Memorandum Iran
TO: President Donald Trump
FROM: Nathaniel Pappas
Date: October 18, 2017
RE: Iran Nuclear Deal
Memorandum on Iran Nuclear Deal
Introduction
It has been well documented that Iran has despised the United States since the fall of the Shaw. When the Ayatollahs came into power on the onset of their new government, they have had a strong opinion on the Jewish State of Israel and the United States. Several instances of Iranian terrorism have happened, with the deaths of hundreds of Americans. Iran has also backed terrorist attacks against Israel as well. Iran directed the terror group known as Hezbollah, to carry out the 1983 Beirut Barracks bombing which killed 300 people, over 200 of which were American. They are state sponsors of terrorism, to this day they have not stopped supporting terrorists and even captured and embarrassed US Navy men in 2014. Their leaders still call for the destruction of Israel and the civilians chant death to America. The Iran Nuclear deal that has been in place for a couple years has been shaky at best with Iran breaking components often, we need to break off the deal and apply stricter sanctions on the nation.
Current Situation in Iran
After the deal was signed, it limited Iran from producing weapons-grade uranium to about 3%, as well as limiting their heavy water production. Iran already has a very well trained, and sophisticated army capable of invading any nation around them with ease. They have a very impressive military force. They even recently showed force against a mock US aircraft carrier demonstrating some advanced weaponry. Many people who claimed that the Iran Nuclear deal would prevent the nation from obtaining a Nuclear weapon, fail to point out that Israel possesses them too, and that the Iranian Army could take on the Israeli army.
Implementation
We must immediately strike down the deal, and immediately lift more sanctions to make up for the hundreds of millions we gave directly to the government of Iran for no reason. This deal should never have been guaranteed that Iran could not obtain a nuke through it. This is just straight misleading because Iran can not only reject possible meetings with inspectors but can work around it. German intelligence has reported that Iran has broken parts of the deal with heavy water and Uranium production. The report also said that Iran may be working around the deal by using Plutonium instead. When the deal was almost completely negotiated, intelligence experts even admitted that Iran would most likely try to cheat and find a way around it. If that is the case, then why give their economy a huge boost when they developed weapons as well?
Closing Remarks
When Former President Obama exclaimed that this would allow no possible path for Iran to get a weapon, that was a lie. It almost sounds like Neville Chamberlain coming out of Germany claiming "peace for our time" and it is obvious how that turned out. I am not saying that the same will happen, but the deal just leaves out so much of Iran’s covert work that can possibly still be ongoing. If within those ten years Iran makes a weapon by alternative methods or illegally obtaining materials, their economy will also be sanction free. We cannot make the risk and must maintain the sanctions, and raise them higher. A country that actively seeks to murder Americans or pursue its’ anti-Semitic goals, must never be trusted.
Nate, I agree that there are some things in the deal that need to be changed. With this being said though, I think the deal is simply a stepping stone to create a more advanced deal. There would have been no way Iran would have committed to a deal if sanctions weren't lifted and I think bringing Iran into the global economy would be beneficial to the citizens of Iran. Of course, this would need to be handled cautiously and in stages, but I think the deal is not only beneficial to the US and Israel, but also the citizens of Iran because having a functioning and stable economy is more important than having a nuclear weapon.
ReplyDeleteNate, I really like your implementation section. The Iran Nuclear Deal has many loopholes that the Irani government can work through to still obtain nuclear weapons. However, pulling out of the deal at this point may be counterproductive. Even though Iran may be breaking some of the clauses in the deal, steps have been taken by the government to reduce uranium production. Without the deal, Iran would have continued to produce uranium at a dangerous level. While sanctions may help in the short-term, I don't think it would work for the long-term. There is already a lot of anti-American and anti-Israel sentiments coming from Iran and they will just continue with the sanctions. Having this deal in place allows for a more civil engagement and potential solution to the problem. Therefore, while I agree that the Iran Deal needs to be reevaluated to ensure Iran does not violate the deal, I don't think it would be wise to leave the deal completely.
ReplyDeleteNate, I agree with you on several things in this memo. If Iran is trying to find ways around this deal, we should reinforce sanctions. It is already bad enough for Israel to have nuclear weapons, but the situation would only get worse if Iran to become a nuclear power. Even if Iran is attempting to work with Plutonium instead of Uranium, they may not succeed and if they do, it will not be for a long time. I agree that Obama was incorrect in saying there is no possible way for Iran to pursue nuclear weapons, because I fear there will always be a way for humans to destroy each other with weapons of mass destruction.
ReplyDeleteNate, I agree that stronger sanctions must be imposed and that backing out of the deal is the best track. We might seem weaker for a stance that would back away from what we said in the past, but it has been known that Iran has not fully followed the restrictions upon them and they are taking advantage of the situation. Higher/harder sanctions on the country could force worse tensions in the area, but they can force the state into agreeing to harsher terms to lift the sanction. The United States has been deemed the leader in the action in this region and we need to start acting like that and not agree/stay with weak deals that do not do enough to fix the problem or have no backlash when broken.
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