Giving Iran Everything It Wants

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So Iran gets everything and we put the good seal of approval on it. This is even more absurd when one considers how ephemeral the inspections “safeguard” would be, since Iran has never come clear on the extent or whereabouts of its illicit nuclear program. Michael Makovsky, CEO of the pro-Israel JINSA, says bluntly, “If this report is true, and it is consistent with the trajectory of the talks, it would mark an reckless capitulation and disaster.”

It would be inconceivable were we not talking about the Obama administration. “What is most troubling about this emerging deal, apart from the way in which the Obama administration appears ready to cave on every Iranian nuclear demand, is that the deal will only be of a short duration after which even the limited constraints on Iran’s nuclear weapons program will disappear,” says sanctions guru Mark Dubowitz of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD). He observes, “It is remarkable to think that in a decade or so Iran’s nuclear program will be treated no differently than Japan’s or Germany’s. The passage of time alone will be sufficient to convert Iran from nuclear pariah to nuclear partner.”

Such a deal, so obviously one-sided and inimical to our national security interests and to those of our allies, would stoke vehement, overwhelming bipartisan opposition and refusal to lift sanctions. “Within a decade or so, Iran will be poised to develop an industrial-size nuclear program with massive enrichment capacity, rapid breakout capability, and an easier clandestine sneakout option,” says Dubowitz. “Iran’s supreme leader soon will get what he always wanted: nuclear weapons, regional dominance and a growing economy. As they say, game, set and match.” It therefore would give Israel no choice but to act militarily, since the alternative would be unimaginable.

Surely the administration must know all this. “When the negotiations began, the White House said the goal was to persuade the Islamic Republic of Iran – the world’s leading sponsor of terrorism — to dismantle its nuclear weapons program. It now appears that the White House goal is to allow Iran to obtain a nuclear weapons capability – but after President Obama leaves office, ” says Cliff May of FDD. “That is not a result Congress should endorse.” (Frankly, why even bother with a paper agreement if the message is, “We give up! Do whatever you want!“?) Makovsky likewise observes, “The Administration has conceded so much—in variance with traditional U.S. policy and UN Security Council resolutions–that any deal it cuts by this point would be unacceptable. Congress needs to make clear its opposition.”
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