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Source: http://www.nationalreview.com/article/365083/iran-after-geneva-clifford-d-may
Iran after Geneva
(National Review) Clifford D. May - To be fair, the document signed in Geneva is not meant to neutralize the threat posed by those who rule Iran. It is meant only to be a "confidence building" measure, a first step toward a "comprehensive solution." The preamble to the document signed in Geneva states: "Iran reaffirms that under no circumstances will Iran ever seek or develop any nuclear weapons." President Obama reads that as a significant concession. But it is a claim that Iran's rulers have repeated many times in the past. We know beyond any reasonable doubt that they have not been telling the truth. Iran's rulers are the world's leading sponsors of terrorism abroad and abusers of human rights at home. Are the U.S. and other nations now complicit in the big lie that the nuclear infrastructure they have assembled is intended only to provide electricity for kindergartens and hospitals that prefer not to rely on Iran's abundant petroleum reserves? Call me a "naysayer," but the Geneva plan doesn't build my confidence. The writer is president of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies.