Window Seat on the World

by Glen Johnson

198. Samantha Power, Remarks, “Full text of US envoy Samantha Power’s speech after abstention on anti-settlement vote,” New York City, December 23, 2016, https://www.timesofisrael.com/full-text-of-us-envoy-samantha-powers-speech-after-abstention-on-anti-settlement-vote/.

  199. John Kerry, Remarks, “Remarks on Middle East Peace,” District of Columbia, December 28, 2016, https://2009-2017.state.gov/secretary/remarks/2016/12/266119.htm.

  200. Ibid.

  201. Ibid.

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  202. Karen DeYoung and Joshua Partlow, “Afghanistan’s Karzai accepted runoff election only after hours of tense talks,” The Washington Post, October 21, 2009, http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/10/20/AR2009102001071_2.html?sid=ST2009102001049.

  203. David Remnick, “Negotiating the Whirlwind,” The New Yorker, December 14, 2015, https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2015/12/21/negotiating-the-whirlwind.

  204. CNN Wire Staff, “Kerry: Pakistan to return tail of chopper used in bin Laden raid,” CNN, May 17, 2011, http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/05/17/pakistan.raid.helicopter/index.html.

  205. Bryan Bender, “How John Kerry opened a secret channel to Iran,” The Boston Globe, November 26, 2013, https://www.bostonglobe.com/news/nation/2013/11/26/john-kerry-developed-secret-dialogue-with-iran-through-oman/rRBZZ8aeDrsP2Q2HdoWJEJ/story.html.

  206. “Operation Eagle Claw,” Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Eagle_Claw.

  207. “Holocaust comments spark outrage,” BBC, December 14, 2005, http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4529198.stm.

  208. Michael O’Brien, “Iranian leader wants ‘fact-finding mission’ into causes of 9/11 attacks,” The Hill, September 24, 2010, http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/120845-iranian-leader-wants-fact-finding-mission-into-causes-of-911-attacks.

  209. Mariam Karouny and Sue Pleming, “Rice meets Syrian minister, greets Iranian,” Reuters, May 3, 2007, https://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-syria-usa/rice-meets-syrian-minister-greets-iranian-idUSL036981720070503.

  210. Jeff Mason and Louis Charbonneau, “Obama, Iran’s Rouhani hold historic phone call,” Reuters, September 27, 2013, https://www.reuters.com/article/us-un-assembly-iran/obama-irans-rouhani-hold-historic-phone-call-idUSBRE98Q16S20130928.

  211. “Timeline of Nuclear Diplomacy with Iran,” Fact Sheets & Briefs, Arms Control Association, https://www.armscontrol.org/factsheet/Timeline-of-Nuclear-Diplomacy-With-Iran.

  212. “Atoms for Peace,” Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atoms_for_Peace.

  213. “Joint Plan of Action,” Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joint_Plan_of_Action#cite_note-5.

  214. “Timeline of Nuclear Diplomacy with Iran,” Fact Sheets & Briefs, Arms Control Association, https://www.armscontrol.org/factsheet/Timeline-of-Nuclear-Diplomacy-With-Iran.

  215. “Joint Plan of Action,” Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joint_Plan_of_Action#cite_note-5_.

  216. “Timeline of Nuclear Diplomacy with Iran,” Fact Sheets & Briefs, Arms Control Association, https://www.armscontrol.org/factsheet/Timeline-of-Nuclear-Diplomacy-With-Iran.

  217. David Albright and Christina Walrond, “Iran’s Gas Centrifuge Program: Taking Stock,” Institute for Science and International Security, February 11, 2010, http://isis-online.org/isis-reports/detail/irans-gas-centrifuge-program-taking-stock/8.

  218. Patrick Goodenough, “‘19,000 Centrifuges Already Spinning’: Kerry Implies Iran’s Enrichment Capacity Grew Mostly Under Bush,” CNS News, July 20, 2015, https://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/patrick-goodenough/19000-centrifuges-already-spinning-kerry-implies-irans-enrichment.

