Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:NYT reporting that a proposed Trump-backed memorandum with Iran would reportedly release $25 billion in frozen Iranian assets.
So Obama released $1.6B in iranian interest to get the JCPOA done and Trump is apparently going to pay Iran $25B to open the Straits of Hormouz, which were already open before the war.
Art of the deal, right?
I think this is all talk.Bibi is not going to allow any type of deal that deescalates the situation occur
Anonymous wrote:Looks like Trump has surrendered to Iran. No nuclear deal, no free transit of the strait, Iran controls the strait, fees will be assessed, restrictions on long range strikes, sanctions removed, neither Iran or Israel will stop proxies, 6 billion in released funds, good chance of reparation, etc.
Right wing pro Israeli types are freaking out.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Moulton is wrong. This is not anything like Vietnam. For one thing, the Viet Cong did not have a nuclear weapon and call for "Death to America." While it appears that Iran does not yet have a nuclear weapon, we know they desperately want one and likely have the capacity to make one rather quickly. They also have and were getting more ballistic weapons that can reach Europe and could get some that could reach the US in the future.
And, almost 50,000 killed in Vietnam. We want no soldiers killed, but it could be here if Iran gets the weapon. They funded much of the terrorism in the Middle East, here, and in Europe.
This is not the same.
And, John Kerry's Congressional testimony at the time was way, way out of line. He may have been brave during his three or four months there, but he literally threw it all away when he returned. He was following the JFK model--but he was no JFK. Irony, that JFK also played a role in our activity in Vietnam.
There’s no evidence that Iran was suddenly closer to having a nuke than they were six months or a year before Trump arbitrarily decided to launch an illegal war.
You are willing to take that risk. How close do they have to get for you to change your mind?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:NYT reporting that a proposed Trump-backed memorandum with Iran would reportedly release $25 billion in frozen Iranian assets.
So Obama released $1.6B in iranian interest to get the JCPOA done and Trump is apparently going to pay Iran $25B to open the Straits of Hormouz, which were already open before the war.
Art of the deal, right?
No. Trump did it so it is okay. What Obama was unforgivable. Guess Bibi flew too close to Trump and got burnt. How the hell will Bibi survive this? Lebanon is a shit show with all those drones.
Anonymous wrote:NYT reporting that a proposed Trump-backed memorandum with Iran would reportedly release $25 billion in frozen Iranian assets.
So Obama released $1.6B in iranian interest to get the JCPOA done and Trump is apparently going to pay Iran $25B to open the Straits of Hormouz, which were already open before the war.
Art of the deal, right?
Anonymous wrote:NYT reporting that a proposed Trump-backed memorandum with Iran would reportedly release $25 billion in frozen Iranian assets.
So Obama released $1.6B in iranian interest to get the JCPOA done and Trump is apparently going to pay Iran $25B to open the Straits of Hormouz, which were already open before the war.
Art of the deal, right?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Moulton is wrong. This is not anything like Vietnam. For one thing, the Viet Cong did not have a nuclear weapon and call for "Death to America." While it appears that Iran does not yet have a nuclear weapon, we know they desperately want one and likely have the capacity to make one rather quickly. They also have and were getting more ballistic weapons that can reach Europe and could get some that could reach the US in the future.
And, almost 50,000 killed in Vietnam. We want no soldiers killed, but it could be here if Iran gets the weapon. They funded much of the terrorism in the Middle East, here, and in Europe.
This is not the same.
And, John Kerry's Congressional testimony at the time was way, way out of line. He may have been brave during his three or four months there, but he literally threw it all away when he returned. He was following the JFK model--but he was no JFK. Irony, that JFK also played a role in our activity in Vietnam.
There’s no evidence that Iran was suddenly closer to having a nuke than they were six months or a year before Trump arbitrarily decided to launch an illegal war.
You are willing to take that risk. How close do they have to get for you to change your mind?
Anonymous wrote:Looks like Trump has surrendered to Iran. No nuclear deal, no free transit of the strait, Iran controls the strait, fees will be assessed, restrictions on long range strikes, sanctions removed, neither Iran or Israel will stop proxies, 6 billion in released funds, good chance of reparation, etc.
Right wing pro Israeli types are freaking out.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Moulton is wrong. This is not anything like Vietnam. For one thing, the Viet Cong did not have a nuclear weapon and call for "Death to America." While it appears that Iran does not yet have a nuclear weapon, we know they desperately want one and likely have the capacity to make one rather quickly. They also have and were getting more ballistic weapons that can reach Europe and could get some that could reach the US in the future.
And, almost 50,000 killed in Vietnam. We want no soldiers killed, but it could be here if Iran gets the weapon. They funded much of the terrorism in the Middle East, here, and in Europe.
This is not the same.
And, John Kerry's Congressional testimony at the time was way, way out of line. He may have been brave during his three or four months there, but he literally threw it all away when he returned. He was following the JFK model--but he was no JFK. Irony, that JFK also played a role in our activity in Vietnam.
There’s no evidence that Iran was suddenly closer to having a nuke than they were six months or a year before Trump arbitrarily decided to launch an illegal war.
You are willing to take that risk. How close do they have to get for you to change your mind?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Moulton is wrong. This is not anything like Vietnam. For one thing, the Viet Cong did not have a nuclear weapon and call for "Death to America." While it appears that Iran does not yet have a nuclear weapon, we know they desperately want one and likely have the capacity to make one rather quickly. They also have and were getting more ballistic weapons that can reach Europe and could get some that could reach the US in the future.
And, almost 50,000 killed in Vietnam. We want no soldiers killed, but it could be here if Iran gets the weapon. They funded much of the terrorism in the Middle East, here, and in Europe.
This is not the same.
And, John Kerry's Congressional testimony at the time was way, way out of line. He may have been brave during his three or four months there, but he literally threw it all away when he returned. He was following the JFK model--but he was no JFK. Irony, that JFK also played a role in our activity in Vietnam.
There’s no evidence that Iran was suddenly closer to having a nuke than they were six months or a year before Trump arbitrarily decided to launch an illegal war.
You are willing to take that risk. How close do they have to get for you to change your mind?