We learned that the New York Times will be publishing a story on Sunday about Ben Rhodes, a foreign policy advisor to President Obama, duping the public on the Iran nuclear deal by creating a false narrative. According to leaked information, the story will reveal how Rhodes pushed information leading us to believe the administration was dealing with Iranian moderates, while we were actually talking to the ayatollahs. It is sure to be a major topic in the news in the days ahead.
While I have written several pieces on the amateurs in the White House, in my Nov. 16, 2015 post about Rhodes, Obama’s foreign policy shaped by creative writer, I wrote about his meager credentials, and why you should worry about the man behind Obama’s feckless foreign policy decisions.
Ben Rhodes’ behind-the-scenes media manipulation during the Iran nuclear deal will be revealed in a New York Times article. (Largenytimes.com)
Rhodes, who holds a Master of Fine Arts degree in creative writing, is said to have written Obama’s 2009 Cairo speech in which unbelievably included a “greeting of peace from the U.S. Muslim communities.” He is the deputy to Susan Rice, who appeared on all of the Sunday news talk shows after the Benghazi attack with the urging by Rhodes to “underscore that the protests are rooted in an Internet video” and to tout President Obama’s “steady and statesmanlike” leadership.
Following this revelation, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) referred to Rhodes as “a political hack.”
President Obama leaned heavily on Rhodes and an inner circle of young aides, who had been with him through his 2008 campaign, while keeping more experienced experts at a distance, noted James Mann in his book, “The Obamians.”
Former Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates expressed his dismay with micro-managerial zeal of White House national security aides in his book, “Duty.” He cited Denis McDonough and Rhodes as often being “out of their depth” in foreign policy and military matters.
The Times piece is said to zero in on Rhodes’ lack of conventional real-world experience, calling it “startling.” Ironically, Rhodes has criticized journalists for their lack of knowledge in foreign affairs, while he took advantage of their naïveté, feeding them information to fit the Obama agenda. His brother, David, is president of CBS News. How convenient.
Don’t expect any major fallout from the publication of the Times article. Think of the other major criticisms of this administration – Fast and Furious, Benghazi, the Syrian line in the sand, IRS/Lerner – that have had little or no effect.
The life of this “most corrupt presidency in history” will soon come to an end.
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