  219. Max Fisher, “Obama opens up on Iran,” Vox, August 7, 2015, https://www.vox.com/2015/8/7/9115653/obama-interview-iran.

  220. Author’s notes, November 23, 2013.

  221. Ibid.

  222. Aaron Blake, “Kerry on Iran: ‘We do not recognize a right to enrich,’” The Washington Post, November 24, 2013, https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2013/11/24/kerry-on-iran-we-do-not-recognize-a-right-to-enrich/?utm_term=.05c16b3d92e6.

  223. Author’s notes, November 25, 2013.

  224. Ibid.

  225. William Booth, “Israel’s Netanyahu calls Iran deal ‘historic mistake,’” The Washington Post, November 24, 2013, https://www.washingtonpost.com/world-israel-says-iran-deal-makes-world-more-dangerous/2013/11/24/e0e347de-54f9-11e3-bdbf-097ab2a3dc2b_story.html?utm_term=.fbb490b975af.

  226. “Joint Plan of Action,” Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joint_Plan_of_Action#cite_note-5.

  227. Ibid.

  228. Ibid.

  229. “The Iran Nuclear Deal: Does It Further U.S. National Security?” Hearing, Committee on Foreign Affairs House of Representatives, http://docs.house.gov/meetings/FA/FA00/20131210/101577/HHRG-113-FA00-Transcript-20131210.pdf.

  230. Ibid.

  231. Adnan Tabatabai, “Iran Nuclear Talks: What Do Rouhani’s Hard-Line Critics Want?,” LobeLog, May 11, 2014, https://lobelog.com/iran-nuclear-talks-what-do-hard-liners-rouhanis-critics-want/.

  232. Barak Ravid, “Netanyahu Was Wrong: There Was Never Going to Be a Good Deal with Iran,” Haaretz, July 15, 2015, https://www.haaretz.com/.premium-the-perils-and-the-promise-of-the-iran-deal-1.5305064.

  233. “Advancing U.S. Interests in a Troubled World: The FY 2016 Foreign Affairs Budget,” Hearing, Committee on Foreign Affairs House of Representatives, http://docs.house.gov/meetings/FA/FA00/20150225/103066/HHRG-114-FA00-Transcript-20150225.pdf.

  234. Author’s journal, March 9, 2015.

  235. Ibid.

  236. “Iran nuclear deal framework,” Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran_nuclear_deal_framework.

  237. Author’s journal, April 21, 2015.

  238. Ibid.

  239. Nicolas Revise, “Kerry, Zarif fail to make breakthrough in nuclear talks,” Yahoo, May 30, 2015, https://www.yahoo.com/news/kerry-zarif-launch-key-nuclear-talks-geneva-ahead-093556106.html.

  240. Robin Wright, “Tehran’s Promise,” The New Yorker, July 20, 2015, https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2015/07/27/tehrans-promise.

  241. “Femur,” Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Femur.

  242. John Pike, “C-17 Globemaster III,” Military Analysis Network, April 25, 2000, https://fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/ac/c-17.htm.

  243. John Kerry, Remarks, “Remarks Upon Leaving Massachusetts General Hospital,” Boston, June 12, 2015, https://2009-2017.state.gov/secretary/remarks/2015/06/243787.htm.

  244. Ibid.

  245. Matt Viser, “John Kerry back at home, but not for very long,” The Boston Globe, June 14, 2015, https://www.bostonglobe.com/news/politics/2015/06/13/john-kerry-reflects-his-bicycle-accident-exclusive-globe-interview/nRK32wk1YCJ15Mmd4tcoJJ/story.html.

  246. Ibid.

  247. Ibid.

  248. “Ernest Moniz,” Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernest_Moniz.

  249. “Ali Akbar Salehi,” Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ali_Akbar_Salehi.

  250. “Palais Coburg,” Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palais_Coburg.

  251. “Hotel Imperial,” Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hotel_Imperial.

