John Kerry was superb on Morning Joe today.

[karynnj]

35. like Bush/Cheney, it's because his issue was never really WMD

Now, he like everyone wants to prevent Iran from getting a bomb, but his problem is that this agreement (and in fact any remotely possible agreement) MAKES Iran less an outcast than it is now and ends onerous sanctions.

One thing of many that Kerry did well is to argue that this is an attempt to avoid a war. This IS the argument that the Republicans immediately when the deal was known tried to argue was unfair. It is not only not unfair, but it is the brutal truth of the situation.If this deal is rejected, there will be no negotiations, no monitoring and no reduction in their nuclear material. Iran at that point will again be 3 months from a bomb ... and the world will be angry with us. There will be no additional INTERNATIONAL sanctions. The justification for sanctions was they could drive Iran to the bargaining table. So, where would that leave us .... with Netanyahu and the neo cons arguing for a military strike. Yes, the alternative is likely war.

Note also, Israeli estimates are that bombing nuclear facilities will set them back no more than three years. This means that either they go for boots on the ground and regime change (by us) or they would be risking all out war to set Iran back 3 years ... while whining that the agreement is just for ten years which is not really accurate. Simple argument 10 >3.

In addition fighting to save Israel from Iran is the raisin d'etre of Netanyahu. He is concerned for Netanyahu at least as much as for Israel. Other comment - reading the Israeli press before the election, Netanyahu is aean spirited person who places no value on whether he is telling the truth. He is their Dick Cheney. Yet the media, which regularly questioned Kerry's motives or Obama's motives on this, treats him with far more respect than he has ever earned