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brothers, Boon and Pinto. A Higher Standard
Of course, everyone knows in advance
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We may be approaching our “Flounder moment.” But unlike
“Animal House”this is not a comedy.When somebody asks us ten years
from now why we handed over the nuclear keys to Iran, the only answer
will be what Flounder discovered all too late – we messed up!
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made the Iranian threat
crystal clear to the world when he addressed a Joint Session of Congress
on March 3 – a memorable speech I was honored to attend.
America must insist that any final agreement includes the
dismantlement of Iran’s nuclear infrastructure – so that Iran no longer
has any pathway to a nuclear weapon. America must stand with Prime
Minister Netanyahu. Merely extending by some number of years Iran’s
ability to develop nuclear weapons is totally unacceptable!
While we all hope for a diplomatic solution, Iran has shown no
willingness to give up nuclear capabilities. And they continue their
rhetoric calling for the destruction of the Jewish State.
Iran continues their disruptive influence in the capital cities of
Damascus, Beirut, Baghdad, and Sana. They remain the world’s worst
sponsor of Islamic jihad.They provide destabilizing assistance to Assad
in Syria, to Hezbollah in Lebanon, to the Shia militia in Iraq, and to the
Houthi rebels in Yemen.
Meanwhile, Iran’s centrifuges continue to spin, their plutonium
reactor development at Arak proceeds uninterrupted – as does their
program to develop long-range missiles capable of delivering nuclear
warheads.These are hardly positive signs of a nation that is to be trusted
in a search for lasting peace.
I believe in peace through strength; strength through our military
and Intelligence partnership with Israel; strength in Congressional
review of final terms – before any agreement is signed. If negotiations
fail, we need to re-impose the sanctions recently waived, and impose
even stronger sanctions going forward.
The situation with Iran is extremely dangerous. If Iran ever develops
nuclear weapon capabilities it would be a “game-changer,” leading to
nuclear proliferation in the Middle East. It would destroy any hope
for sustainable peace and security in what is already the world’s most
dangerous neighborhood.
United with Israel we must stand.

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