this is where, for 3,000 years, athenians gathered.le the acropolis was the center of ritual and ceremony, the agora was the beating heart of ancient athens. for some 800 years, starting in the 6th century b.c., this was the hub of commercial, political, and social life. visitors wander the remains of what was the city's principal shopping mall and administrative center. exploring the agora, it's fascinating to ponder the world of plato and aristotle and the age which laid the foundations for western thinking about economics, democracy, logic, and more. the stoa of attalos, from the 2nd century b.c., was rebuilt in modern times to house the agora's museum. with so little of the agora still standing, this reconstruction makes it easier to imagine the site in its original glory. crowds would gather in shady porticos like this to shop, socialize, or listen to the great philosophers of the age. in fact, socrates spent much of his life right here, preaching the virtues of nothing in excess and urging those around him to "know thyself." the

any reversible confession from the western end has to be matched by reversible confession from the athenians think reversible has to be matched by an irreversible concession from the irani spewed the conversations about sanctions that could be lifted in the short run of mostly centered around with sanction waivers to present produce, which is ultimately reversible. in fact, they would have to probably be renewed every six months and then they would be a new president at some point in the united states and there's no clarity or guarantee whatsoever that president would respect the previous decision. these are some of the challenges that i think are faced in the negotiation. if there is a window of opportunity, after november 7, up until the irani here, if president obama wins, there's going to be a window of opportunity to move quickly for negotiation. in fact, one meeting has dirty been scheduled. this'll be an opportune time because it's right at the moment much about his political capital will be at its maximum. iranians will be right before entering their new here and after that, the elec