Iran bomb

Western countries are at a loss when it comes to negotiating with Iran. First off, Iran thinks long term like generations but the west thinks short term. The Iranian government is continuous and dictatorial while the US president is replaced every four or eight years. The Iranian strategy is based on using negotiations to stall while they complete their long-term objectives. Western countries will not attack an enemy they are negotiating with and thus talks lead to talks lead to talks while Iran continues with its plan. Many times, they have agreed to stop producing nuclear material and offered inspections while they secretly started up new production in some other location. All the Western negotiators want to bring home a good deal and they are periodically allowed to do just that. Then the negotiations continue and Iran continues along its path. The 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) that Obama arranged with Iran is a case in point. Iran agreed to not have a bomb for ten years but meanwhile they continued their plans in secret areas. For their cooperation the sanctions were dropped, they were allowed to sell more oil and $150 billion in assets was unfrozen. This was viewed as a great accomplishment by the Wester world. Even today as the war is temporarily halted, Iran is restock piling their rockets to get ready for the next round. Iran’s nuclear program was started in 1957 and the West has been negotiating and end to the program since that time. Each new president starts with a clean slate and a plan to stop the program but to no avail. They use the threat of the bomb more effectively than they could ever use the bomb.