  252. Ibid.

  253. Ibid.

  254. Robin Wright, “Tehran’s Promise,” The New Yorker, July 20, 2015, https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2015/07/27/tehrans-promise.

  255. Author’s notes, June 29, 2015.

  256. Robin Wright, “Tehran’s Promise,” The New Yorker, July 20, 2015, https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2015/07/27/tehrans-promise.

  257. Ibid.

  258. Author’s notes, July 4, 2015.

  259. Ibid.

  260. Author’s notes, November 22, 2014.

  261. John Kerry, Remarks, “Remarks on the Iran Negotiations in Vienna,” Vienna, July 5, 2015, https://2009-2017.state.gov/secretary/remarks/2015/07/244603.htm.

  262. AFP, “Zarif warns West: ‘Never threaten an Iranian,’” Times of Israel, July 9, 2015,
https://www.timesofisrael.com/zarif-warns-west-never-threaten-an-iranian/.

  263. John Allen Gay, “Why Is Iran’s Foreign Minister So Angry?” National Interest, July 9, 2015, http://nationalinterest.org/blog/the-buzz/why-irans-foreign-minister-so-angry-13303.

  264. Author’s notes, July 7, 2015.

  265. Author’s notes, July 12, 2015.

  266. Author’s notes, July 13, 2015.

  267. Ibid.

  268. Ibid.

  269. Ibid.

  270. Shoshana Weissmann, “Kerry Invokes Vietnam at Iran Talks: ‘I Never Wanted to Go to War Again,’” The Weekly Standard, July 16, 2015, http://www.weeklystandard.com/kerry-invokes-vietnam-at-iran-talks-i-never-wanted-to-go-to-war-again/article/991543.

  271. Barack Obama, Remarks, “Read President Obama’s Remarks on Iran Nuclear Deal,” District of Columbia, July 14, 2015, http://time.com/3957036/obama-iran-nuclear-deal-transcript/.

  272. John Kerry, Remarks, “Press Availability on Nuclear Deal with Iran,” Vienna, July 14, 2015, https://2009-2017.state.gov/secretary/remarks/2015/07/244885.htm.

  273. Ibid.

  274. Author’s journal, July 16, 2016.

  275. Ibid.

  276. Ibid.

  277. Author’s journal, February 25, 2015.

  278. Sean Sullivan, “With Iran letter, Tom Cotton emerges as leading GOP national security hawk,” The Washington Post, March 11, 2015, https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/with-iran-letter-tom-cotton-emerges-as-leading-gop-national-security-hawk/2015/03/11/4ce05a4e-c74f-11e4-a199-6cb5e63819d2_story.html?utm_term=.72e2ad20c674.

  279. Steve Benen, “McCain’s dilemma: trust Ayatollah or trust U.S. officials?” MSNBC, April 15, 2015, http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/mccains-dilemma-trust-ayatollah-or-trust-us-officials.

  280. Author’s journal, July 20, 2015.

  281. John Kerry, Remarks, “Remarks on Nuclear Agreement with Iran,” Philadelphia, September 2, 2015, https://2009-2017.state.gov/secretary/remarks/2015/09/246574.htm.

  282. Tribune wire reports, “Obama seals Iran deal win as Senate Democrats find 34 votes,” Chicago Tribune, September 2, 2015, http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-iran-nuclear-deal-20150902-story.html.

  283. Author’s notes, January 12, 2016.

  284. John Kerry, Remarks, “Remarks on the United States Foreign Policy Agenda for 2016,” District of Columbia, January 13, 2016, https://2009-2017.state.gov/secretary/remarks/2016/01/251177.htm.

  285. Jay Solomon and Carol E. Lee, “U.S. Sent Cash to Iran as Americans Were Freed,” The Wall Street Journal, August 3, 2016, https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-sent-cash-to-iran-as-americans-were-freed-1470181874.

  286. Associated Press, “$1.7-billion payment to Iran was all in cash due to effectiveness of sanctions, White House says,” Los Angeles Times, September 7, 2016, http://www.latimes.com/nation/nationnow/la-na-iran-payment-cash-20160907-snap-story.html.

