1. Let's start with the main argument that the liberal talking heads are making, i.e., that this deal is much better than the status quo because the Iranian mullahs were much closer to getting a nuke under the status quo than they will be under Obama's Iran nuke deal.
But the status quo was Obama's creation, so that's a phony argument from the outset. Republicans wanted much tougher sanctions. Republicans wanted more direct action against Iran's nuke program--cyber attacks, covert ops, etc. Obama tried to stop Congress from imposing sanctions on Iran, the very sanctions that caused Iran to enter into serious negotiations over its nuke program. Obama used executive orders to substantially weaken the sanctions that Congress imposed. Yet, even those weakened sanctions brought Iran to the negotiating table.
The sanctions could have been much tougher and could have virtually brought Iran's economy to a standstill. THEN we would have been negotiating from a position of strength.
2. The Iran nuke deal contains no provision for on-the-spot, no-notice inspections of suspected violation sites. Under the deal, the Iranians could delay inspection requests for 24 days and would have a viable chance of blocking them. IF the IAEA were not satisfied with Iran's explanations of what was occurring at the suspected violation sites, the matter would be considered by the 8-member oversight committee, and two of the members of the committee would be Russia and Iran.
3. The Iran nuke deal's "snap-back" provisions for reinstating sanctions if violations were determined to have occurred are dubious and would probably never be used except in the case of extreme, blatant violations. Any member of the 8-member oversight committee could assert that a violation had occurred. The committee would then have 65 days to decide whether a violation occurred. If the dispute were not resolved, the country that filed the complaint would be free to reinstate its own sanctions, but the other members of the committee would be under no obligation to reinstate their sanctions.
A nation on the oversight committee could also appeal to the UN Security Council for a resolution on the matter, but any of the permanent members on the Security Council could veto the resolution (i.e., Russia and China).
4. The Iran nuke deal violates Obama's oft-repeated campaign assertion that he would never allow Iran to acquire nuclear weapons. By even John Kerry's admission, this deal would not dismantle Iran's nuclear weapons program but would merely delay the "breakout" time for Iran to build nukes.
5. Obama refused to insist on the release of the four Americans being held illegally in Iran, but we just found that Obama agreed to release an Iranian scientist who was detained in California for trying to acquire equipment for Iran's military-nuclear programs. Unbelievable.
6. Incredibly, the Iran nuke deal provides for the lifting of sanctions on Iran's Quds force. The Quds is an elite killer force that has killed Americans.
Breaking Obama Freed Top Iranian Scientist as Part of Nuke Deal The Minority Report Blog
Nuclear restrictions and inspections in exchange for lifting of sanctions The details of the Iran deal - Diplomacy and Defense - Haaretz Daily Newspaper Israel News
Iran s supreme leader says nuke deal won t change policy on US Fox News
Iran Bans U.S. Inspectors from All Nuclear Sites Washington Free Beacon
Nuke Deal Removes Sanctions on Iran s Terror King - Global Agenda - News - Arutz Sheva
16 reasons nuke deal is an Iranian victory and a Western catastrophe The Times of Israel
The head of Hezbollah likes the Iran nuclear deal - Business Insider
But the status quo was Obama's creation, so that's a phony argument from the outset. Republicans wanted much tougher sanctions. Republicans wanted more direct action against Iran's nuke program--cyber attacks, covert ops, etc. Obama tried to stop Congress from imposing sanctions on Iran, the very sanctions that caused Iran to enter into serious negotiations over its nuke program. Obama used executive orders to substantially weaken the sanctions that Congress imposed. Yet, even those weakened sanctions brought Iran to the negotiating table.
The sanctions could have been much tougher and could have virtually brought Iran's economy to a standstill. THEN we would have been negotiating from a position of strength.
2. The Iran nuke deal contains no provision for on-the-spot, no-notice inspections of suspected violation sites. Under the deal, the Iranians could delay inspection requests for 24 days and would have a viable chance of blocking them. IF the IAEA were not satisfied with Iran's explanations of what was occurring at the suspected violation sites, the matter would be considered by the 8-member oversight committee, and two of the members of the committee would be Russia and Iran.
3. The Iran nuke deal's "snap-back" provisions for reinstating sanctions if violations were determined to have occurred are dubious and would probably never be used except in the case of extreme, blatant violations. Any member of the 8-member oversight committee could assert that a violation had occurred. The committee would then have 65 days to decide whether a violation occurred. If the dispute were not resolved, the country that filed the complaint would be free to reinstate its own sanctions, but the other members of the committee would be under no obligation to reinstate their sanctions.
A nation on the oversight committee could also appeal to the UN Security Council for a resolution on the matter, but any of the permanent members on the Security Council could veto the resolution (i.e., Russia and China).
4. The Iran nuke deal violates Obama's oft-repeated campaign assertion that he would never allow Iran to acquire nuclear weapons. By even John Kerry's admission, this deal would not dismantle Iran's nuclear weapons program but would merely delay the "breakout" time for Iran to build nukes.
5. Obama refused to insist on the release of the four Americans being held illegally in Iran, but we just found that Obama agreed to release an Iranian scientist who was detained in California for trying to acquire equipment for Iran's military-nuclear programs. Unbelievable.
6. Incredibly, the Iran nuke deal provides for the lifting of sanctions on Iran's Quds force. The Quds is an elite killer force that has killed Americans.
Breaking Obama Freed Top Iranian Scientist as Part of Nuke Deal The Minority Report Blog
Nuclear restrictions and inspections in exchange for lifting of sanctions The details of the Iran deal - Diplomacy and Defense - Haaretz Daily Newspaper Israel News
Iran s supreme leader says nuke deal won t change policy on US Fox News
Iran Bans U.S. Inspectors from All Nuclear Sites Washington Free Beacon
Nuke Deal Removes Sanctions on Iran s Terror King - Global Agenda - News - Arutz Sheva
16 reasons nuke deal is an Iranian victory and a Western catastrophe The Times of Israel
The head of Hezbollah likes the Iran nuclear deal - Business Insider