it would at a minimum lead to some erosion of sanctions. the iranians would take advantage of our rejection to unfreeze elements of their nuclear programs, so they would advance further in terms of bringing additional centrifuges online and so forth. at the end of the day, you might get back to the bargaining table after some additional time and additional economic pressure, but i m not convinced you d be able to negotiate a significantly better deal. and many of the critiques of the current agreement call for measures that i think are probably not attainable in the absence of much more pressure such as a military ultimatum, which this country s not prepared to issue. i m not even sure the hawks are willing to say that. oh, yeah, sign this paper or we ll blow you up. sort of like luca brasi style. i m not sure we ll pull that number internationally. anyway, we re not that kind of country. valerie, great to have you on.
risk certainly if we reject this in the near term it would create disunity in the coalition that created the current agreement. it would at a minimum lead to some erosion of sanctions. the iranians would take advantage of our rejection to unfreeze elements of their nuclear programs, so they would advance further in terms of bringing additional centrifuges online and so forth. at the end of the day, you might get back to the bargaining table after some additional time and additional economic pressure, but i m not convinced you d be able to negotiate a significantly better deal. and many of the critiques of the current agreement call for measures that i think are probably not attainable in the absence of much more pressure such as a military ultimatum, which this country s not prepared to issue. i m not even sure the hawks are willing to say that. oh, yeah, sign this paper or