- Joined
- Mar 7, 2018
- Messages
- 62,453
- Reaction score
- 19,277
- Location
- Lower Mainland of BC
- Gender
- Male
- Political Leaning
- Centrist
From the Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States on Monday issued a steep list of demands to be included in a nuclear treaty with Iran to replace the deal scuttled by President Donald Trump and threatened “the strongest sanctions in history” if Iran doesn’t change course.
Drawing sharp contrasts with the 2015 deal, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said a stronger pact should require that Iran stop enrichment of uranium, which was allowed within strict limitations under the previous deal. Iran would also have to walk away from core pillars of its foreign policy, including its involvement in Syria, Yemen, Lebanon and Afghanistan.
“This list may seem long to some, but it is simply a reflection of the massive scope of Iranian malign behavior,” Pompeo said. “America did not create this need for changed behavior. Iran did.”
Pompeo vowed that Trump’s approach would ensure “Iran has no possible path to a nuclear weapon, ever.” As he called for a better agreement to constrain Iran’s activities, he said the U.S. would “apply unprecedented financial pressure” to bring Tehran back to the table.
COMMENT:-
One of the historically acknowledged "acceptable" ways of starting a war is to issue a long list of absolutely essential demands which you know that no nation could possibly accept and then use the rejection of those "legitimate requirements" as a causus belli. Modern examples include Czechoslovakia and Lithuania.
It's going to be interesting to see if the parties in power in Europe
Bets on Option 2 will not be accepted in amounts of less than $1,000,000 due to the fact that I will have to deduct the cost of postage to send your winnings to you and any smaller amount would mean that the cost of postage would be higher than your winnings.
US issues steep list of demands for nuclear treaty with Iran
WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States on Monday issued a steep list of demands to be included in a nuclear treaty with Iran to replace the deal scuttled by President Donald Trump and threatened “the strongest sanctions in history” if Iran doesn’t change course.
Drawing sharp contrasts with the 2015 deal, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said a stronger pact should require that Iran stop enrichment of uranium, which was allowed within strict limitations under the previous deal. Iran would also have to walk away from core pillars of its foreign policy, including its involvement in Syria, Yemen, Lebanon and Afghanistan.
“This list may seem long to some, but it is simply a reflection of the massive scope of Iranian malign behavior,” Pompeo said. “America did not create this need for changed behavior. Iran did.”
Pompeo vowed that Trump’s approach would ensure “Iran has no possible path to a nuclear weapon, ever.” As he called for a better agreement to constrain Iran’s activities, he said the U.S. would “apply unprecedented financial pressure” to bring Tehran back to the table.
COMMENT:-
One of the historically acknowledged "acceptable" ways of starting a war is to issue a long list of absolutely essential demands which you know that no nation could possibly accept and then use the rejection of those "legitimate requirements" as a causus belli. Modern examples include Czechoslovakia and Lithuania.
It's going to be interesting to see if the parties in power in Europe
- feel like getting voted out of office because they are viewed as being "servile lapdogs of Donald Trump" - Mr. Trump currently "enjoys" an "approval rating" of approximately 20% in Europe - [which will be the opposition line if the government does not resist]; or
- decide that staying in power based on "standing up for our country's independence, history, and national sovereignty in the face of the illogical, unrealistic, bellicose, and totally unjustified demands of Donald Trump - who thinks that he is the ruler of the whole world rather than just the current President of the United States of America" [which will be the government line if it resists] is the preferred course of action.
Bets on Option 2 will not be accepted in amounts of less than $1,000,000 due to the fact that I will have to deduct the cost of postage to send your winnings to you and any smaller amount would mean that the cost of postage would be higher than your winnings.