Thursday, November 14, 2013

Iran "Vive la France?"

There are conflicting reports, but there is a narrative that Sec. of State John Kerry and the U.S. administration was ready to sign on to what the French foreign minister called "a sucker deal."  I am hard pressed to find a lot of area agreement between myself and the French government so it gives me pause when it is reported it was only the French that stood against a deal that pretty much would have ensured Iran completed its nuclear weapons program AND get relief from economic sanctions.

What is the state of diplomatic relationships among U.S., Israel and France that only at the eleventh hour did this sucker deal unravel?  Shouldn't the parties have had all their ducks in a row before negotiating about WMD?  At best, this would have been like the agreement Bush admin tried so hard to get with North Korea.  When did they stop their WMD program? Oh, that's right they didn't, they have a few nukes.