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Source: http://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/foreign-policy/251958-the-better-alternative-to-the-iran-deal
The Better Alternative to the Iran Deal
(The Hill) Former Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-La.) and USMC Gen. Charles C. Krulak - There is sufficient time to renegotiate a better deal, strong incentives for the Iranians and the Europeans to do so, and clear precedents for arms control agreements being sent back by Congress and improved. If Congress rejects the current agreement, banks worldwide will face a simple choice - do business in dollars and with America, or do business with Iran. They will not be able to do both. With sanctions still in place for 6-12 months anyway, regardless of the action Congress takes, there is time to make it clear the loopholes must be closed and force the parties back to the table. If Iran is unwilling to shutter the current loopholes, its intention to abide by this agreement and renounce nuclear weapons must be called into serious question. Since the agreement allows Iran to continue developing intercontinental ballistic missiles, that is just too close for comfort - especially when Iran's "Supreme Leader" was not only chanting "Death to America" after the agreement was announced, but went on to call those words a "major orientation of the Iranian nation." America needs a better deal with Iran, and we have the tools and the time to get one. Landrieu served in the Senate from 1997 to 2015. Krulak served as Commandant of the Marine Corps from 1995 to 1999.