One effect of Obama’s “starry-eyed” and “sniveling” approach to negotiating with Iran, warns columnist Michael MacConnell, will be:

. . . the weakening of anti-establishment groups within Iran. Pro-democracy advocates lose credibility when the leader of the free world offers a free lunch to the men who are suppressing their efforts to bring about meaningful change in Iran. They lose the faith of their people. They also lose international regard and support, especially in terms of fundraising–the lifeblood of any political movement. One of the surest results of repeated calls for peace from Washington will be the successful repression of student dissent in the Iranian universities and anti-government opposition in remote areas.