Posted on 07/12/2015 9:20:59 AM PDT by Brad from Tennessee
The question is not whether Iran can be trusted to uphold the nuclear deal now being negotiated in Vienna (it can’t), but whether the Obama administration and its P5+1 partners can be trusted to punish Iran when it violates the agreement?
Experience shows that unless Iran violates the deal egregiously, the temptation will be to ignore it. For instance, Iran got away with selling more oil than it should have under the interim agreement. More ominously, Tehran repeatedly pushed the envelope on technical aspects of the agreement—such as caps on its uranium stockpile—and got away with it. The Obama administration and other Western powers have so much invested in their diplomatic efforts that they’ll deny such violations ever occurred.
More evidence of Iranian violations has now surfaced. Two reports regarding Iran's attempts to illicitly and clandestinely procure technology for its nuclear and ballistic missile programs have recently been published. They show that Iran's procurement continues apace, if not faster than before the Joint Plan of Action was signed in November 2013. But fear of potentially embarrassing negotiators and derailing negotiations has made some states reluctant to report Tehran’s illegal efforts. If these countries have hesitated to expose Iran during the negotiations, it is more likely they will refrain from reporting after a deal is struck.
The first report was released last month by the U.N. panel of experts in charge of reporting compliance with U.N. Security Council resolutions regarding Iran. The panel noted that U.N. member states had not reported significant violations of U.N. sanctions and speculated as to why: either Iran was complying, or countries did not wish to interfere with negotiations. . .
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So? Bammy does illegal stuff every day.
Kerry has reached his “dead” line. Obama’s legacy will be a nuclear armed Iran. The only solace to decent people is that it will cause serious divisions and harm within the Democratic Party.
Iran won’t stop,has no intention of stopping,until it has a nuke.
They will deploy that weapon again Israel at the earliest possible moment.
I figured bammy gave it to them for free.
It is not “illegal” to buy nukes except in the mind of a one world government type. The king is always right.
Well, I’m sure glad that’s taken care of!
One has to believe that they've already got it, and Obama is just giving them cover to make more.
This whole thing is a sickening charade to manipulate and harm Israel.
Already cheating ,always been cheating
I’m sure Obummer knows and I’m sure he doesn’t care
Precisely, and I hope the TRAITORS in DC are the first to see it "up close".
Shirley no body is surprised by this. Just Iranians being Iranians. Number one reason why Kerry should fold his hand and come home.
The Iranians will violate ANY accord reached. It is a waste of time and money.
Shows you how stupid Muslims are. another couple weeks and they would be given it by Barry, Mitch and Jonbon.
Trust the Iranians (Death to America and Isreal)? Munich 1938; “He was such a nice fellow (Chamberlain), he asked for my autograph on a piece of paper and I gave it to him.”. Now we again see history repeating itself with the same kind of morons doing the same moronic things. We are doomed!
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