This is a cross post from another thread, those here might find interesting:
“This deal is not contingent on Iran changing its behavior,” Obama said, explaining that he hopes that it can lead to further dialogue with Iran on a range of regional issues, including the wars in Yemen and Syria. “We’ll still have problems with Iran’s sponsorship of terrorism, its funding of proxies like Hezbollah that threaten Israel and threaten the region,” he said. “My hope is that building on this deal, we can continue to have conversations with Iran that incentivize them to behave differently in the region, to be less aggressive, less hostile, more cooperative, to operate in a way we expect nations in the international community to behave.”
“But we’re not counting on it,” he added.
You know that deal to get Iran to change its behavior and stop building a nuclear bomb? It's not
contingent on Iran changing its behavior.
“This deal is not contingent on Iran changing its behavior,” Obama said, explaining that he hopes that it can lead to further dialogue with Iran on a range of regional issues, including the wars in Yemen and Syria.
“We’ll still have problems with Iran’s sponsorship of terrorism, its funding of proxies like Hezbollah that threaten Israel and threaten the region,” he said. “My hope is that building on this deal, we can continue to have conversations with Iran that incentivize them to behave differently in the region, to be less aggressive, less hostile, more cooperative, to operate in a way we expect nations in the international community to behave.”
“But we’re not counting on it,” he added.
To summarize Obama's position.
1. Iran is a terrorist state
2. Obama will try to appease Iran, but doesn't expect it to work
3. The deal assumes that Iran will go on trying to invade, conquer and kill everyone
4. But it also gives Iran over a $100 billion and helps it upgrade its nuclear technology because it assumes that Iran wants a peaceful nuclear program
So Iran won't change its behavior but Obama's nuke deal is premised on Iran changing its behavior.
Don't worry. Obama has an answer for that.
“I’m not concerned what others say about it,” Obama told reporters.
Well that told them.
Obama Iran Deal Not Contingent on Iran Changing its Behavior Frontpage Mag
Ah. well, that reassures me, how about you? I mean when Iran holds its annual “Death to Israel, death to America” festival and when it funds terror across the ME, well, that’s
just kinda unfortunate. With Obama in charge and Kerry doing the deals, what can go wrong? - David Vance