Video of 2012 Debate Shows Hypocrisy of Obama on Iran

There is a lot of talk about whether or not the most recent "framework" for a deal with Iran over nuclear weapons and sanctions is a good or a bad move, so it's nice to find some video to put the president on record.

Whether you agree, or disagree with the talks, it is now abundantly clear that President Obama lied about the talks that have been taking place, and publicly misled the people about what kind of deal he would agree to while he was campaigning for president.

Please, please, please, watch the above 2012 debate and hear Obama tell you exactly what a good deal would look like and then note how far away from these declarations the actual "framework" is.

In the course of less than two minutes Obama lies about the existence of talks saying "those are reports in the newspaper, they are not true." Of course, this looks pretty silly now that the talks have become very, very public. Obama then moves on to lay out in very clear words the type of deal his administration would accept:

"The deal we will except is that they end their nuclear program, it's very straightforward." -Obama

But that's not all, Obama also declared that he wouldn't allow Iran to draw out a negotiation process. This was in 2012, by the way, it is now 2015, and in this year alone the date for a deadline has been passed, but negotiations continue.

"The clock is ticking, we are not going to allow Iran perpetually engage in negotiations that lead nowhere." -Obama

With this in perspective, lets take a look at the "framework" that has been agreed to by the Iranians and the U.S., the one thing it explicitly doesn't do is end Iran's nuclear program. Here's a brief description by the Editorial board of the Washington Post, in their piece, "Obama’s Iran Deal Falls Far Short of His Own Goals."

The “KEY parameters” for an agreement on Iran’s nuclear program released Thursday fall well short of the goals originally set by the Obama administration. None of Iran’s nuclear facilities — including the Fordow center buried under a mountain — will be closed. Not one of the country’s 19,000 centrifuges will be dismantled. Tehran’s existing stockpile of enriched uranium will be “reduced” but not necessarily shipped out of the country. In effect, Iran’s nuclear infrastructure will remain intact, though some of it will be mothballed for 10 years. When the accord lapses, the Islamic republic will instantly become a threshold nuclear state."

You can read the whole framework for yourself here, it very clearly does not bring an end to a nuclear Iran, it's just a delay, and is certainly not the type of deal Obama said he would accept.