What are your thoughts on the international nuclear agreement with Iran, as announced on Tuesday, July 14, 2015?

COL Korey Jackson — Tue, 14 Jul 2015 14:29:24 -0400

The White House and other nations announced a negotiated nuclear agreement with Iran on Tuesday, July 14, 2015.

Full text of the agreement can be reviewed at:
http://apps.washingtonpost.com/g/documents/world/full-text-of-the-iran-nuclear-deal/1651/?hpid=z1

The White House announcement can be reviewed at:
https://www.whitehouse.gov/issues/foreign-policy/iran-deal

Iran Deal

How the U.S. and the international community will block all of Iran’s pathways to a nuclear weapon

Response by SCPO David Lockwood made Jul 14 at 2015 2:34 PM

SCPO David Lockwood — Tue, 14 Jul 2015 14:34:37 -0400

Irans security is not up to par to protect this facility. I hate to imagine a terror organization should get theiry hands on material to build a nuc bomb.

Response by SGT Jeremiah B. made Jul 14 at 2015 2:40 PM

SGT Jeremiah B. — Tue, 14 Jul 2015 14:40:40 -0400

It's the best of a not great set of options. IF it functions as intended, it could be a really good deal for everyone. Time will tell.

Response by CAPT Kevin B. made Jul 14 at 2015 3:00 PM

CAPT Kevin B. — Tue, 14 Jul 2015 15:00:08 -0400

We don't have a good crystal ball but it would hinge on critical world leaders actually having a spine in about 8 years. That I don't expect. Although some would hate the double down on the sanctions and grind them into the ground, hence making a population suffer. I'd argue the opposite when looking at a longer time scale. Some pain now vs. much more pain later. I've yet so see a solution that kicks the can down the road to be a good solution.

Response by LCpl Mark Lefler made Jul 14 at 2015 3:14 PM

LCpl Mark Lefler — Tue, 14 Jul 2015 15:14:35 -0400

It's not perfect, it never could be, some agreement is better then no agreement, we can't have it all. No one likes Iran, not really but to longer we go on being hostile toward them, the worse it all gets, compromise is something that had to happen. This isn't about gettng what we want, its about making the best of a bad situation. It's interesting how twitter reactions are across party lines.

Response by COL Mikel J. Burroughs made Jul 14 at 2015 4:51 PM

COL Mikel J. Burroughs — Tue, 14 Jul 2015 16:51:51 -0400

COL Korey Jackson I've read most of it and there are a lot of "checks and balances" that have to be performed. Some key positions have been created to oversee this program by many governments, so I believe time will tell once the sanctions are released as the Iranian check each box that must be fulfilled. It is what it is and we will see what the future holds on whether or not it was the best possible deal. I can tell you sanctions only work if the entire world is involved and they weren't, so that in my opinion wasn't an effective course of action. Israel probably isn't happy, but I don't know if anything will make them happy at this point. I’m neutral on it right now until I see what happens in the months and years to come. I’m curious about your thoughts on the deal and what the temperature is from you perspective in Washington DC COL Korey Jackson?

Response by Capt Seid Waddell made Jul 14 at 2015 6:57 PM

Capt Seid Waddell — Tue, 14 Jul 2015 18:57:14 -0400

Iran has never kept an agreement to date, and this is a weak one to begin with. I expect history to judge this deal much as Neville Chamberlain's deal with the German Chancellor guaranteeing peace in our time. I expect similar results from this deal.

Response by Cpl Tim Lang made Jul 14 at 2015 8:36 PM

Cpl Tim Lang — Tue, 14 Jul 2015 20:36:03 -0400

Agreements come down to trust. I'd really like for this agreement to work but Iran does not prove themselves trustworthy. We are told that Iran is the largest sponsor of terrorism in the world. If that is true, then that alone should make us take long pause. Second, I am reading a book called "Countdown to Zero Day" by Kim Zetter. The book is about the StuxNet virus and facts surrounding StuxNet. In the book, Zetter carefully lays out details surrounding Iran's nuclear program. If this account is accurate and it seems to be, Iran has repeatedly deceived international authorities to avoid scrutiny of their program. Finally, the anti-American and anti-Israel rhetoric is not characteristic of a country that actually wants peace.

The agreement reportedly has verification provisions. However, is the international community confident that they can detect and locate any covert efforts by Iran to develop nuclear weapons? I would say that I do have some confidence in their ability to do so but this is not assured. Therefore, for our sake and that of our allies, any agreement should not be cause to relax our military readiness. This reaction is my greatest concern as we cannot gamble with national security.

Response by PO3 Glenn Adair made Jul 15 at 2015 4:12 AM

PO3 Glenn Adair — Wed, 15 Jul 2015 04:12:20 -0400

We have no right to enforce world order against a nation bearing the same shameful weapon that ours created and perfected. Iran is a sovereign nation as we are. They aren't enforcing their customs and practices on our nation.

Response by SSgt Private RallyPoint Member made Jul 15 at 2015 4:35 AM

SSgt Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 15 Jul 2015 04:35:21 -0400

An Historic blunder