Little-Acorn
02-24-2015, 12:08 PM
This has to be a joke. Something out of The Onion.
A plan that's always preceded with, "Hey, Jimmy, wouldn't it be crazy if they decided something like THIS? Ha ha ha ha!!"
Except I don't see any such disclaimers in this story.
Is there somebody somewhere, who thinks Iran will NOT use this nuclear material to make bombs? That they will keep any agreement not to?
And that they would not use them, or coerce us (very effectively!) by threatening to use them?
This is like making an agreement with terrorists, saying that they can't fly airliners into any of our skyscrapers for the next ten years... but after that, they can start doing it, just one or two buildings per year.
The very idea that someone in this administration can call this a "compromise", makes my jaw hit the floor.
What, exactly, are these people trying to accomplish?
I've never called any of the Obama administration's acts "treasonous". But if this story is true, I don't see what else it could be.
This just can't be happening.
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http://news.yahoo.com/phased-us-iran-nuclear-deal-taking-shape-112339907--politics.html
Historic US-Iran nuclear deal could be taking shape
Associated Press
By GEORGE JAHN and BRADLEY KLAPPER
20 hours ago
GENEVA (AP) — Edging toward a historic compromise, the U.S. and Iran reported progress Monday on a deal that would clamp down on Tehran's nuclear activities for at least 10 years but then slowly ease restrictions on programs that could be used to make atomic arms.
Officials said there were still obstacles to overcome before a March 31 deadline, and any deal will face harsh opposition in both countries. It also would be sure to further strain already-tense U.S. relations with Israel, whose leaders oppose any agreement that doesn't end Iran's nuclear ambitions.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to strongly criticize the deal in an address before Congress next week.
Still, a comprehensive pact could ease 35 years of U.S-Iranian enmity — and seems within reach for the first time in more than a decade of negotiations.
"We made progress," U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said as he bade farewell to members of the American delegation at the table with Iran.
Western officials familiar with the talks cited movement but also described the discussions as a moving target, meaning changes in any one area would have repercussions for other parts of the negotiation.
The core idea would be to reward Iran for good behavior over the last years of any agreement, gradually lifting constraints on its uranium enrichment and slowly easing economic sanctions.
Iran says it does not want nuclear arms and needs enrichment only for energy, medical and scientific purposes, but the U.S. fears Tehran could re-engineer the program to produce the fissile core of a nuclear weapon.
The U.S. initially sought restrictions lasting up to 20 years; Iran has pushed for less than a decade. The prospective deal appears to be somewhere in the middle.
One variation being discussed would place at least a 10-year regime of strict controls on Iran's uranium enrichment. If Iran complied, the restrictions would be gradually lifted over the final five years.
One issue critics are certain to focus on: Once the deal expired, Iran could theoretically ramp up enrichment to whatever level it wanted.
Experts say Iran already could produce the equivalent of one weapon's worth of enriched uranium with its present operating 10,000 centrifuges. Several officials spoke of 6,500 centrifuges as a potential point of compromise <------ *****
A plan that's always preceded with, "Hey, Jimmy, wouldn't it be crazy if they decided something like THIS? Ha ha ha ha!!"
Except I don't see any such disclaimers in this story.
Is there somebody somewhere, who thinks Iran will NOT use this nuclear material to make bombs? That they will keep any agreement not to?
And that they would not use them, or coerce us (very effectively!) by threatening to use them?
This is like making an agreement with terrorists, saying that they can't fly airliners into any of our skyscrapers for the next ten years... but after that, they can start doing it, just one or two buildings per year.
The very idea that someone in this administration can call this a "compromise", makes my jaw hit the floor.
What, exactly, are these people trying to accomplish?
I've never called any of the Obama administration's acts "treasonous". But if this story is true, I don't see what else it could be.
This just can't be happening.
------------------------------------------------
http://news.yahoo.com/phased-us-iran-nuclear-deal-taking-shape-112339907--politics.html
Historic US-Iran nuclear deal could be taking shape
Associated Press
By GEORGE JAHN and BRADLEY KLAPPER
20 hours ago
GENEVA (AP) — Edging toward a historic compromise, the U.S. and Iran reported progress Monday on a deal that would clamp down on Tehran's nuclear activities for at least 10 years but then slowly ease restrictions on programs that could be used to make atomic arms.
Officials said there were still obstacles to overcome before a March 31 deadline, and any deal will face harsh opposition in both countries. It also would be sure to further strain already-tense U.S. relations with Israel, whose leaders oppose any agreement that doesn't end Iran's nuclear ambitions.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to strongly criticize the deal in an address before Congress next week.
Still, a comprehensive pact could ease 35 years of U.S-Iranian enmity — and seems within reach for the first time in more than a decade of negotiations.
"We made progress," U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said as he bade farewell to members of the American delegation at the table with Iran.
Western officials familiar with the talks cited movement but also described the discussions as a moving target, meaning changes in any one area would have repercussions for other parts of the negotiation.
The core idea would be to reward Iran for good behavior over the last years of any agreement, gradually lifting constraints on its uranium enrichment and slowly easing economic sanctions.
Iran says it does not want nuclear arms and needs enrichment only for energy, medical and scientific purposes, but the U.S. fears Tehran could re-engineer the program to produce the fissile core of a nuclear weapon.
The U.S. initially sought restrictions lasting up to 20 years; Iran has pushed for less than a decade. The prospective deal appears to be somewhere in the middle.
One variation being discussed would place at least a 10-year regime of strict controls on Iran's uranium enrichment. If Iran complied, the restrictions would be gradually lifted over the final five years.
One issue critics are certain to focus on: Once the deal expired, Iran could theoretically ramp up enrichment to whatever level it wanted.
Experts say Iran already could produce the equivalent of one weapon's worth of enriched uranium with its present operating 10,000 centrifuges. Several officials spoke of 6,500 centrifuges as a potential point of compromise <------ *****