John Kerry Concedes Iran Is Moving Closer to Possessing Nuclear Weapon
Source: ABC News
At the end of his first overseas trip as Secretary of State, John Kerry acknowledged that despite the continued diplomacy and tough sanctions being leveled against Iran, the regime continues to get closer to possessing a nuclear weapon.
"Lines have been drawn before and they've been passed," Kerry said. "That's why the president has been so definitive this time. This is a very challenging moment with great risks and stakes for everybody because the region will be far less stable and far more threatened if Iran were to have a nuclear weapon."
Kerry sat down with ABC News' Martha Raddatz in Qatar as his first overseas trip as President Obama's secretary of state wound down.
Kerry said the threat extends beyond the possibility that Iran could actually use the weapon on its enemies, specifically Israel. Iran simply having a nuclear weapon would "spur a nuclear arms race" in the region and could be used to support terrorists groups like Hezbollah, he said.
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They don't have plastic pipes, but aluminum tubes. Be very afraid 
Just to be straight.
We're the ones that overthrew the Iranian Democracy in '52.
We're the ones that equipped and outfitted and trained the Shah, one of the region's bloodiest and most brutal dictators.
We supplied Saddam Hussein with chemical and nerve agents specifically so he could use them against Iranian civilians.
We declared them "evil" just before completely destroying their neighbor (who we also called "evil"
We're now utilizing crippling economic sanctions on Iran based on nothing more than a "trust us" from Israel.
And then of course we scratch our heads and wonder why we're not popular, or why they might want big weapons. Never do we consider that it's our policy that is deranged.
And there's an irony in worrying about terrorists in the same breath that you say you're going to help train and supply terrorists somewhere else.
Why would we be "hopeful" because "lines have been drawn in the sand year after year?"
Seems like the most obvious interpretation should apply.
and don't idolize any human being. John Kerry is not a saint. The region is already unstable based on the Policies of Western Countries and Colonialism. If the U.S. Ally, Israel has nuclear weapons already, then nuclear weapons has already been introduced in the Middle East. And if they do, guess where they obtained that capability from. So to pretend the U.S. hands and the West are clean is phony. And the choice was not made by the people but by those Governments and their politicians. American politicians lie to their constituents too much. We even go so far as to wonder who they are really representing.
The bottomline with me as an American, is if you are going to prevent one country from obtaining these weapons, then you ought to be consistant across the Board. The notion that any country needs nuclear weapons for national security while others do not is conflicting and can be seen as discriminatory. The claim is that extremists doesnot have to potential to get control of these weapons in the United States or Israel is bias. The mere fact that our Government refuses to abide by all international Law and even seeks the same for her Ally in Israel points out this attitude. Torture is against the Geneva Conventions. Why want the United States declare a nuclear free zone in the Middle East and apply the same aggressive p-ressure to Israel? They have no moral ground to stand on in preventing Iran to get nuclear weapons to defend themselves against her enemies. Would you trust the West after what they did in the region? The U.N. Ambassador and his allies would probably abruptly walk out of the room on me, instead of having a civilized debate. He would rather go to War. That is exactly what Congress did with Iraq, including John Kerry. He regretted it which gave the appearance of political expediance in his run for the white house. Lindsey Graham and John McCain definately support him.
