“This strengthens Zarif’s hand in the talks. His ability to deliver has credibility,” National Iranian American Council President Trita Parsi told ThinkProgress in an email. “Imagine how much Obama’s hand would be strengthened if [Sen. Mark] Kirk, [Sen. John] McCain and others came out in support of Obama’s meditation team? “The sanctions centric mindset doesn’t see such possibilities though,” he continued, “and instead directs you to a Hollywood-style good cop, bad cop approach, which actually weakens U.S. negotiation strength because the good cop is seen as weak and lacking ability to deliver.”
Posted on: Fri, 23 May 2014 16:22:18 +0000
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