To the editor:
The essence of Chuck Freilich's op-ed, "A Good Deal for Israel," is that although the agreement negotiated with Iran is riddled with faults, it has one redeeming value: "for at least the next decade, Israel will not have to live under the threat of a nuclear Iran."
However, that is based on the assumption Iran will adhere to the agreement.
Iran is already a signatory to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, under whose terms Iran is barred from obtaining nuclear weapons not just for a decade, but forever.
Within a few months, Iran will be flush with its $150 billion signing bonus and the sanctions regime will be irretrievably shattered. It won't take long for Iran to be stronger than ever, fully recovered from the effects of the sanctions. It will then likely feel no more need to adhere to this agreement than it has to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.
So much for that one redeeming value.
Sincerely,
Alan Stein