◼ ROBERT JOSEPH GOES NUCLEAR - FORMER STATE OFFICIAL: OBAMA SOFTLINE POLICY TOWARD IRAN, NORTH KOREA CREATES A MORE DANGEROUS WORLD - Washington Free Beacon via Drudge
Robert Joseph, undersecretary of state for arms control during the George W. Bush administration, also said in a speech that the administration’s push to engage Iran and North Korea, and to eliminate all nuclear arms, has increased global threats to U.S. security.
Joseph challenged President Obama’s statement that his administration inherited a policy toward Iran “in tatters” and said the current conciliatory approach had failed to stem Tehran’s drive for a nuclear bomb.
“Despite multiple claims that the sanctions are working, the scope and the pace of Iran’s nuclear program are expanding and accelerating,” Joseph said at a breakfast meeting May 9.