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| Iran nuke deal implodes |
| 2013-12-18 |
| Quietly collapses: New York Posts's words. Iran, after finding out the US was serious about the deal, decides to scrap it. Not finding fault, but no deal is better than a bad deal, which this certainly was. Israel is no safer than before, but the world at last is not being fooled into thinking dealing with Iran might actually work. From TFA: Less than a month after it was hailed as "a great diplomatic coup," the so-called Geneva accord to halt Iran's nuclear ambitions seems to have come unstuck. The official narrative in Tehran is that Iran signed nothing. "There is no treaty and no pact," says Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Marzieh Afkham, "only a statement of intent." Originally, Iran's official media had presented the accord as a treaty (qarardad) but it now refers to a "letter of agreement" (tavafoq nameh). |
| Posted by:badanov |
| #14 Wait, did we not release $20billion in impounded assets right after the signing? Supposedly. I'm not sure if it has been fully released. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2013-12-18 17:09 |
| #13 Sec State can't deliver for his boss? Well, he was never much of a Senator either. |
| Posted by: Iblis 2013-12-18 16:14 |
| #12 My guess is that the Mullah's were so surprised that they ordered ValJar to nix the deal so they can come back and get even more. Heck that is what I would do! can the press and the Congress really be so stupid that they can't see the source of the con? My thoughts is that they are so worried about Obumbles 'legacy' that they would agree to anything. Also they hope that any Iranian 'negotiations' during '14 could be used to drive the train wreck of Obamacare off the pages. |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2013-12-18 15:42 |
| #11 and the deal didn't even distract from the Obamacare flop in any meaninful way. I am surprised the Iranians didn't pretend to follow the deal for as long as they could. Sort of refreshing to have them repudiate it immediately. |
| Posted by: rjschwarz 2013-12-18 14:42 |
| #10 Wait, did we not release $20billion in impounded assets right after the signing? Seriously, I read that we had done so, and if so, they got what ValJar wanted for her friends, and now the deal goes T-up? Seriously, if the $ was released, can the press and the Congress really be so stupid that they can't see the source of the con? |
| Posted by: NoMoreBS 2013-12-18 14:27 |
| #9 The question is: Will the WH still relax sanctions, in hopes of bringing the mullahs back to the table? |
| Posted by: Pappy 2013-12-18 14:20 |
| #8 |
| Posted by: 3dc 2013-12-18 13:40 |
| #7 I thought we had surrendered to the Mad Mullahs. Now our surrender isn't good enough? |
| Posted by: Bobby 2013-12-18 12:56 |
| #6 More like 6 months of ValJar and her Iranian handlers meeting and planning out how to have the US Surrender on Iranian Nukes. |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2013-12-18 10:11 |
| #5 6 months for a new deal? |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2013-12-18 08:20 |
| #4 This "deal" was just more stalling, which helps the mullahs. They'll only stop when forced. Don't hold your breath. |
| Posted by: Spot 2013-12-18 08:04 |
| #3 He was for it before he was against it. Ever get the impression we have competent leaders ? The US lacks the will to survive. A people who can't or won't fight for what they believe in can always learn to suck. Oh, and Obama takes a three million dollar vacation and the disabled Vets get their benefits cut. Can you say,"Yes we can."? |
| Posted by: Spereting Tingle4064 2013-12-18 04:29 |
| #2 I am sooo surprised by this. Totally gobsmacked. Who could have forseen? You could knock me over with a 2x4. |
| Posted by: SteveS 2013-12-18 02:34 |
| #1 Not that I'm believe the NYP Artic, but the US-Allies wannna see thingys from Rising Iran like this ... To wit, * REDDIT > [NewsJack.com = NSJK.com] BREAKING NEWS: PAKISTAN DECLARES WAR ON SYRIA. UN SECURITY COUNCIL CALLS EMERGENCY SESSION IN RESPONSE TO PAKISTANI SURPRISE. "Operation AZAD SYRIA". N-O-T thingys like ... * DAILY TIMES.PK > GOVT. SAYS "NO" TO MILITARY OPERATION AGZ THE TALIBAN. Clearly the Taliban, etal. may surrender iff Islamabad engages in unconditional mutual talks + puts pretty flowers on their guns??? |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2013-12-18 01:52 |