Just how desperate was the West to complete the Iranian nuclear deal?  In the last weeks before the June 30, 2015 deadline to finalize the deal, John Kerry was busy giving away the store to Iran, negating much of what was in the so-called "interim" agreement in order to get Iran on board.  Iran, like any bully, pressed its advantage to the maximum, taking advantage of wimpy negiotiating partners to shape the agreement to its own liking. Apparently, even the concessions offered by the West weren't enough to guarantee compliance with other elements in the deal.  So a commission set up to oversee implementation of the agreement carved out some secret exemptions that would allow the Iranians to get their money without fully complying with what was in the deal. Reuters: The United States and its negotiating partners agreed "in secret" to allow Iran to evade some restrictions in last year's landmark nuclear agreement in order to meet the...(Read Full Post)