![Secretary of State John Kerry shook hands with Iran Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Sharif on a nuclear agreement earlier this month. But the two don't agree on what they agreed to. [Credit:vocfm.com]](https://i0.wp.com/www.dougsbriefcase.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/credit-vocfm.jpg)
Secretary of State John Kerry shook hands with Iran Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Sharif on a nuclear agreement earlier this month. But the two don’t agree on what they agreed to. [Credit:vocfm.com]
Such is the debased state into which U.S. foreign policy and constitutional governance have descended. Continue reading
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US Secretary of State John Kerry shares a moment with his Iranian counterpart, Mohammed Javad Zarif, after concluding an agreement for relaxed sanctions and renewed talks. [Credit: BBC]
“What was agreed last night in Geneva is not a historic agreement, it is a historic mistake.” — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
The irresistible tendency of government to oversell its achievements was on display in this past weekend’s announcements of an agreement between Iran and the so-called G5+1 – the five permanent members of the UN Security Council and Germany.
News outlets the world over heralded the Iran nuclear deal as “historic.” Its critics called it historic folly. Reviewing the agreement, it appears that both sides are exaggerating. It neither sets back Iran’s capacity to develop nuclear weapons nor facilitates their development. Continue reading