Kissinger on Iran: Has the U.S. Already Conceded a New Era of Nuclear Proliferation?

A question Congress needs to answer: Do we want to allow Iran, a leading exporter of terrorism (as described by the U.S. State Department)  and the personification of Radical Islamic evil to develop nuclear weapons?

Anyone who believes that allowing Iran to develop nuclear weapons whether it be at this time or a year from now before breakout won’t cause a nuclear arms race in the region and elsewhere  must believe in the ‘tooth fairy’. Obama misled the American people, Israel and our allies when he said the U.S. would not allow Iran to develop nuclear weapons. Obama also misled us when he said he was opposed to nuclear proliferation. Obama’s proposed agreement with Iran is a violation of both promises. The different Radical Muslim sects are killing each other now. Can you imagine what would happen if they had nuclear weapons?

If Congress doesn’t take action to stop Obama’s reckless deal it will have dire consequences for the U.S., Israel and the rest of the world.

Kissinger on Iran: Has the U.S. Already Conceded a New Era of Nuclear Proliferation?

 WSJ Editorial by Henry Kissinger

Former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger told the Senate Armed Services Committee on Jan. 29: “Nuclear talks with Iran began as an international effort, buttressed by six UN resolutions, to deny Iran the capability to develop a military nuclear option. They are now an essentially bilateral negotiation over the scope of that capability through an agreement that sets a hypothetical limit of one year on an assumed breakout. The impact of this approach will be to move from preventing proliferation to managing it.”

Mr. Kissinger is clearly worried about how far the U.S. has moved from its original negotiating position. And he is concerned that these concessions will lead the world to perceive that such a deal would put Iran on the cusp of being a nuclear power. “If the other countries in the region conclude that America has approved the development of an enrichment capability within one year of a nuclear weapon, and if they then insist on building the same capability, we will live in a proliferated world in which everybody – even if that agreement is maintained – will be very close to the trigger point.”

A world with multiple nuclear states, including some with revolutionary religious impulses or hegemonic ambitions, is a very dangerous place. Mr. Kissinger’s concerns underscore the need for Congressional scrutiny and a vote on any agreement with Iran.

(Wall Street Journal)