Obama Administration Acts to Protect Iranian Terrorists

Last Tuesday, the Obama administration quietly filed a request with the federal courts to throw out a lawsuit against the Iranian government.

The lawsuit was filed by some of the Americans whom the Iranian government imprisoned and tortured during the waning days of the Carter administration.

The U.S. embassy in Tehran was attacked and taken over by terrorists who were sponsored and controlled by the Iranian government. 52 Americans were held hostage for over a year and were not released until Ronald Reagan’s election terrified the Iranian government into releasing them.

Legislation passed during the last year of Bush administration gives the hostages the right to bring private lawsuits against the Iranian regime.

The hostages are suing the Iranian government because their captivity was overseen by Iranian government officials and they were confined in Iranian government prisons.

The Americans were beaten until they lost consciousness, subjected to mock executions, and denied adequate food and medical care. Current Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has been identified as one of the individuals responsible for interrogating the hostages.

Regardless of the laws currently on the books allowing this lawsuit, the Obama administration is seeking to avoid confrontation with the Iranian regime.

The Obama administration has no willingness to engage in proactive foreign policy and does not have the experience or the expertise to do so even if it wanted to. It is effectively defenseless against an enemy as experienced, skilled, and determined as the Iranian government.

Until a new American president is sworn in, the Obama administration will continue this policy of appeasing terrorist regimes, coddling dictators, and compromising timeless American principles for the sake of political expediency.