By  Carol Polzin

In his farewell address to the Continental Congress in 1796, President George Washington warned even then about the dangers of foreign influence when he said, “Against the insidious wiles of foreign influence, (I conjure you to believe me, fellow citizens) the jealousy (vigilance) of a free people ought to be constantly awake, since history and experience prove that foreign influence is one of the most baneful foes of Republican Government.” President Washington’s warning is as eerily pertinent today as it was in the Eighteenth Century. However, there is one big difference. That is, this time, it is foreign influence AND our president about which we must remain constantly vigilant.

 

Since the 2008 presidential election of Barack Obama, America has taken a real thrashing from every side of its political grid; from the fiasco that is now America’s healthcare system; to the loss of thousands of America’s small businesses; to the danger(s) of our unsecured, open borders; to this president’s abuse of Executive Orders; to welfare fraud; to assaults on our religious freedom and now to terrorist attacks in our own country. The common denominator seems to be Barack Obama’s efforts to restructure and take over the lives of all Americans.

 

Clearly, the majority of Americans are stalwart in their patriotic beliefs. They are, however, at a loss as to how to rectify some of the horrific problems America is facing today. Americans have been made to feel irrelevant, helpless and powerless by a president who, by all intents and purposes, favors the Radical Islam ideology. We simply do not know how to protect ourselves from Radical Islam. Legal avenues to guard Americans from terror are sparse and inadequate. According to Clare Lopez, Vice President of Research and Analysis for the Center for Security Policy and a former CIA Analyst, Mr. James Comey, Director of the FBI, warned the Congress in July 2015, that “his agency is simply incapable of managing the threats now proliferating across the entire country.” She added, “that neither Comey nor the FBI nor local law enforcement currently has the legal or investigative tools to identify and stop individuals before they take the next step on the pathway to violent jihad.”

 

So, how do we fight this jihadist hate? Americans don’t know how to deal with the steaming hate that is the product of centuries and centuries of violence and indoctrination. For the most part, that type of raw hatred doesn’t exist in Americans’ DNA. It is difficult to fight an enemy, such as Al Qaeda and ISIS, without first understanding the multiple, complex, intertwined layers of this 1,400-year-old violent ideology. Therefore, it has become a monumental task for Americans to figure out just who and what the enemy really is. It doesn’t help that this administration’s indifference to the approaching violence that Barack Obama’s policies have encouraged, has fueled our anxiety and destroyed our trust.

We’ve been left to fend for ourselves by a cold, calculating anti-American administration, which refuses to admit that America is under siege by Radical Islam. Therefore, we have witnessed:

 

• the Fort Hood (TX) Massacre (2009);
• the attempt of the Underwear Bomber to blow up a crowded UK-Detroit bound airliner;

(Christmas Day 2009);

• the botched car bombing attempt in Times Square, NY (2010);
• the foiled Al Qaeda mail bomb terror attack (2010).
• the ISIS terror attack in Garland, TX (2015)
• and the cold-blooded assassination of four of our unarmed brave soldiers in Chattanooga, TN. (2015)

 

As we know, all of these attacks were the work of Radical Islam. Still, this president continues to hold true to his view that if he concedes enough of America’s soul to evil, he won’t have to admit that terror has again come knocking at our door. What better example of this than the Iran Nuclear Deal? As part of the agreement, Barack Obama and other members of the international community and the U.N. will release sanctions against the terrorist nation, Iran, totaling $150 billion. It bears repeating that $150 billion in sanctions will be released to Iran, the largest State (Department) sponsor of terrorism (followed by Sudan and Syria) in the world.

 

In an interview with CNN in August 2015, Susan Rice, The White House National Security Advisor, admitted that Iran might use some of their new fortune to further fund their terrorist activities. The money will be released to the Iranians with little stipulation as to how they can allocate it. “We should expect that some portion of that money would go to the Iranian military and could potentially be used for the kinds of “bad behavior” (terrorism) that we’ve seen in the region up until now.” said Rice.

 

Further, during a July 17, 2015, meeting in Vienna, Austria with International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) officials, Senator Tom Cotton (R-AR), member of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, and Rep. Mike Pompeo (R-KS), member of the House Intelligence Committee, discovered that there are secret side deals to this agreement. However, neither the IAEA nor the Iranians will allow the Congress to see them. To summarize, as part of the verification process, the Iranians will be able to inspect themselves (remote inspections), which includes their capability to provide their own soil samples and other data relative to these nuclear inspections. Congressman Pompeo said that, “No member of Congress should be asked to vote on an agreement of this historic importance absent knowing what the terms of the verification process are.”

