Obama’s Spinmaster Rhodes Responds To Iran Deal Criticism

From The Daily Caller:

Rhodes responded in a Sunday piece in Medium.

Rhodes hits on three main points in his response. First, he noted the White House “never made any secret of our interest in pursuing a nuclear deal with Iran.” He claimed the administration was open with the fact it was negotiating with Iran before President Hassan Rouhani and his so-called “moderates” were elected.

“Whatever your analysis of the relative weight of moderates or hard-liners in the Iranian system, there is no question that we were able to achieve a deal only after a change in the Iranian Administration,” wrote Rhodes in his defense.

Critics’ concern is not the “analysis” of Iranian politics, it was the fact that Rhodes and his colleagues knew Rouhani and his cohort were not moderates, yet intentionally portrayed them that way in order to push the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action.

Lies!

In his second point, Rhodes defended the false narrative he pushed during the deal’s congressional review period. He claimed “it was imperative that the facts of the deal be understood for it to be implemented.” Though he argues there was plenty of criticism of the deal in the media, Samuels’s piece clearly outlined an intentional campaign on the part of Rhodes and company to counter any and all criticism through social media and friendly journalists and organizations.

“No potential negative comment passed without a tweet,” noted Samuels.

More Lies!

Rhodes’s last point addressed the main source of criticism drawn from the piece: the allegations he and his team manipulated journalists to push the White House narrative. Journalists and foreign policy wonks of all political leanings have expressed their disdain for the condescending manner in which Rhodes explained his manipulation of the media, think tanks and other figures friendly to the Iran deal cause. Rhodes remained unapologetic in his response, excusing his methods by saying he and his staff “believed deeply in the case that we were making.”

“It wasn’t “spin,” it’s what we believed and continue to believe, and the hallmark of the entire campaign was to push out facts,” wrote Rhodes, contradicting his own prior admissions to Samuels and Panetta’s interview.

"Spin" is another word for lie!