By Fareed Zakaria
Making coercive diplomacy work requires a mixture of threats and promises. In Iran's case, the Obama administration has made threats plenty of times with clarity and credibility.
But while the sticks have been handled shrewdly, the carrots have not. The U.S. has been unable to define for itself or for the world what would be an acceptable deal and, most important, what it is willing to do if Tehran agrees to such a deal. Would sanctions be lifted? Which ones? Would the U.S. stop its efforts to overthrow the regime? Would it be willing to discuss normalization of relations with Iran?
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If I am not wrong;
Sticks are wrapped: the sanctions are working very-well, although it did hurt some European Countries, who used to do oil trade with Iran by cheap price.
Carrots are not touched: of course, Iran is not like Libanose or Palastine in West-Bank, or Libya or Somalia.
Iran is too big for Jewish State. It is not a joke.
Iran designed and manufactured its own home made Weapons, without outside assistance. But, Jewish can not. Just to mention few, the Iron-dome(Missile intercepts), most of High-Tech Weapons and Billions of Dollars per-year are pouring to Jewish State from the United States of America.
But, Jewish never appreciated all these U.S.A tax payers Money. They just keep sucking US. ...and complain.
However, Iran never get any of the small fractions from US.
So, why the Jewish are beating the war drum to fight with Iran?
Well, as usual they are lobbying and keep pushing Christian-American to die.
If America was established by Jewish, Jewish will destroyed Christians around the World. Not only that, Jewish will never allowed non-Jewish to enter to America.
Christian-Americans has been fooled by Jewish for so long.
Jewish are not the only one who suffered and have problems.
Look around, every Country have problems.
Not only Millions, but Billions of people killed around the World by war, genocide and starvations, since WWII.
We all have problems. No exceptions.
America was not established without many Christian-American bloodsheds.
With love, those Christian-Americans, who sacrificed so many lives without others assistance, WELL-COMING every-human races to live peacefully and securely.
In Almighty God, we trust.
I have read many of your post and each one seems to have only one thing on common. Your hate for anything JEWISH is very clear. Why is this? I am not Jewish so please tell me and others why so much HATE? Is there not plenty already to go around?
I suggest not to mix up ISRAEL and JEWISH! In fact Iran has the largest jewish population in the middle East outside of Israel! the politcal issue existing between IRAN and ISRAEL is pure political and not a religious issue. by history really the muslims and the jewish people alwasy got on better with each other than the jewish and the christians.
Problem is the occupation of foreign territories ..NOT the religion!
It is crap, nobody lost so much as a Jews, but they have ability to create. They do not need US do defense them. About Hi tech you just have no information at all. Jews made the biggest contribution in everything in our World.. We have to protect this small but very special and chosen nation. Americans the most show off people. You think you are the best, but you are not.
Best regards.
I love the idea of a "grand bargain". Spread the word, to all nations. Ponder the notion of a grand global truce that is all inclusive for the sake of fighting poverty and increasing economic partnering all over the globe. All continents should prepare to collaborate and work out their issues with a partnership. This is good thinking...
Good posting, JAL. The current policy of trying to starve Iran into submission is one of complete stupidity and inhumane to boot! We need to sit with the Iranian diplomats and work out our differences instead of all this idiotic threatening. We need to elect a new President who won't cave in to the right-wing fanatics and their blood thirsty whims!
There isn't really much to debate:
Iran intends to build nukes. No amount of diplomacy will change that.
The US and most of the west intend for Iran not to have nukes. No amount of diplomacy will change that.
So we go to war. Military, economic or religious, it's all the same. Whether or not Iran gets nukes will be determined by the faction with the best synthesis of military, economic and religious resolve.
As the US has no diplomatic relationship with Iran, any – especially bellicose – message delivered to each other is over the media. Sometimes the intentions and the wording have been misinterpreted. What the two countries need is a dialogue and regular meetings to air their views and cultivate a working relationship.