 

Also, according to the Associated Press, “Iran, in an unusual arrangement, will be allowed to use its own experts to inspect a site (the Parchin military site) it allegedly used to develop nuclear arms under a secret agreement with the U.N. agency that normally carries out such work.”

 

Consequently, because of these secret side deals, the Congress will have no way of knowing whether Iran ever complied with any or all parts of this agreement. The Congress has been completely shut out. In a statement to the press in August of 2015, Senator Cotton questioned, “That we are only now discovering that parts of this dangerous agreement are being kept secret begs the question of what other elements may also be secret and entirely free from public scrutiny?” How can any U.S. senator or congressman consider approving this potentially-lethal agreement, when they have not been allowed to read what is contained in these newly-discovered, secret side deals?

 

So, basically what Americans have been given is the Iran Nuclear Deal (stuffed down their throats, once again, by Barack Obama) that includes:

• secret side deals.
• which were negotiated exclusively by the IAEA and Iran.
• that the Congress will not be allowed to review.
• but, upon which they will be expected to vote in the affirmative.
• Will it be Obamacare all over again?

 

It is beyond the realm of understanding that Barack Obama and his administration have been allowed to wreak such havoc on America. It is equally frustrating that the Congress does not or will not unite (for once!) to stop the destructive reign of this president. Idealistically speaking, at this point, party affiliation should not matter. Who would want to live the rest of their life knowing that, because of his or her vote to approve this deal, they likely could be complicit in aiding in the eventual destruction of America through nuclear proliferation? The Republicans hold a majority in the House and the Senate. Surely, there is something they can do other than to look the other way. Has the Congress forgotten that they are Americans, too? Have they forgotten their elected duty to the American people? Where are the gladiators?

 

What, perhaps, is the most revealing look into this president’s patriotic and moral character is that, during the Iran Nuclear Deal negotiations, he never once fought for the release of the four American hostages, who are still jailed in Iran after years of cruel confinement; yet, in May 2014, in Afghanistan, he rescued an American soldier (Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl), who eventually was charged by the U.S. military with “desertion and misbehaving before the enemy.” If convicted, he faces the possibility of life in prison. In exchange for Bergdahl, President Obama turned over to Al Qaeda, five of their ruthless top commanders. They are  hardened criminals and terrorists who were being held at Guantanamo (Gitmo) in Cuba.   One of the five is known to have had a hand in Al Qaeda’s plans for the 9/11 terrorist attack.

 

How must the friends and families of the American hostages left to languish in an Afghan prison feel about their president’s betrayal? His conciliatory attitude is an insult to the memory of the 3,000 innocent people who were killed by Islamic terrorists on September 11, 2001 (9/11.) Where is the justice?

 

The Iran Nuclear Deal is a prime example of the misguided bravado of an ideologically-conflicted president. Lacking a presidential record of distinction and accomplishments worthy of historical significance, Barack Obama will not hesitate to sacrifice America’s safety and security, (and that of the world’s) for the desperately-contrived mirage of an authentic, vigorous foreign policy legacy. It doesn’t exist. Consequently, he will sign anything if it ensures that history will be sufficiently misguided to deflect the dishonor and hypocrisy of his so-called “achievements” while, at the same time, extolling the virtues of his made-up legacy.

 

So, what can Americans do? Our options are gravely limited. However, there is one thing we can do. President James Madison once pointed out that, “There are more instances of the

abridgement of the freedom of the people by the gradual and silent encroachment of those in power, than by violent and sudden usurpation (conflict).”

 

Americans have recently learned some hard and painful lessons; not the least of which is that it is imperative that we continue to be aware of what is happening in the world around us. The silent encroachment of power to which President Madison referred, can still be halted by the informed voices of the American people and by their steadfast protection of and respect for the U.S. Constitution. A free society, fueled by integrity, that is enlightened and well-informed, will always prevail over and frustrate those who seek to wrangle their way to power by dishonorable and unscrupulous means.

 

So, it is vital now that Americans realize that the actions and policies of the past seven years of this administration have placed our country in grave peril. Americans must take this seriously and, as President Washington once advised, remain “constantly vigilant.” Most alarming, though, is that when terror comes knocking at our door again (and it will), President Barack Obama will be the first one to answer the door and show them in. He already has.

 

Finally, it is clear that Americans must wake up; stand up and speak out loudly against the potentially-catastrophic dangers of the Iran Nuclear Deal. By staying in touch with their U.S. senators and congressmen (by email, phone, Twitter, Face Book, etc.) it will serve to keep them advised of the fear and confusion that all Americans are experiencing. A deal of this magnitude, which not only affects the safety of America but also Europe and the Mideast, (especially Israel) must not be based on secrecy and dishonor. For, the nuclear safety and security of our families and friends are now seriously at stake.

 

God Bless America!