on the iran deal

[Rupert Pupkin]

Originally Posted by bigrun

My favorite..

Wars begin when you will, but they do not end when you please. – Niccolò Machiavelli

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.

In addition, I think it is extremely unlikely that Iran will even keep their words on the minimal concessions that they made in this deal. I don't really understand why any of you would trust anything that Iran says. I'm not saying that means we shouldn't engage them. I'm just saying that any rewards we give them should be based on their actions. We shouldn't reward them before they have shown any inclination to change their behavior.

Anyway, the arguments that you guys are making are totally phony arguments. You guys are saying that anyone against this deal is in favor of war. You are also claiming that this deal makes a war less likely. Both of those things are completely false. As I said before, I would argue that this deal makes a war more likely.