Christopher Hitchens Confused by Obama's Iran Policy

Complete video at: fora.tv/2010/09/22/Is_Obamas_F...
On the eve of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's most recent address to the UN, author and journalist Christopher Hitchens marvels at the confusion that characterizes the Obama administration's policy regarding Iran.
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This debate, moderated by political writer and analyst Peter Beinart (The Daily Beast), features Christopher Hitchens and George Packer.
The panel discusses America's position in, and relationship to, the rest of the world under Obama -- and whether or not his foreign policy has been effective. - CUNY
Christopher Hitchens was born in Portsmouth, England and worked in Britain as book reviewer for the Times, and chief foreign correspondent for the Daily Express. After emigrating to the United States in 1981, he wrote the Minority Report column for The Nation.
Since 1992, he has been columnist and contributing editor at Vanity Fair and, at different times, Washington editor and columnist for Harper's magazine, American columnist and correspondent for the Spectator, the New Statesman, the Times Literary Supplement, Sunday Today, and the Sunday Correspondent.
Hitchens writes regularly for the Atlantic Monthly and Slate, and is the author of God is Not Great, Letters to a Young Contrarian and Why Orwell Matters.

[@FarroShirazi]

The events surrounding Iran from when Hitch made the speech to the present uprising shows what a forward thinker he was, as an Iranian, with good knowledge of Iranian politics and the nature of the Ayatollahs' regime, I can't agree more with everything he said and predicted. Even recently Obama admired and regretted his mistakes in handling the Iranian Islamic regime. With current world attention on the Russians aggression, the Ayatollahs are closer than ever to possessing nuclear bombs with all the dark consequences that would bring about.

[@JohnKobaRuddy]

You sound brainwashed. Regime this, regime that. MSM parrot. That's all you'll ever be.

[@randomartist01]

Wow, Hitch looks and sounds really great here! We're all pulling for you, sir. Keep fighting the good fight and never give 'em an inch.

[@joeld9101]

Wah wah wwwaaaaaaaahhhh

[@HIMYMTR]

:(

[@adamleckius2253]

@@HIMYMTR :(

[@campuscryptid3020]

:(

[@Samn3212]

@@joeld9101 don’t be *too* classy, mate…

[@TheKierensaysmaybe]

It's sad to never see him again. We all miss him dearly.

[@Volound]

he looks like hes coping well. i know his chances arent good, but i hope he makes it through this.

[@DatGameBoy]

:(

[@livetochange974]

...

[@feonor26]

How I wish this was true :(

[@theindianzone4989]

I'm sorry, brother, but here we are.

[@Volound]

im sad about it but ive changed my mind about hitchens in a lot of ways. he was a neocon. the main source of hatred and evil in the world is the foreign policy of the US he defended.@@theindianzone4989

[@TAG-DOMINATOR]

Oh Christopher we bloody miss you ;(

[@EzraB123]

Beautifully put and it still resonates all these years later. Women life freedom.

[@Tj930]

Prior to this video, I've just witnessed a Scientology advertisement - I don't think the great man, Hitch, would have approved!!!

[@ateopuertorico]

I hope we can have 10 or even 20 more years of Hitchens!

[@HIMYMTR]

too bad

[@Connor-fj5rc]

Oof

[@reginageorge4]

😅😂😂😂😂😂

[@TheJdawg159753]

lol its a heavier version of the real life mr. xavier from the x men

[@kentamitchell]

Apparently not in the next month, LOL!

[@Antuan_the_Swan]

I have such anger towards Hitchens. Not because of what he said, but because how badly we needed him in this political climate. Needed him to bring balance, and possibly bring the two sides together. 😢

[@Bossness21]

I'm sorry, but I can't even concentrate on what he is saying. The bald look is just too fucking hilarious hahahah

[@charlesgerard5721]

Spot on.

[@pranadistribution6033]

the complete video is not available at the provided link.

[@menion385]

@ThingsTerrestrial Maybe you could request his opinion?

[@spryguy]

@TheFabdulla Your analogy squeezes my mind grapes.

[@kiwicalibre]

@randomartist01 I was thinking the same thing. He looks a lot better than a couple of months back. I love this guy for his courage more than anything else.

