Tuesday, July 14, 2015

Iran Deal is A Good Deal and Better Option than War

The new Iran Deal is a historic, positive step. It is a win-win situation and stops to drums of war. It involves give and take, a compromise on both sides so it is not perfect for both sides, but it is important and practical. It allows verification of nuclear facilities and military sites. 2/3 of centrifuges will be destroyed going from 19,000 to 6104. The Deal will keep Iran from producing more materials for a nuclear bomb for 10 years. The sanctions against Iran will be lifted and Iran will be begin to trade. Most of the people of Iran are young and do look to the West. They can be our friends. A deal like this could begin regime change. This deal has brought Iran to commit 40,000 troops to help fight terrorism in Iraq. I know every Republican will be against this deal. John McCain has not liked a single war and Lindsay Graham is just about as warlike. Republicans want to bomb Iran and use military force. Military force did not work in Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya or in any recent conflict. Even with the largest military, the largest military budget or nuclear weapons arsenal, diplomacy works. Diplomacy worked against the Soviet Union. Diplomacy worked to stop Syria using chemical weapons. Diplomacy and talking helped the US normalize relations with Cuba. While diplomacy can fail and it has be followed up. Bombing Iran is not like Iraq. Iran's military is much better than Iraq's. Iran has trained military guards, navy, air force and the facilities are not easily bombed. It would not be like Israel bombing an Iraq nuclear facility and then it is over. Bombing Iran would start a war, terrorism against the US and more killing. The Iran deal will work because of "verification and not trust." Many do not trust the Iranians to follow through, and either did the negotiators and steps were put in place. Verification and snapbacks where sanctions will be put back into place if the Iranians fail on their side of the bargain. All countries except 3 support this deal.This deal was negotiated by everyone on the UN Security Council plus Germany with Iran. It was an important process that took 18 months and followed 12 years of Iranian concerns and build up of a nuclear program. Nuclear experts feel that this is a great deal. Diplomatic experts feel this is a good deal and a step towards peace. Hope begins today.

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