Heres my my take on it:
What the Kerry/Edwards strategy says
Prevent Iran From Developing Nuclear Weapons. A nuclear armed Iran is an unacceptable risk to the national security of the United States and our allies in the region. While we have been preoccupied in Iraq, Iran has reportedly been moving ahead with its nuclear program. We can no longer sit on the sidelines and leave the negotiations to the Europeans. It is critical that we work with our allies to resolve these issues and lead a global effort to prevent Iran from obtaining the technology necessary to build nuclear weapons. Iran claims that its nuclear program is only to meet its domestic energy needs. John Kerry’s proposal would call their bluff by organizing a group of states to offer Iran the nuclear fuel they need for peaceful purposes and take back the spent fuel so they cannot divert it to build a weapon. If Iran does not accept this offer, their true motivations will be clear. Under the current circumstances, John Kerry believes we should support the International Atomic Energy Agency’s (IAEA) efforts to discern the full extent of Iran’s nuclear program, while pushing Iran to agree to a verifiable and permanent suspension of its enrichment and reprocessing programs. If this process fails, we must lead the effort to ensure that the IAEA takes this issue to the Security Council for action.
What it really means
Prevent Iran From Developing Nuclear Weapons. A nuclear armed Iran is an unacceptable risk to the national security of the United States and Israel in the region. While we have been preoccupied in Iraq, Iran has been moving ahead with its nuclear weapons program. We can no longer sit on the sidelines and leave the concessions to the Europeans. It is critical that we work with our allies to resolve these issues and lead a global effort to prevent Iran from obtaining the technology necessary to build nuclear weapons. Iran claims that its nuclear program is only to meet its domestic energy needs. JOhnKErry’s proposal would not call their bluff by disorganizing a group of states to give Iran the fuel they need for weapons purposes and take back the spent fuel so they can divert it later to build weapons. If Iran accepts this offer their true motivations will be unclear. Under the current circumstances, JOhnKErry believes we should support the International Atomic Energy Agency’s (IAEA) weak efforts to discern the full extent of Iran’s nuclear weapons program, while pushing Iran to agree to a unverifiable and temporary suspension of its enrichment and reprocessing programs. When this process fails, we must lead the effort to ensure that the IAEA takes this issue to the Security Council for inaction.
