[Peace-discuss] Bogus arguments against the Iran deal?

[C. G. Estabrook]

Of course the US doesn’t care a Mideastern fig about Iran’s nuclear program. (Israel might, because of the eventual danger that a Iranian bomb might act as deterrent against the US/Israeli monopoly of major violence in the region.)

What the US does care about is re-interting Iran into its “overall framework of order” and control of energy flows in the region - which "gives it indirect but politically critical leverage on the European and Asian economies that are also dependent on energy exports from the region” (Brzezinski).

Iran was part of that 1953-79, and the US wishes to re-integrate it into the present set of US regional clients (notably SA, Israel, and Egypt). This agreement may accomplish that.


> On Jul 14, 2015, at 12:54 PM, Robert Naiman <noreply at list.moveon.org> wrote:
> 
> Dear C. G. Estabrook,
> 
> The deal to curb Iran's nuclear program and lift sanctions is done. Republican leaders have vowed to try to sink the deal. 
> 
> A key tactic of some of the more extreme opponents of the deal is to try to pretend that the deal should be judged according to some other criteria than its effect on Iran's nuclear program. How extreme is that? Even AIPAC says the deal should be judged according to its effect on Iran's nuclear program. 
> 
> I have a piece up about this at Huffington Post. You can read and share that here:
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> Media Refs Should Call Foul on Bogus Arguments Against Iran Deal
> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/robert-naiman/iran-deal-media_b_7794882.html <http://www.huffingtonpost.com/robert-naiman/iran-deal-media_b_7794882.html>
>  
> If you haven't signed our petition yet, you can voice your support for the Iran deal here:
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> http://www.justforeignpolicy.org/act/stopwarwithiran <http://www.justforeignpolicy.org/act/stopwarwithiran> 
> 
> Thanks for all you do to defend diplomacy and prevent war,
> 
> Robert Naiman
> Just Foreign Policy
> 
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