The Iran Agreement is Even Worse Than We Thought
Lee,This is the best breakdown of the Iran agreement I've seen yet. It lays bare just how much the West has given up, and how this practically paves the path for Iran to obtain a nuclear weapon. We must not allow a country dedicated to the destruction of the U.S. and Israel to obtain the ultimate weapon!
Daily Caller: An Agreement Written in Tehran
By Kenneth Timmerman
It’s hard to imagine a worse agreement than the one presented by President Obama and Secretary of State John Kerry as their “peace in our time” deal to limit Iran’s nuclear programs.
At
every step, in every article and detail, the U.S. allowed Iranian
regime negotiators to write the rules and codify restrictions that allow
Iran to wriggle out of its commitments at virtually any moment it feels
that the United States has not provided enough sanctions relief.
Because
that is what this agreement is all about: lifting the comprehensive,
enormously effective sanctions put in place patiently and with
international consensus since 2005, sanctions that cut Iran’s oil
exports in half, drove inflation to 60 percent,
cut growth, crashed the currency, and were beginning to generate
widespread popular discontent that threatened the survival of the
regime.
No wonder President Hassan Rouhani, in his speech to the Iranian people on Tuesday,
said “our prayers have been answered.” (Oh, and he went on to say that
the prayers of Hamas and Hezbollah had also been answered, presumably
because they soon will be receiving fresh funds and rockets from
Tehran).
Of
this 159 page text, 90 pages are devoted to spelling out exactly how
much, how far, and how thoroughly the U.S. and its partners will remove
sanctions on Iran and release frozen assets. These pages are written in
stone, with no wriggle room for a reluctant Congress.
Another
nine pages describe commitments by the P5+1 to help Iran expand its
“peaceful” nuclear infrastructure, including a sweeping agreement to
transfer nuclear goods, technology, and services, and to provide
technical assistance and even loans so Iran can build a new heavy water
reactor.
Iran’s
commitments to limit its nuclear activities are contained in
approximately 30 pages, but these commitments are heavily conditioned.
For example, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), which is the
sole authority allowed to conduct inspections in Iran, must provide up
to 14 days notice if it seeks to visit a site where it believes Iran is
conducting illicit nuclear activities, and must reveal critical
intelligence information to Iranian regime authorities before it can
even discuss a special inspection.
Under
the agreement, Iran can still object and stall for additional time,
after which the dispute gets referred to a “Joint Commission” where Iran
sits along with China and Russia.
For
good measure the agreement bans U.S. persons from IAEA inspection
teams, at least until a time when the U.S. has resumed diplomatic ties
with Tehran. Now that’s a tough verification plan!
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