U.S. must not abandon Iran deal
One year ago, Iran and the United States announced that they had accomplished a historic diplomatic victory. The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, more commonly known as the Iran deal, definitively blocked every potential Iranian pathway to a bomb, put inspectors on the ground with unprecedented access, and averted a war between the United States and Iran.
This deal has made both the region and the world more stable and safe. However, this week some members of Congress have tried to undermine the deal with new legislation and the same old tired arguments. This legislation is not only shortsighted, it is dangerous. It would remove the safeguards blocking Iran from a potential nuclear bomb and put our country back on the path to war.
The Iran deal is a victory for America. It not only makes us, and the world, safer, it helps avoid a costly and devastating war with Iran. We must not abandon the deal in favor of a failed policy of sabre rattling and war.
JOSHUAH SHIELDS, STONE MOUNTAIN
Superintendent fails to see truth about Nice
Shortly after the terrorist attack in Nice, the Superintendent of Atlanta’s schools offered her thoughts and these were repeated by the AJC’s “Get Schooled” blog. Superintendent Carstarphen’s assertion that it was a ‘random and irrational act of violence’ — was half right. It was a planned attack to accomplish a goal — creating fear — to advance an agenda. Claiming that this could be “a person anywhere” is to be unwilling to see the truth, and using this event to highlight her own agenda about inner city schools is a leap of Olympic proportions.
GARY S. O'NEILL, MARIETTA
