Noon, 3/3: Binyamin Netanyahu, Prime Minister of Israel, just finished giving a barn-burner of a speech to a joint session of Congress. He spoke against acceptance of the current treaty negotiations by John Kerry, which propose to give Iran relief from the sanctions against that state in exchange for ten years delay in their nuking up; after which they can do as they like about arming with nuclear weapons. The idea is to "kick the can down the road," which I would say is the major purpose of diplomacy in general, the alternative being either war, or walking away from the table with the sanctions continuing and Iran's current pace of nuking up continuing.
So Iran can either continue with the economic sanctions against it and its current preparations for nuclear arms, or it can delay for ten years relieved of sanctions (and with questionable inspections) and then prepare for nuclear arms.
Unsurprisingly, Israel is not happy with either alternative, and advises the U.S. to leave the table, saying that this treaty is not acceptable. A threat that Israel may defend itself by making war on Iran does seem to have been made at the end of the speech, which was quite dramatic and applauded thunderously by Congress, those present.
What do people think of this situation?
So Iran can either continue with the economic sanctions against it and its current preparations for nuclear arms, or it can delay for ten years relieved of sanctions (and with questionable inspections) and then prepare for nuclear arms.
Unsurprisingly, Israel is not happy with either alternative, and advises the U.S. to leave the table, saying that this treaty is not acceptable. A threat that Israel may defend itself by making war on Iran does seem to have been made at the end of the speech, which was quite dramatic and applauded thunderously by Congress, those present.
What do people think of this situation?