Quote:I was responding specifically to the idea that just because there is an expert opinion (which there are on both sides) that to disagree is frivolous.


I have stated my opposition to this deal based on its merits:


1.) the potential delay in the inspection process could be greater than our current estimate of Iran's break out time.


2.) Iran Gets the money now and will comply later.


3.) We outsource the inspections process to the UN and the IAEA. they have already demonstrated that they have to make side deals to gain access to certain sites and the concessions made weren't part of the greater agreement with input from our diplomats.


4.) Iran won't have to change their greater behavior on the world stage as the leading state sponsor of terror.


5.) We didn't get our hostages back.


I think we should have left the sanctions in place until you got a deal that was more favorable. I think that when we withdrew from Iraq we sent the signal to the international community that we really weren't interested in continued military engagement in the region. With no one to lead the charge on a potential military option then it makes sense that we wouldn't have gotten all that we wanted in the deal.


We can agree to disagree about whether or not a war with Iran would be just or not. Iran has already committed acts of War against us. They have helped attack our allies, they were part of the insurgency in Iraq that killed american soldiers, they've bombed our embassy and attempted to assassinate a foreign dignitary on american soil. Don't forget, we are having this conversation because they were pursuing weapons of mass destruction in defiance of the international community.


Personally, i hate the idea of war. I don't wake up in the morning dreaming of sending our best and brightest off to some foreign land to loose their limbs. At the same time, when a threat presents itself and has demonstrated a resolve to harm our nation as pursuit in a universal commitment to global spread of our ideology then we have to be willing to defend ourselves if the person that you are negotiating with doesn't share your commitment to the diplomatic process.

I'm inclined to agree it would be nicer of the sanctions liftingwere pushed out more but still this was the deal that was negotiates.


The frustrating part in this conversation is opponents appear to be coming from a position where they think we were the sole negotiator therefore any deal not to Americas standards could be refused. That is not the case. Also a reason why we are "outsourcing". It's not our deal its a multi nation deal. It makes sense to have an independent agency or a coalition oversee things.


Also Jewish leaders can be added to the list

<a class="bbc_url" href='http://time.com/4004106/jewish-leaders-iran/'>http://time.com/4004106/jewish-leaders-iran/</a>

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