(Wall Street Journal) A Wall Street Journal panel discussed the Iran deal on Saturday on Fox News: Bret Stephens: The real problem with this deal is it allows Iran to keep its nuclear infrastructure intact and even continue to grow it while we enter into a process of endless negotiation with the Iranians. The way I see it, Iran is at mile 23 of its nuclear marathon and we're saying: "You know what, guys? Don't sprint to the finish line, let's bring it down to a jog." Dan Henninger: The president is doing something very unique here. He is essentially taking the military option off the table and saying he's going to pursue diplomacy only. That is going to have implications for alliances all over the Middle East, because they've always relied on the U.S. being there when they need them. Stephens: The Israelis for a long time were biding their time, thinking when the chips are really down, this president is not going to allow Iran to become a nuclear-weapons state. After the capitulation in Syria, the Israelis are looking at this in a whole new way. I've been having conversations with Israelis. They simply don't think that America is a credible security guarantor.
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