Re: Tannenwald letter (March 13)

Nina Tannenwald’s nefarious letter denigrated P.M. Netanyahu’s recent address to Congress: “Netanyahu has no alternative plan for dealing with the Iran nuclear issues”; praised “moderate” Iranian President Hassan Rouhani and R.I. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse for boycotting the speech.

Netanyahu clearly specified steps for lifting sanctions against Iran’s nuclear arsenals, including I.C.B.M.s: Iran must renounce threats to “wipe Israel off the face of the earth,” cease supporting/supplying terrorist organizations and cease enrichment of weapons-grade uranium embedded in hundreds of underground centrifuges.  This current Iranian agenda contradicts its statement:  ...”for peaceful purposes only.”  Iran sits on an eternity of oil; why then is it pursuing enrichment of weapons-grade uranium and I.C.B.M.s? For 36 years Iran’s deception and defiance of U.N. inspections contradicts the Obama administration’s “any deal is better than no deal.”

Bibi Netanyahu is a leader imbued with courageous leadership, moral clarity, insight and wisdom. Nina would do well not to denigrate but to emulate him and strive to escape from the “twilight zone.”   Those who fail to learn the lessons of history are doomed to repeat them (Santayana). Indeed, “history keeps repeating itself” in the guise of current Neville Chamberlains.  She is never so blind as one who cannot see!

Anne Schwartz

Providence, R.I.