++Do yourself a favor and check out John Kerry's explanation of the deal on Morning Joe. It has been posted at Democraticunderground.
++He explains the real length of the deal--20 years and 25 tears in some cases as well as the ways the United States will monitor it.
++About the Iranian behavior in the region, there are restrictions in place with other UN Security resolutions and that the lifting of the arms and ballistic missile provisions some years out will not change them.
++The Israelis said today that this will trigger an arms race in the region. Yes, we will be adding to arms packages to Israel and Saudi Arabia. So in a way they are right. We will be triggering the arms race.
++The Saudi Foreign Minister hailed the deal but Saudi observers said they are furious anyway. The Saudis do not have any nuclear capability, although they funded A.Q. Khan. They have vowed to get some but observers point out that they would have to agree to the same amount of scrutiny as Iran.
++John Kerry also pointed out the scenarios if Congress votes down the package. Iran won't trust us. Our allies won't trust us. And the sanctions regime collapses. And we will not know what Iran is doing or how to stop them.
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