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April 17, 2015       Share:    

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/what-is-the-president-doing-on-iran/2015/04/16/1472c254-e45b-11e4-b510-962fcfabc310_story.html

Is Any Deal Better than No Deal?

(Washington Post) Michael Gerson - The State Department issued an interpretive fact sheet on Iran's nuclear framework before the deal was actually sealed. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei quickly denounced the fact sheet as "incorrect and contrary to the substance of the negotiations." Why would the Obama administration claim victory in the middle of a sensitive negotiation, in a manner that prods the other side to harden its demands and encourages the unraveling of sanctions? No one believes that Obama would use force against Iran. And this means there is no theoretical limit to the concessions that could be justified to avoid conflict. The argument of "concessions or war" is another way of saying that any deal is better than no deal.

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