Iran-Israel-U.S.: Resolving the Nuclear Impasse
Richard Silverstein
November 19, 2009
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Bravo for your initiative on this, Richard. I’d love to be able join you in Seattle to meet you personally, and also Trita Parsi. I’ve read his book, “Treacherous Alliance” – one of the best on the subject.
I look forward to reading about the results of the meeting in December. May you have some influence.
MyAmerica
Saint Michael Traveler
The ‘Best options’ for the Middle East
I wish I could have offered the following proposal in person at the meeting on December 16, 2009. I would very much appreciate it, if the suggestions would be discussed.
James F. Smith stated [Worldy Boston,November 19, 2009] that Associate Professor Matthew Bunn of Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government offers a stark dose of realism “…negotiations with Iran has virtually zero chance of getting Iran to stop all enrichment of uranium…” Once we have acknowledged this reality, then we should once more take a real step forward to allay our fear that Iran may develop nuclear bomb as deterrence against Israel, an aggressive nuclear bomb state.
If we really wish to create transparency and defuse the regional risk of a war initiated by Israel, I offer the following three steps:
1. Nuclear Fuel Cycle Iranian Consortium:
USA should join the Iranian nuclear fuel consortium. The other nation may include Japan, Germany, France, Russia and England to actively monitor the Iranian fuel cycle activity. IAEA has consistently asserted that the agency could not find any indications that Iran is diverting the fuel cycle for nuclear bomb development. Iran has asserted that their activities are limited to development of fuel for nuclear reactor.
2. Nuclear Shield:
An international nuclear shield for all nations in the Middle East, including Iran, Israel, Turkey and all the Arab nations in the region.
3. A nuclear- bomb-free Middle East:
This action will remove any pressure from Iran to develop nuclear bomb in the future for deterrence against nuclear bomb Israeli state.
We and our representatives in the Congress must stop the hideous play of hypocrisy and face the facts in the Middle East, Israel has nuclear bombs. If we have any concern about the Iranian nuclear fuel cycle, then we must be very apperhenisve about the Israel’s nuclear bombs.
The national security is the driving force for Iran. If security is good for Israel, then, it is also good for Turks, Persians and Arabs.
Sorry Correction: The ‘Best options’ for the Middle East
We and our representatives in the Congress must stop the hideous play of hypocrisy and face the facts in the Middle East, Israel has nuclear bombs. If we have any concern about the Iranian nuclear fuel cycle, then we must be very apprehensive about the Israel’s nuclear bombs.