  287. Jay Solomon and Carol E. Lee, “U.S. Sent Cash to Iran as Americans Were Freed,” The Wall Street Journal, August 3, 2016, https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-sent-cash-to-iran-as-americans-were-freed-1470181874.

  288. John Kerry, Remarks, “Hague Claims Tribunal Settlement,” District of Columbia, January 17, 2016, https://2009-2017.state.gov/secretary/remarks/2016/01/251338.htm.

  289. Author’s notes, January 15, 2015.

  290. Ibid.

  291. Author’s notes, January 1, 2015.

  292. “Senate Foreign Relations Committee Holds Hearing on the Iran Nuclear Negotiations, Panel 1,” Hearing, Senate Foreign Relations Committee, https://www.shearman.com/~/media/Files/Services/Iran-Sanctions/US-Resources/Joint-Plan-of-Action/4-Feb-2014--Transcript-of-Senate-Foreign-Relations-Committee-Hearing-on-the-Iran-Nuclear-Negotiations-Panel-1.pdf.

  293. Author’s notes, January 16, 2015.

  294. Ibid.

  295. John Kerry, “Remarks on Implementation Day,” Vienna, January 16, 2016, https://2009-2017.state.gov/secretary/remarks/2016/01/251336.htm.

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  296. John Kerry, “Remarks with United Kingdom Foreign Secretary Hague,” London, September 9, 2013, https://2009-2017.state.gov/secretary/remarks/2013/09/213956.htm.

  297. John Kerry, Remarks, “Proposed Authorization to Use Military Force in Syria,” District of Columbia, September 10, 2013,https://2009-2017.state.gov/secretary/remarks/2013/09/214028.htm.

  298. Ibid.

  299. Ibid.

  300. Michael R. Gordon and Steven Lee Myers, “Obama Calls Russia Offer on Syria Possible ‘Breakthrough,’” The New York Times, September 9, 2013, http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/10/world/middleeast/kerry-says-syria-should-hand-over-all-chemical-arms.html?pagewanted=all.

  301. Somini Sengupta, “Russia Says ‘Small-Hearted’ Obama Administration Spoiled Ties,” The New York Times, September 22, 2017, https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/22/world/europe/russia-obama-lavrov.html.

  302. John Kerry, Remarks, “Proposed Authorization to Use Military Force in Syria,” District of Columbia, September 10, 2013,https://2009-2017.state.gov/secretary/remarks/2013/09/214028.htm.

  303. “Worldwide Deaths in World War II,” Research Starters, The National WWII Museum New Orleans, https://www.nationalww2museum.org/students-teachers/student-resources/research-starters/research-starters-worldwide-deaths-world-war.

  304. Associated Press, “Putin: ‘Soviet collapse a genuine tragedy,’” NBC News, April 25, 2005, http://www.nbcnews.com/id/7632057/ns/world_news/t/putin-soviet-collapse-genuine-tragedy/#.XLeGN-hKjD5.

  305. Anne Gearan, “Candid remark from Kerry leads to Syria disarmament proposal,” The Washington Post, September 10, 2013, https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/candid-remark-from-kerry-leads-to-syria-disarmament-proposal/2013/09/10/d4e37474-1a2d-11e3-8685-5021e0c41964_story.html?utm_term=.9c24583536ad.

  306. John Kerry, Remarks, “Remarks with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov,” Geneva, September 12, 2013, https://2009-2017.state.gov/secretary/remarks/2013/09/214156.htm.

  307. Ibid.

  308. Vladimir V. Putin, “A Plea for Caution from Russia,” The New York Times, September 11, 2013, http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/12/opinion/putin-plea-for-caution-from-russia-on-syria.html.

  309. Ibid.

  310. John Kerry, Remarks, “Remarks with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov,” Geneva, September 12, 2013, https://2009-2017.state.gov/secretary/remarks/2013/09/214156.htm.

