reagan threatened Iran through back channels with military action, and that’s why the hostages were released immediately upon his taking office. Others suggest the Iranians preferred negotiating with Carter than with Reagan, as Reagan would’ve taken a tougher line.

This tactic allowed the Iranians to deal with Carter, but not give him the satisfaction of saying he was the President who ended The Crisis.

Now you can see the historical parallel and why Biden jumped in front of the cameras so quickly.

Bibi Kicks Biden In the Goolies This Time

Glenn Greenwald has been on fire the past few days, first posting this upon the ceasefire:

And this one, a few hours later, rubbing it in the MSM’s faces:

Then, he reposted Foggy Bottom’s very own Eddie Munster, saying that everybody at State knows which way the wind is blowing… Good doggies!

But the icing on the cake came from Bibi himself:

“Ouchy!” as my son would say. That must have hurt. Only days ago, Bibi turned down the invitation to Trump’s inauguration. Now he’s thanking him for getting the deal done. I’m still not sure he wanted the deal. But get one, he did.

Worse, this proves Biden and his team had almost nothing to do with this deal. Presumably, Biden didn’t cut a deal earlier because he or his team didn’t want to pressure Israel and lose Jewish-American votes in the process. If that were the strategy, it clearly backfired.

Wrap Up

I suppose we couldn’t expect Joke Biden to congratulate Trump and his team for crafting the ceasefire. He must have thought, “I’ve got to grab some of this credit for myself and my team! I can’t be like Carter!”

I can’t help but think of my old Saturday morning cartoons. To paraphrase Russell of Fat Albert’s Junkyard Gang, “Joke Biden is like a field trip from school: no class.”

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