A Grand Diplomatic Bargain with Iran
September 23rd, 2008 by Jason
An editorial in the New York Times calls for a “game-changing diplomatic initiative” to break the impasse over Iran’s nuclear program. They reject the military option, and recommend a more pursuasive set of punishments and incentives. There should be a “credible U.S. offer of improved relations and security guarantees if Tehran abandons its nuclear ambitions.”
They note that Secretary Rice will likely fail in her current last-ditch Mideast peacemaking turn, and her real legacy could be putting Iran to the test with offers of a grand and serious diplomatic bargain.
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