Political Quotes

“As we have heard so far during debate on the Iran Joint Plan of Action, there are dozens of shortcomings and concerns when it comes to this administration's nuclear deal--the so- called P5+1. No doubt, we will hear dozens more before all is said and done. The more we study this agreement--Republican or Democrat--the clearer it is to see that it does not measure up to its ultimate goal: to prevent a nuclear Iran. The essential restrictions on Iran's key bomb-making technology sunset in as soon as 10 years, leaving an internationally recognized, industrial-scale nuclear program with breakout times shrinking down to nearly zero--and that is if Iran doesn't cheat--but we will have a tough time knowing because what was ``anytime, anywhere'' inspections of Iranian nuclear sites has now become ``managed access,'' leaving Iran as long as 24 days to scrub sites, enough time to nearly completely remove incriminating evidence of wrongdoing or the option of self-reporting compliance in places like their military base at Parchin. However, what this deal does accomplish is to precipitate a nuclear arms race in the Middle East--a reality we are already seeing as nations like Egypt, Jordan, and Saudi Arabia have already begun building up their nuclear infrastructure in response.…”