The Iran deal

[Bengalzona]

(05-08-2018, 08:08 PM)bfine32 Wrote: But only sanctions from the US correct? Other countries could agree to lift their sanctions.

As I said I do not hink we should have pulled out. I just got a chuckle over "the rest of the world won't like us now" spin. Hell, show the US that you can do it without them if you don't like them or is the rest of the world that reliant on us? I doubt we'd just stop an agreement made just because Germany pulled out.

One nation dropping out gives the Iranians an excuse to restart the development. It puts them back in the driver's seat. Plus, they now have confidence knowing we are not consistent in our approach in any future negotiations (i.e. if negotiations aren't going the way they want, they just wait for a new administration). Now, this may sound like something they could do anyway. But past admins have been consistent in their approach, so it wouldn't be effective for them to wait. It is now, however. Plus, the Iranians can now claim that we don't hold our word or follow through on agreements, which is a big club to swing in diplomacy. They can negotiate better terms for themselves.

Also, if the other parties do not re-start sanctions along with us, they undermine the effectiveness of our sanctions. Not only do the Iranians have a reason to restart development, they would be able to subvert our sanctions just by ordering the same stuff from the Germans or French or British. Also, they can re-negotiate the terms with each other country individually and get better terms for themselves.

This is one negotiation where you really didn't want to "go it alone".