[@adamleckius2253]

Came in contact with Hitch through his anti-theism - as most people have done - but now I'm scouring KZbin for his contributions on international policy. Such a great mind, armed with immense knowledge also about the important details in foreign affairs.

[@JohnKobaRuddy]

Please find his Michael parenti debate. Hitch tried to hitch slap Michael but Michael bounced hin around like a tennis ball.

[@fervid5923]

Absolutely correct & true!👌 RIP Christopher 🙏

[@mystisme]

has i look at him i remember the time where he was at his best and i now see him throw his sikness still standing up for what he always belive and still fighting to wake up us to freethinking what a man he his he deserve my best regard and respect

[@quaxk]

we need more intellectuals like that, that teach critical thinking by, very publicly, voicing their own

[@scottclaudet]

still relevant in 2014

[@scottclaudet]

scottclaudet 2015

[@Jima1234567]

scottclaudet well said, I think Douglas Murray will continue his wonderful work.

[@Killuminati911]

+scottclaudet 2016

[@TheGreatIndoors1979]

Especially relevant in 2018 given Trump's withdrawal of the Iran Nuclear Deal and the Iranian Congress' reaction to it: "Death to America!". Seems like the Iranian government to this day prefer nuclear power over economic prosperity for the Iranian people. Nonetheless, they will still be seen as perfectly moderate and (potential) allies of the U.S. by Obama and the majority of the MSM. After all, this is just another example of the U.S. acting as the imperial bastards that they are, right?

[@Hirnlego999]

@@TheGreatIndoors1979 "U.S. acting as the imperial bastards that they are, right?" It is. It's about the oil. Trump ran on committing war crimes and tried to gain access to both Venezuelan and Iranian oil.

[@Bendz0]

@clickswitchh A man following his pashion is a big idol, and a great source of motivation regardless of whether his pashion is right or wrong. Tyvm.

[@GL12878]

Yeah, America has a historical tendency to do things like that.

[@michelemustafa7912]

What a tremendous loss to not have had his vast intellect and insight employed as a consultant to gov't policy.

[@verifymyageful]

lol

[@strepsil08]

The words "Hitchens" and "confused" simply do not go together.

[@bradwatson7324]

The body language of the guy on the left says he's bored.

[@Fig1024]

@Bellantoni what exactly is the family of nations? it's first time I hear of this concept. I know there's UN, and Iran is a member of UN

[@writersblock26]

@susanyana Well, I don't mean to split hairs with you, but nobody diagnosed with cancer ever really "gets over it." They can succesfully recover from it, but they live with the fear, however small, that it might well come back, and I say this as the son of someone who recovered from breast cancer and took every possible means to prevent a relapse, including having a mastectomy. Even after all of that, she and I both realize that there are no guarantees.

[@kentamitchell]

How many divisions/ships/warheads does the Secretary General have?

[@lumpfish99]

@revjimbob yes the wild one.....

[@Hesam0000]

What did Hitchens do with all that hair?!

[@alexalexisalexy]

@sitan66 LOL, I think you kind of missed a large point in my post. Nevermind.

[@SomethingSea1]

... Huh? Not exactly clear. The last part of the clip is the most interesting part.

[@davijeph]

@MoscowMaestro I can tell by the way you write you have a wide and deep understanding of the subject being discussed.I take my hat of to a true intellectual

[@astroblaster56]

Oh dear...

[@whackthedog]

@0mla1 I meant to say there by unneccessary to read in in Arab

[@Nyquirk]

@ColonelAli @ColonelAli sorry Ali I didn't mean to make it seem like it was directed at you. I'm lending support to your point. I put in the example of attack because there are many that are so awed by Hitchen's brilliance they miss that some of the premise he starts with isn't necessarily agreeable.

[@Gylindril]

He's from 1953

[@Phelan666]

@trupzz Agreed wholeheartedly.

[@SuperShockjock]

Hitch looking healthy, that is great to see.

[@DawnOfTheDead991]

@IconsOfTeleplay Another nugget of teabagger wisdom

[@MrAnthonyVance]

Hitch is looking "marvelous" ... he is! He's making a come back. And he looks great WITHOUT hair. You go, Hitch! We love ya, buddy!! By the way ... there is no better debater on this entire planet than Hitch. I mean fucking no one!

