(Washington Post) Jackson Diehl - Almost every other top official so far nominated by President Biden for State and Defense Department roles is an Obama veteran. With scant experience in foreign affairs before becoming president, Obama argued that U.S. "engagement" with adversarial regimes could diminish their hostility and even cause them to liberalize internally. He believed the Iran nuclear deal could lead the regime to embrace "a different path." It never came close to doing so. For Biden's Obama veterans, the logical response to this failure would be a more realistic, hard-nosed appreciation of the challenges posed by Iran. Illusions about the regime's potential for positive evolution through U.S. suasion should be abandoned.
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