Nicolas Sarkozy Says Barack Obama Iran Policy is Immature

According to Ha’aretz, the Israeli government has been informed that Nicolas Sarkozy describes Barack Obama as an "empty suit" on foreign policy. Sarkozy, the President of France, has worked hard to bring his country closer to the center-right policies of strength, especially on Iran and Israel. According the report Sarkozy considers Obama “utterly immature” in his position on Iran:

French President Nicolas Sarkozy is very critical of U.S. presidential candidate Barack Obama’s positions on Iran, according to reports that have reached Israel’s government.

Sarkozy has made his criticisms only in closed forums in France. But according to a senior Israeli government source, the reports reaching Israel indicate that Sarkozy views the Democratic candidate’s stance on Iran as “utterly immature” and comprised of “formulations empty of all content.”

Obama visited Paris in July, and the Iranian issue was at the heart of his meeting with Sarkozy. At a joint press conference afterward, Obama urged Iran to accept the West’s proposal on its nuclear program, saying that Iran was creating a serious situation that endangered both Israel and the West. According to the reports reaching Israel, Sarkozy told Obama at that meeting that if the new American president elected in November changed his country’s policy toward Iran, that would be “very problematic.”

The last thing Sarkozy wants is for Obama to become President of the United states, and then enter into talks with Iran himself, without preconditions. All of Sarkozy’s efforts would be undermined if that happened.

Sarkozy also described Obama as "arrogant." If a Frenchman calls you "arrogant," then you are arrogant in the worst way.

When Sarkozy said Obama’s on Iran were comprised of “formulations empty of all content,” it reminded me of Obama’s empty and vague message of Hope and Change.