mr. meeks, i assume you would agree that the united states claims about itself that it abides by the rule of law. the nonproliferation treaty, the governsthe treaty that nuclear proliferation throughout the world. iran is a signatory to that treaty. it has abided by that treaty. inspection,constant contrary to what you said, iran is under inspection. -- you say iran wants a nuclear weapon and then later you said, no, they don't want a nuclear weapon. you are correct. they do not want a nuclear weapon. they have said that repeatedly for years and years, not just cents rouhani was elected. stationsen the power in the pylons set up for miles and miles in order for iran to be able to establish new cities because they have a rapidly urbanizing population. another point, israel is not our ally. they cannot be an ally because they are not signatories to the nonproliferation treaty, and they do not have declared borders. in the third and final point, i think your attitude of sanctioning and punishing i