I feel like I've just seen the ending of "The 6th Sense."

[Clio the Leo]

Inspired by....
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.ph...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sixth_Sense#Plot_overv...

Obama knew all along that Iran had a secret uranium factory. He may be more of a master strategist than his foes--and even his friends--have realized.

The key to understanding today's announcement on Iran is this: President Obama knew about the secret Iranian facility nine months ago. Before he began his strategy of engagement, he knew Iran was lying about its program. When he extended his hand in friendship, he knew Iran had built a secret factory to enrich uranium. Before he offered direct talks, he knew Iran was hiding a nuclear weapons breakout capability.

Each move was denounced as "weak" and "naïve" by the right. That talk looks foolish today. These were the moves of chess master, carefully positioning pieces on the board, laying a trap, and springing it at the opportune moment.


We now know that Obama was not acting on impulse, or philosophy or general principles, but on deep strategy. He knew better than his critics that Ahmadinejad could not be trusted. He just had a better plan for how to deal with him.



Read more at: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/joe-cirincione/outmaneuve...

Remember when he sat down with Al-Arabiya for his FIRST interview as President?



It was because he knew.


Remember when he recorded the Nowruz "Happy New Year" message to Iran?



It was because he knew.


Remember when we got up early to watch him in Prague imploring the world to move toward nuclear disarmament?



So today I am announcing a new international effort to secure all vulnerable nuclear material around the world within four years. We will set new standards, expand our cooperation with Russia, pursue new partnerships to lock down these sensitive materials.

It was because he knew.


Remember when we got up again to watch him speak in Cairo? Remember how the wingnuts went crazy because every other word was "Holy Quran"?



There will be many issues to discuss between (the US and Iran), and we are willing to move forward without preconditions on the basis of mutual respect. But it is clear to all concerned that when it comes to nuclear weapons, we have reached a decisive point. This is not simply about America's interests. It is about preventing a nuclear arms race in the Middle East that could lead this region and the world down a hugely dangerous path.

It was because he knew.


Remember when the White House was able to get Twitter to put a planned outage on hold in order to accomodate the Iranian protestors?





It was because he knew.


Remember last week, when he told NATO allies he was scaling back plans to build a missle defense shield in Europe?



Publicly, Obama administration officials denied that the decision was about Russia. But privately in the Pentagon, officials said they believed Moscow could be persuaded to use its leverage to pressure Tehran. "It's not about Russia. It's about Iran and how do you deal with Iran," a Defense official said. "Who can deal with Iran? Russia."

It was because he knew.


Remember three days ago when we were laughing about how gleeful he seemed at the admission by President Medvedev that Russia was willing to support sanctions against Iran?









It was because he knew.





Some like to mock the notion of "Obama as Grand Chess Master." I would submit he knows FAR more about what he's doing than even we give him credit for.

Or in other words.......