Ain’t No Churchill

The Iran Deal announced in today’s news brings back memories or a similar deal when Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain waived a piece of paper, the deal Britain with Adolph Hitler in 1938 and shouting, “Peace in our time!” By terms of this deal Britain and the Western Allies signed a treaty whereby Czechoslovakia having German residents were ceded to Hitler’s Nazi Germany. A year later, Hitler started WWII when he invaded France. As a high school student I cringed when I followed this NEWS!

It is uncanny how President Obama resembles Chamberlain in today’s news conference carried on all the major news channels. Quite a few of our legislators do not go along with his proposals. Israel Prime Minister Netanyahou resembles Winston Churchill in his total defiance of any Iran Deal which threatens the existence of Israel. As far as the United Nations this body of nations is a feckless and useless as the old League of Nations back in 1938!

Back in the 1970’s as Flight Navigator for Airlift International Airways, we made a few trips into Teheran. We carried all kinds of supplies to modernize the culture and bring it up to date. The Shah was a benevolent despot! Our last flight was in 1979 just before the present regime seized power and the country regressed to the old repressive culture. Women were covered with the burka or whatever the face veil is called. And we have had trouble with Iran. Now the fear is nuclear power in the hands of a rogue regime. As Hall Avenue Joe, the friendly bartender would say, “Obama ain’t no Churchill!”

Very Truly Yours,

Peter Book a.k.a. Pedro Libro