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cosmicone

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2. Iran is right about this

Reply to n2doc (Original post)

Thu Jul 9, 2015, 04:29 PM

Jul 2015

The relief from sanctions should be proportionate with scale back of the nuclear program. Why should they scale it back completely and then beg for relief from sanctions?

If they do 10%, sanctions should be lifted 10% and so on without any delay.

What the US is demanding is "give me your car keys, let me drive it around for a year or so and then I'll pay you for it."

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Kerry threatens to quit Iran nuke talks after more delays [View all] n2doc Jul 2015 OP

That is why they are downplay expectations, and the President said it is no more than 50/50, so it still_one Jul 2015 #1

Iran is right about this cosmicone Jul 2015 #2

Agree. Kinda proving that a deal isn't really wanted. Mika Jul 2015 #3

Read the full text - this is a frustrated reporter, not a frustrated team karynnj Jul 2015 #5

"It is likely that this could actually avoid a war"... YvonneCa Jul 2015 #6

Agreed, even if it ultimately fails, the possible gain for peace was important enough to justify all karynnj Jul 2015 #9

I feel much the same as... YvonneCa Jul 2015 #12

That is a very strange report of what Kerry said karynnj Jul 2015 #4

It feels like just yesterday when people were celebrating this deal and citing it as hughee99 Jul 2015 #7

The Iranians will drag this out, unless the offer starts contracting with time Freelancer Jul 2015 #8

There is little reason for them to do so karynnj Jul 2015 #10

It's true that the Iranians don't know who they'll be dealing with in 16 months, but neither do we. Freelancer Jul 2015 #13

I call BS StoneCarver Jul 2015 #11