Now Sam Power is out talking about Iran in terms similar to Kerry - that is, terms which sound like equivocations drawing flimsy, unsound conclusions - as in: Iran walking away from deal last week is solid proof that it was good deal for the West and Israel. Well, sorry, but all the optics etc etc suggest Iran was ready to take the deal until France torpedoed it with a public shaming of how bad the deal was - if true, Iran walked away because they would have realized they have all the leverage here - Obama needs a deal, that's the only way he can escape his red line without being humiliated - he doesn't mind the US looking weak - he does mind if he's the one looks like a stooge - if Iran gets the bomb he needs to be able to blame it on them breaking the deal - if Iran walked away when France shit on the deal America was pushing it's because they feel they have all the leverage and can afford to play coy while America turns the screws on France. I could be way off base, but what I'm seeing and hearing is Iran acting like a party that feels they have the upper hand because Obama needs a way out from his promise of using force to deny Iran the bomb - to turn Power's illogic around on her: the fact the French rejected a deal as too weak that America was pushing would seem to indicate that's exactly what's going on here - the fact America would be willing to relax sanctions without requiring Iran to do much of anything other than supposedly suspending enrichment [tons of wiggle room there] is just sauce for the goose far as Iran is concerned - which is exactly the point Israel is making. Look, Netanyahu et al are not fools - they see what's going on here, that if Obama was serious about using force he'd be playing hardball in negotiations, not softball which sends the opposite message to Iran - so when Bibi goes public with his complaints and warnings, I don't think they're addressed to Kerry, because Israel's inner sanctum must see the writing on the wall here - no, when Bibi goes public, he's addressing the US Congress and the American people - that's his best leverage.
