on the iran deal

[OldDog]

Originally Posted by Rupert Pupkin

In no way does this deal avert a war. If anything, this deal makes it more likely that there will be a war in the Middle East. Iran will now have tons of cash to do whatever they want. Even while they have been broke they have been causing plenty of trouble in the region. Now they will have plenty of cash to cause even more problems.

So True. What's more, now we are guaranteed a Middle East nuclear arms race. And thanks for reminding me about the President's comment about the American hostages being held in Iran.

I’ve met with the families of some of those folks. Nobody is content, and our diplomats and our teams are working diligently to try to get them out. Now, if the question is why we did not tie the negotiations to their release, think about the logic that that creates.

Suddenly Iran realizes, you know what? Maybe we can get additional concessions out of the Americans by holding these individuals.

What? Additional concessions? Someone needs to remind him that WE'RE the ones negotiating from a position of strength. At least, we used to be.