Friday, April 3, 2015

WaPo: Nuke Deal Falls Short

Read the first paragraph of The Washington Post's editorial on the just-negotiated deal with Iran concerning their nukes and our sanctions.
The “key parameters” for an agreement on Iran’s nuclear program released Thursday fall well short of the goals originally set by the Obama administration. None of Iran’s nuclear facilities — including the Fordow center buried under a mountain — will be closed. Not one of the country’s 19,000 centrifuges will be dismantled. Tehran’s existing stockpile of enriched uranium will be “reduced” but not necessarily shipped out of the country. In effect, Iran’s nuclear infrastructure will remain intact, though some of it will be mothballed for 10 years. When the accord lapses, the Islamic republic will instantly become a threshold nuclear state.
WaPo is an Obama supporter, imagine what those less impressed with him will say - that he concluded a bum deal was better than no deal and took it. Assuming that's an accurate portrayal of the deal, the deal bites.