All this academic stuff like what describes the red or green or purple line blah blah is beside the point. What is more important is just where are the fraudsters and bluff masters who were propagating an attack on Iran? Just last year February, all the "pro Israel" media and some politicians were behaving as if the attack will happen any hour any second. And the kindergarten Iranians would raise their hands and surrender. What a bluff it was !
But where are these fraudsters now to while away their time? Those fraudsters have realized no one will care about their doomsday stories anymore. Their articles do not attract eyeballs anymore. Because all the fraudsters write is fraud and bluff.
Today it is these same fraudsters that are propagating a dialogue with Iran. These fraudsters do not realize that it is America who want a dialogue. Not Iran. So therefore it is in American interest to talk to Iran. Not the other way round. These fraudsters will again get a red nose when they find that Iran is just not interested to talk. All that Iran will do is attend these "talks" but will yield no result. Unless the agenda of the talks include the west being kicked out of the ME on a permanent basis.
Bluff masters have no responsibility. No accountability. So write anything. And expect people to believe their story. Today they have realized there are no takers for their concoctions.
Iran already has the bomb and we better get used to it. All this warmongering is very dangerous and will result in total wipeout of the Holy Land- so Israel's aggresion may be a death wish. It is easy to start a war but hard to finish. Russia and China will not sit idly by while we are fighting Iran, it will not be another Libya. With all that oil Iran must have means to defend it. It saw what happened in Libya and Iraq. The sanctions as shown in Cuba next to us just keeps the people in power even longer.
Terrorists Suffer Heavy Losses in Aleppo, Yemeni Terrorist from Al Qaeda Killed
The Armed Forces carried out several qualitative operations against the mercenary terrorists in Aleppo and its countryside, inflicting heavy losses upon them in several areas.
A source in the province told SANA reporter that an army unit destroyed several terrorists' hideouts and gatherings in the areas of al-Sukkari, al-Mi'saranyeh, Bab al-Hadeed, Bustan al-Qasr and al-Lairamon.
The source said that dozens of terrorists were killed during these operations.
Armed Forces units also destroyed gatherings of terrorists in the areas of al-Sha'ar, al-Helwaniye, Bustan al-Qaser, Sheikh Najjar, and al-Sukkari, in addition to eliminating terrorists in Dahret al-Ghani in al-Naqarin and near the police station in Hanano housings.
The source added that the army also carried out several qualitative operations in the area of Khan Toman, killing and injuring large numbers of terrorists and destroying a vehicle loaded with them.
The source said that terrorist Khaled Wada'e, of the Yemeni nationality and a member of Al Qaeda terrorists organization, was identified among the dead.
The Armed Forces destroyed a machinegun-equipped vehicle in Qarasi area and killed the terrorists riding in it.
A number of terrorists were killed and others were injured on al-Safira road, Koris area and the town of al-Bab, in addition to destroying terrorist hideouts and equipment.
The source said that the army carried out several operations in the areas of Rasm Abboud, Meng and on Menbej road, destroying 8 vehicles loaded with terrorists and weapons.
Another unit of the Armed Forces destroyed hideouts of terrorists in a special operation in Mayir area, Aleppo countryside, resulting in the killing of a number of terrorists and injuring others.
The source added that a clash took place between Liwaa Shuhada' al-Atareb and Jabhet al-Nusra terrorists groups over stolen items in al-Atareb area, highlighting that scores of terrorists were killed or injured.
Another clash took place between terrorists from Jabhet al-Nusra and another terrorist group calling itself Omar Bin Abdelaziz battalion due to a dispute over items stolen from al-Safahia area in Aleppo city, resulting in the death or injuring of tens of terrorists.
US Hypocrisy And Double Standard Towards Iran's Nuclear Program
The Iranian people have been repeatedly submitted to inspections, cameras and satellites. We have been the victims of sanctions, of even basic medicines; been the victim of covert operations, including the assassinations of our scientists. Therefore, it is time for us to claim our need of a confidence-building exercise from the IAEA, ISIS and the western world.