[@Iteachu2beninja]

when hitchens speaks, you need to constantly adjust your volume.

[@rustedromeo]

Didn't say they never existed, however your question is posing as if a country that doesn't exist might do something....as in present tense

[@HZ_LionsDen]

@ColonelAli And oil.

[@anton1949]

Policy should be to mind our own business.

[@DyeTyme]

I'm confused as well

[@cassidy99ful]

ah,like in blast from the past.

[@JoshwithaJ]

That's the first time I saw Hitchens with his head shaved. Quite a shock!... oh, yeah and Iran should... etc.

[@harkinhank]

Hitchens should have called certain offices of the State or Treasury and I guarantee he would have received a very comprehensive, even understandable, response. At least with respect to the dual track policy they are, and were already in September 2010 and undoubtedly long before that, laboriously implementing.

[@kentamitchell]

Because you posted that comment a month ago.

[@MattTee1234]

@1RadicalOne agreed.

[@sexdrugsRnR]

we dont know most of the things that the state does, even when we think we do

[@xanthromera]

Love Hitch.

[@athabascka]

@CelestialEmbodiment: Congress authorized the removal of Saddam from power through military force. Under the Constituion, the Congress has the power to pass legislation and authorize wars.

[@nispen]

@shanestrange He has answered the question ad nauseam.

[@kennedyt]

If Hitchens was confused by your policy it probably wasn't good.

[@ZobaK1]

R.I.P!

[@GabrielSparkletits]

How ironic.

[@Tj930]

@RogierV2 Cheers. I might well do that; I was just amused by the irony

[@0mla1]

@TheFabdulla Thank you for your nice comment. I really appreciate it. I have obviously felt that your attacking me a bit so i do apologise for being rude at times and can honestly say that you seem like an honest peace loving person too. You might be right that you don't need religion to be a good person as your an example of this. But i see Islam as the truth and in my mind it wouldn't make sense to ignore it, that's all. If i could i would like to share this too, but that's difficult to do.

[@whackthedog]

@MrCombatveteran I agree.

[@lucerfarul]

Pull through this Chris, we can't afford to lose you anytime soon...

[@leonthalion]

why not just google it for yourself?

[@katey1dog]

Knowledge on the subject of Obama's policy toward Iran would be useful. America does not need another war.

[@Pieh0]

hey, its general hammond's stunt double from startgate sg1! ;)

[@DrCruel]

That "Death to America" annual holiday might have something to do with it. Mind, we also don't fancy the sort of people who think shooting women in the head who don't vote for your faction as "being Number One in Democracy". Or have you forgotten Neda Agha-Soltan so soon?

[@gulbirk]

And, if we would have just let Iran allone back in the 50`s, we wouldnt have had this problem now.

[@ThingsTerrestrial]

Michael Jackson was killed in an avalanche at 4:19 P.M. Pacific Time, Thursday, 13 September 2001. In the 6 months that followed look-alike/sound-alike brother Marlon Jackson endured 34 plastic surgical procedures. Fifty-three weeks following Michael's death, Marlon Jackson emerged from a self-imposed 53-week Sabbatical as "Michael Jackson." The impersonation ended at 12:17 P.M., Thursday, June 25, 2009, thirty-four minutes after Marlon's deliberate overdose of sedatives.

[@triwillb]

@crankycactus ---> KZbin search "Christopher Hitchens' House"... wish I was there!

[@IconsOfTeleplay]

Radiation causes radiation-sickness yet it is extremely profitable for physicians in ineffectually treating the chronic metabolic disease known as cancer.

[@alexalexisalexy]

@MikeEmery9 I've never heard it used. He usually says "quasi-intellectual". Which is acceptable, since it's Hitch.

[@wntoply6]

@couturierbenjamin i agree with you 100%. hitch keeps the world thinking.

