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As
is so often the case, President Obama is misleading the American people. The
fact is there will be no 24/7 "anywhere, anytime" inspections allowed
of undeclared suspicious sites. The fine print of the final
JCPOA agreement provides Iran with the means to delay any
inspections of undeclared suspected sites requested by the IAEA. Iran is
empowered to raise objections to inspections of suspected sites, which would
then have to be assessed by a commission that includes Iran itself as a member.
Iran will thus have opportunities to exploit the mechanisms for international
verification inspections, allowing it to rotate its covert nuclear arms
activities from secret site to secret site during a protracted dispute
resolution process... [more...]
Six
global powers and Iran have made an agreement dealing with Iran's nuclear
future and sanctions. Without question, the deal places America, Israel,
the Middle East, and the entire world at grave risk. There is no need for
America to go out on a limb and take this enormous risk. This is simply a
bad deal for America, quite possibly the most dangerous agreement America has
made in its 239 years of history. Let's list just 10 reasons why the Iran
deal is bad for America now... [Go here for a complete analysis...]
Barack
Obama has repeatedly compared himself to Ronald Reagan as a transformative
president... but labels mean nothing. Obama could demonstrate that he learned
something meaningful from the Reagan legacy by showing some backbone in his
nuclear negotiations with Iran. He should order his Secretary of State John
Kerry to walk away this week if Iran does not immediately concede on such vital
points as allowing unfettered international inspections "anywhere at any time,"
including inspections of any military sites where suspected nuclear-related
activities may have taken place in the past. Moreover, Obama should instruct
Kerry to walk away if Iran continues to reject phased sanctions relief tied
strictly to verifiable proof of Iran's compliance with each stage of its
obligations under the terms of a final deal. If Obama were to do so, taking
full advantage of the leverage afforded by tight economic sanctions imposed on
Iran, he would be following in the footsteps of Ronald Reagan, not Neville
Chamberlain. [more...]
