Lee Smith in the “Tablet”: The reason that the White House wants Iran to have a bomb is that it’s the quickest route to what it really wants—which is a larger regional accommodation with Tehran. . . . Another way to understand the upcoming new era in U.S.-Iran relations is as the age of Renfield. As horror fans will recall, Renfield is a character in Bram Stoker’s “Dracula.” He’s not a real vampire, but a madman whose appetites—for vermin and the proximity to power—are fed by the master whose evil he enables. Renfield, observes Dr. Seward, the asylum’s supervisor, “has certain qualities very largely developed, selfishness, secrecy, and purpose.” In the age of Renfield, people align themselves with darkness because it has the appearance of strength. In an era of robust American leadership, administration officials tasked to speak to the press praise allies and curse adversaries openly; when they criticize friends, it’s done in private and without invective. In the age of Renfield, faceless parasites hurl insults at allies from the shadows. See http://www.tabletmag.com/jewish-news-and-politics/186811/obama-deal-iran?utm_source=tabletmagazinelist&utm_campaign=2df6eba0f8-Thursday_November_6_201411_5_2014&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c308bf8edb-2df6eba0f8-207025897