[@AlongtheFarClimbDown843]

"The Trilateralist Commission is international...(and)...is intended to be the vehicle for multinational consolidation of the commercial and banking interests by seizing control of the political government of the United States. The Trilateralist Commission represents a skillful, coordinated effort to seize control and consolidate the four centers of power - political, monetary, intellectual, and ecclesiastical." - Barry Goldwater (1909-1998), U.S. Senator

[@Nexus2Eden]

If you can' t find the crooks ... you can't catch them. ;)

[@frankherman3]

@0mla1 Let me ask you one question: I have heard that the Quran is a PERFECT scripture, then why is it necessary to add the interpretations of the prophet?

[@FrankSlade1983]

Is it just me or does he look like he's getting healthier? In some vids i've seen of Hitch (since starting his treatment), he has seemed a little deflated, perhaps a little weak...but in this one he seems back to his old self (except for the hair)...GET WELL SOON HITCH!

[@Bossness21]

@ITheProfessorI yes, you and two other youtubers just informed me for the first time, and I'm apologizing for laughing at his "bald look"

[@janjan55555]

I made an error right there, thank you for correcting me! I have some Iranian friends though, so I shouldn't have made that mistake, anyways, you get my shit! I am not American nor Western so nice profiling!

[@TheVicAndHelenShow]

In 1995 the importation, into the United States, of bitter almond trees was banned. Bitter almonds (not the sweet almonds that the stores sell) are a rich source of Amygdalin (vitamin B17). Indeed the word Amygdalin comes fr. amygdaline: of, relating to, or resembling an almond. The citizens of the West are vitamin deficient and suffer from sub-clinical (borderline) scurvy, night blindness, beriberi and a host of other chronic metabolic (vitamin-deficiency) diseases.

[@0mla1]

@frankherman3 I also think it's a perfect scripture. We don't add the interpretations of the prophet. We interpret the Quran ourselves, but it helps if we look at how the prophet lived his life and things he said (hadith), because it's a practical example. It's useful to have this, as it is useful to have history of anything. It helps us to learn.

[@drabarne]

@jaguarclaw And those ill glasses... and a bowel disruptor gun.

[@KowBoySpace]

@piip4 I think the bit where their leader came out and accidentally admitted it. And started test firing up missiles designed to carry Nuclear warheads.

[@athabascka]

@CelestialEmbodiment: I'm paraphasing Hitchens from memory here, so this is going to be a little off, but: The very people who argued that the sanctions were killing countless children in Iraq were the same people who argued that the sanctions were working and should be kept so that we would not have to invade. Hitchens supported the removal of Saddam, which was the only way the sanctions were going to end.

[@TheCrappyaccount]

he looks kind of like alf stewit now

[@Hermoor]

how weird it must be to have no eyebrowns. The goths should know ;)

[@YourUTubeMonitor]

@DimmDevil : You go girl, etc.

[@cassidy99ful]

science damn you.

[@EasingDifficulties]

[“Women-bah! Heed them not-for today's peach is tomorrow's prune!” - Fr. 1926's "The Son of the Sheik" starring Rudolph Valentino]

[@dedu15]

incomplete or wrong to begin with, yes

[@lumpfish99]

@OneApostate btw, who is advocating for burning homes? killing people or destroying the govt.???? i have never heard anything like that.......

[@emangi1]

and the Cuban missile crisis was a frustrated soviet jihad.

[@davethehostage]

@leave12 Absolute win.

[@eirefrance]

@boxingaddict25 He can be an incredibly intelligent thinker and speaker and still be wrong. And I'd say he fits the neo-con role somewhat, if not perfectly.

[@EaterOfBirds]

@FrankSlade1983 he sounds much better on here, hoping he is on the mend :)

[@THESocialJusticeWarrior]

Brilliant man, I just wish he wasn't pro war in the middle east.

[@whackthedog]

@0mla1 Sura 18:86 tells about a traveller named Zol-Qarnain who literally arrives at the farthest point of the sun going down (there is no such place on this planet, because the earth travels around the sun, it keeps doing this, finding the furthest place of sunset is thus impossible) He then sees the sun going down into a muddy pool of water. In other words: Nonsense. Newsflash: The sun does not go down into a muddy pool of water.

[@DrCruel]

It is this sort of sterling commentary and clarity of insight that has made the pro-Bashar Left fascists so endearing.