Quote Originally Posted by mundame View Post
I tried to like the Iran deal from the point of view that diplomacy is always mainly about delay. Delaying war, other bad stuff. So they were delaying Iran's nuking up for ten years, kicking it down the road. Sometimes that works ---- we never did have a nuclear war with Russia (so far); we delayed till they fell apart in 1991.

But no. It is a crumby deal, struck because people didn't want to continue the blockade (sanctions, modern variety).

I suppose Trump will delay this announcement until he needs it --- after they do some bad thing, for instance, or if he wants to involve them in a war with North Korea, which would make sense. His pacing is masterful. Every week a big announcement, and whenever he needs or we need a distraction from the obsessing of a current news cycle.
Why delay? Delay works in Iran's favor, not ours. Delay is one of our WORST weaknesses. We allow enemies to build themselves up until they actually ARE a threat and then it takes more bodies and time to finally stop them.

There is NOTHING good in any way, shape nor form in a deal with a country run by a theocracy hostile to anyone not Shia. calls the US the "Great Satan", supports terrorist organizations openly, and is openly bent on the destruction of Israel. Giving them time to develop more weapons is not in our best interest.