Saturday, March 28, 2015

On the Iran deal

Menendez: U.S. ‘Leaping with Both Feet’ Toward Iran Demands, ‘Any Deal for a Deal’s Sake’   "Menendez, whose Iran sanctions legislation and bipartisan bill have drawn veto threats from the Obama administration, has previously accused the White House of moving the goalposts to tempt Iran into a deal.

“ 'We have pivoted away from demanding the closure of Fordow when the negotiations began, to considering its conversion into a research facility, to now allowing hundreds of centrifuges to spin at this underground bunker site where centrifuges could be quickly repurposed for illicit nuclear enrichment purposes,” he said in a statement moments ago. “My fear is that we are no longer guided by the principle that ‘no deal is better than a bad deal,’ but instead we are negotiating ‘any deal for a deal’s sake’.” Read more:

. . . "The other large fissure is America’s current refusal to participate in military ground operations abroad. Added to the Russo-Chinese lock-up of the Security Council, all of this has contributed to blowing apart the Western bloc. A new world stage is being put in place. The only thing missing is agreement on the Iranian nuclear issue — at the end of this month!"   Published in L'Expression (Algeria) on 18 March 2015 by Zouhir Mebarki

 Kerry on Chances of Iran Deal: 'Inshallah!'   "Did John Kerry just use a Muslim term meaning "Allah willing" to express hope for a deal with Iran?

"That's what a reporter for Al Monitor claims on Twitter. Laura Rozen, who covers the Middle East for the online publication posted on the comments just after 3:30pm ET on Friday just as news was breaking of a possible deal." Lets give him the benefit of the doubt and consider it was done in jest.

Obama's Iran Deal: The SALT Precedents   "President Obama’s decision to avoid congressional scrutiny of his emerging nuclear deal with Iran led 47 GOP senators to write a letter warning Iran – and the president – that the Senate expects to be consulted.  A subsequent bipartisan letter signed by 367 members of the House of Representatives also urged the president to consult Congress.  A look at major 20th-century strategic arms accords lends decisive weight to the position taken by Congress."



 Political Cartoons by Glenn McCoy

Secret U.S. Documents Stolen by Shia Militias Are Now In the Hands of Iran
"Arab press, and particularly the Saudi press, have harshly criticized the Obama administration’s policy in the region – especially its Iran policy, which they term “destructive”, “idiotic”, “dangerous” and “narrow-minded.” Writers are calling for a rebellion against any agreement the P5+1 signs with Iran that does not absolutely prevent it from possessing nuclear weapons.

"Iran is now in possession of secret stolen U.S. documents which include the names of locals who informed on Iranian-backed rebels and Al Qaeda. Their lives are in danger but we won’t be there for them." . . .

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