I think all of this is important in creating the kind of intimidation of the Iranians that we should want to have in our policy.
So those sanctions will remain in place?
I think my understanding is that we are talking about nuclear sanctions, with respect to the agreement.
I guess, based on some of the testimony that we have heard, I have assumed that we ought to be thinking about not just other actions we shou...
It is my understanding...that if Iran violates the deal, those sanctions would come back into place.
I am deeply skeptical that we will ever reimpose sanctions on terrorism grounds that have that kind of significant economic impact.
I also want to point out for the record that everybody on this committee voted for the Iran Nuclear Review Act of 2015. It was unanimous.
I do not think it is to the benefit of this committee, this Congress, or the American people for any of us to impugn the motives or intellec...
But if I could just ask one final question.
I wonder, Dr. Allison, if you could talk about how the Iranian negotiations differ from the North Korean negotiations.
There are no easy answers to the underlying problems.
Well, so talk a little bit more, if you would--I know it is Ambassador Indyk's idea, about the extension of the U.S. nuclear deterrent umbre...
I think even Ronald Reagan said this is in their character for the Soviet Union.
For the moment, we are in a crisis situation, and we have to put out the flames.
We point to the underlying problems as why you have these accelerants of violence, of instability, of social breakdown.
It is definitely not the policy of this administration, or any conceivable American administration, to have anybody in the region developing...
I certainly share the view that it is important for us to keep our coalition together if we are going to be successful.
Well, if you would, talk a little bit more about that because one of the things that I thought was very telling was when Russia canceled the...
