Every year, Washington swears it learned its lesson.
Every year, the Ghost of Bad Decisions shows up like it pays rent.
Now a 2015 clip of Marco Rubio is back like the Ghost of Christmas Past reminding Democrats of something they’d rather forget.
Back then, Rubio basically said:
“Let’s put this on record… so nobody acts surprised later.”
Well… here we are.
👻 Ghost of Christmas Past: The Deal
Enter Barack Obama with the grand strategy:
Delay the problem
Inspect the problem
Call it solved
💰 The Part Nobody Wants to Say Out Loud
So how much are we really talking about?
About $1.7 billion in direct cash tied to an old dispute
Roughly $50 to $60 billion in frozen assets suddenly accessible
And the real prize: the ability to make money again
Oil flowing
Business flowing
Sanctions breathing room
Translation:
Tens of billions unlocked immediately
Hundreds of billions possible over time
Not exactly pocket change
More like taking the boot off and watching someone remember how to run
And the pitch?
“Relax… what’s the worst that could happen?”
⚓ Ghost of Christmas Present: Reality
Rubio’s warning wasn’t complicated:
Give them breathing room… they’ll breathe
Give them access… they’ll use it
Give them time… they’ll plan
Result:
Stronger military
Better weapons
More expensive problems for everyone else
Translation:
You didn’t remove the threat
You upgraded it
🎭 The Quiet Part
Why fight directly when you can outsource it?
Proxy groups
Regional influence
Deniable chaos
Same fight
Different faces
☢️ Ghost of Christmas Future
Rubio’s real warning:
This doesn’t stop anything
It delays it
Delay now
Pay later—with interest
The long game:
Get strong enough that nobody hits you
Get dangerous enough that nobody dares
🔥 The Moral
“We are making a terrible mistake…”
And the line that still hits:
“Iran may have a Supreme Leader… but America does not.”
Policies change
Consequences don’t
🎁 Final Thought
The Ghost of Christmas Past said it
The present is dealing with it
And the future is waiting patiently
And Washington?
Still hitting snooze
Still calling it strategy
Still acting surprised
So did Marco Rubio see it coming… or just get lucky?