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sloguy02246 -> RE: Israel Spied on Iran Nuclear Talks With U.S. (3/25/2015 11:51:12 AM)
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Why would any negotiation details be shared with a Congress (both parties, mind you) that has repeatedly demonstrated that its first concern is scoring political points to assist in a senator's or representative's reelection?
I have been directly involved with labor contract negotiations (yes, actually sitting at the bargaining table) for over 35 years and the first "ground rule" both sides always agreed to before actually beginning the process was that no information about the ongoing process would be shared outside the room so as not to end up "negotiating through the press."
(From time to time, both parties would issue a benign, joint statement about the current state of the negotiations.)
If ongoing details of the Iran negotiations were disseminated in a regular briefing, the result would be continuous second-guessing by both parties through the media and political posturing by those who see an opportunity to preen before their constituency.
With my background in negotiations, I don't see this situation as a transparency issue, but as a normal part of the negotiation process.
Successful negotiations always require a certain level of confidentiality and this situation is a virtual poster child in that regard.
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