09-08-2015, 03:09 PM
(09-08-2015, 12:53 AM)jakefromstatefarm Wrote: What about the sanctions weren't working?
What does this agreement accomplish that sanctions didn't?
What exactly did the US gain out of this deal?
If any of your above answers are a guarantee that Iran doesn't build a nuclear bomb, I'm going to "LOL" at you, because they haven't had a nuclear weapon program in place since 2003.
The international sanctions were only agreed upon in order to get Iran to negotiate. Russia, China, and even some European countries would not agree to endless sanctions.
Most U.S. sanctions will remain in place. The United States had had sanctions in place against Iran since 1995 based on terrorism and human rights violations. Those will not be lifted. Only a small portion of U.S. sanctions were enacted because of the nuclear weapon problem. MOst of those were from other countries. And that was the onnly reason they were so effective.
