Iran Nuclear Program

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For those who cannot accept the idea UN inspectors are reliable and impartial then this link won't make any difference to their perspective.  I believe the deal as outlined here to be a major step towards peace in the Middle East, and an even larger step back from conflagration.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/nati...ory_2.html

Unfortunately, one element necessary to properly understand this deal is the extreme difficulty in enriching uranium to weapons grade, notwithstanding the relative ease with which plutonium can be be refined to weapons grade.  This is either unknown to Rep. Edward R. Royce (R-Calif.), chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, or something Royse refuses to publicly recognize for his own political purposes and/or the purposes of his political party.

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The Economist was fairly positive FWIW

Not only was the deal with Iran the best on offer, but it can transform the world’s most troubled region

The Iranian nuclear deal: Unlocking the Middle East | The Economist

They differ with Bibi:

The deal is thus a lousy one, argues Israel’s hawkish prime minister, Binyamin Netanyahu, because Iran will never honour it or negotiate a final agreement. America has rewarded a wicked regime at the expense of its allies. A tough line—sanctions and talk of an Israeli attack—brought Iran to the table; only a tougher one will get it to give up its programme.

This newspaper sees it differently—in terms of both the risks and the rewards. Doing anything with Iran is a gamble, but in the short term there is not much for the West to lose.

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Bibi's logic runs thusly: You can't negotiate until you establish tougher sanctions. Once you have established tougher sanctions, you can't negotiate until you establish tougher sanctions. He is caught in a classic infinite loop.

It reminds me of an old time local grocer who gave all of his new employees a card which read on one side: "The customer is alway right. If the customer is not right, turn this card over." On the other side of the card it read: "The customer is alway right. If the customer is not right, turn this card over."

The difference of course is the grocer had an end game.