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Report: Kerry, Zarif to hold nuclear talks in Oman
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Published: 31.10.14, 23:05
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1. Any deal with Iran will be a farce
C   (11.01.14)
Iran is not required to give up its weaponisation program. Iran is not required to close its underground uranium enrichment facility at Fordow. Iran is not required to close its heavy water reactor at Arak. Iran is not required to stop its ballistic missile program. Iran is allowed to continue its violations of Chapter VII UNSCR's. Such a deal undermines the NPT and UN Chapter VII regimes. Yet Iran will receive significant sanctions reliefs imposed by the UN and by the US. Concomitantly, Iran will be allowed to continue its acts of terror and genocide. It will be allowed to wage proxy wars in the region, in particular, against Israel. Lastly, the deal will be concluded without approval of the US Congress.
2. #1 - misinformation
spyguy ,   seattle usa   (11.01.14)
- Iran does NOT have a nuclear weaponization program per the IAEA and US CIA. - Iran is permitted under the NPT to operate Fordow, just like the USA, Russia, China, Israel and all the other nuclear treaty nations operate their secure plants. In fact the Iran plant has tighter inspections than any other plant on earth. - Iran is permitted under the NPT to operate a heavy water reactor, just like all other nations. BUT Iran has already modified the heavy water reactor to calm other nations. - ALL countries on earth are fully permitted to have ballistic missile programs. There are ZERO treaties in place to limit these programs. Iran has the same rights as the US, China, India, Israel and every other country to research and make as many missiles as they want. There is no way to limit Iran's missile programs. - Basically the US is going to get the best deal it can which will limit Iran's CIVILIAN nuclear power program. - The US has to do this for one basic reason - the sanctions are falling apart and most will disappear after the new year and the US has ZERO ability to continue the existing sanctions or add more. - Congress critters can rant all they want, but the rest of the world will simply ignore them. and NONE of the congress critters are willing to get severely beaten by the US public by declaring war. To declare war would require 67 Senate votes and 294 votes in the House and there are not that many votes. So rant all you want, but the US will get the best deal they can and move on to other things. Realistically, Iran is a very minor problem considering all the other stuff going on around the world.
3. Ease fears? or help their economy they think
US citizen ,   US   (11.02.14)
Your "agreement" will ease no fear rather it will provide greater and no amount of money involved will purchase a single moment of peace for any human.
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