Has Obama given up on Iran ??

That's what the boys at Powerline wonder. John Hinderaker ponders whether Obama has come to accept a nuclear Iran.

For what it's worth, my sense is that Obama isn't much concerned about Iran, is more or less sympathetic to Iran's view that if Israel can have nuclear weapons, it can too, wouldn't particularly mind if Iran carried out Ahmadinejad's oft-repeated threat to "wipe Israel off the map," and has no intention of doing anything controversial in the Middle East that could derail his domestic agenda.

PAUL adds: I agree with all of this except for the proposition that Obama wouldn't particularly mind if Iran wiped Israel off the map. I think he would. But I do believe that Obama is more hostile to Israel than to Iran.

My take - I wouldn't be surprised a bit. The Obama method seem to be to focus on an issue or office, take action and move on to the next issue or higher office with no regard to consequences.