  311. Ibid.

  312. Ibid.

  313. “Destruction of Syria’s chemical weapons,” Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Destruction_of_Syria%27s_chemical_weapons.

  314. Michael R. Gordon, “U.S. and Russia Reach Deal to Destroy Syria’s Chemical Arms,” The New York Times, September 14, 2013, http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/15/world/middleeast/syria-talks.html.

  315. John Kerry, Remarks, “Remarks with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov After Their Meeting,” Geneva, September 14, 2013, https://2009-2017.state.gov/secretary/remarks/2013/09/214250.htm.

  316. Ibid.

  317. Ibid.

  318. “2014 Ukrainian revolution” Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_Ukrainian_revolution#cite_note-93.

  319. Ibid.

  320. Ibid.

  321. Ibid.

  322. Ibid.

  323. Ibid.

  324. Ibid.

  325. Sam Frizell, “Ukraine Protestors Seize Kiev As President Flees,” Time, February 22, 2014, http://world.time.com/2014/02/22/ukraines-president-flees-protestors-capture-kiev/.

  326. Jill Dougherty, “Clinton ‘reset button’ gift to Russian FM gets lost in translation,” CNN, March 6, 2009, http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2009/03/06/clinton-reset-button-gift-to-russian-fm-gets-lost-in-translation/.

  327. Ibid.

  328. Will Englund, “The roots of the hostility between Putin and Clinton,” The Washington Post, July 28, 2016, https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/the-roots-of-the-hostility-between-putin-and-clinton/2016/07/28/85ca74ca-5402-11e6-b652-315ae5d
4d4dd_story.html?utm_term=.b20d765226da.

  329. “Magnitsky Act,” Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnitsky_Act.

  330. Ibid.

  331. “Putin keeps John Kerry waiting for THREE HOURS during his visit to Russia for meetings over Syria as relationship between the U.S. and Russia remains frosty,” Daily Mail, Mary 7, 2013, http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2321001/Vladimir-Putin-keeps-John-Kerry-waiting-THREE-HOURS-visit-Russia-Syria-talks.html.

  332. “Ukraine crisis: Transcript of leaked Nuland-Pyatt call,” BBC, February 7, 2014, http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-26079957.

  333. Ibid.

  334. Ibid.

  335. “Annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation,” Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annexation_of_Crimea_by_the_Russian_Federation.

  336. Ibid.

  337. Ibid.

  338. Paul N. Schwartz, “Crimea’s Strategic Value to Russia,” Center for Strategic and International Studies, March 18, 2014, https://www.csis.org/blogs/post-soviet-post/crimeas-strategic-value-russia.

  339. Ibid.

  340. AFP, “Putin describes secret operation to seize Crimea,” Yahoo, March 8, 2015, https://www.yahoo.com/news/putin-describes-secret-operation-seize-crimea-212858356.html.

  341. Will Englund, “The roots of the hostility between Putin and Clinton,” The Washington Post, July 28, 2016, https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/the-roots-of-the-hostility-between-putin-and-clinton/2016/07/28/85ca74ca-5402-11e6-b652-315ae5d4d4dd_story.html?utm_term=.b20d765226da.

  342. “Annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation,” Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annexation_of_Crimea_by_the_Russian_Federation#cite_note-Yahoo_News-34.

  343. “Simferopol ,” Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simferopol.

  344. “Annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation,” Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annexation_of_Crimea_by_the_Russian_Federation#cite_note-Yahoo_News-34.

  345. Ibid.

  346. “Conference on Disarmament,” United Nations, December 21, 1994, https://undocs.org/CD/1285.

  347. Ibid.

  348. “Little green men (Ukrainian crisis),” Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_green_men_(Ukrainian_crisis)#cite_note-5.

  349. Bill Chappell and Mark Memmott, “Putin Says Those Aren’t Russian Forces in Crimea,” National Public Radio, March 4, 2014, https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2014/03/04/285653335/putin-says-those-arent-russian-forces-in-crimea.