Iran Was Never Ready To Deal On Nukes -- David Frum, CNN Contributor
(CNN) -- Instead of opining on the proposed deal with Iran taking shape in Geneva, let's decode it.
From the reported outline of the proposal, we learn four things:
1) Iran remains intensely committed to achieving a nuclear weapon.
Iran's new president, Hassan Rouhani, promised his countrymen relief from international sanctions. Since coming into office this summer, he has made various conciliatory noises. Was he readying Iran for a real deal?
The message of Geneva is: No, no real deal.
Iran's red line at Geneva, the thing it would not trade away, was a capacity to continue and resume nuclear bomb development at any time. Iran's offer at Geneva amounted to a six-month delay of its nuclear program that will not in any way impair its ability to get back to bomb-making at any time.
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My Comment: I have never been a fan of David Frum .... but .... he is probably right on this issue. Iran has never shown any interest in the past decade on negotiating away their nuclear enrichment program .... their focus has always been on getting ridding of sanctions and limiting international inspectors on what they can see.
Update: Here is something that Iran has always been clealy serious about .,... Iran general: No doubt Israel and America will be attacked -- The Daily Caller
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