1、jhgfjfghjfgh DRAFT Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments 1667 K Street NW,Suite 900,Washington DC 20006 Thinking Smarter About Defense www.CSBAonline.org|202-331-7990|Fax 202-331-8019 January 27,2015 STATEMENT BEFORE THE HOUSE FOREIGN AFFAIRS COMMITTEE“IRAN NUCLEAR NEGOTIATIONS AFTER THE SE
2、COND EXTENSION:WHERE ARE THEY GOING?”By the Hon.Eric Edelman Distinguished Fellow Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments Co-Chair,Iran Task Force at JINSA Gemunder Center Mr.Chairman,Ranking Member Engel,Members of the Committee,thank you for giving me the opportunity to appear before you to
3、day to discuss the implications of the Obama Administrations approach to the Iran nuclear negotiations.I have followed this issue for more than a decade,first as the U.S.Ambassador to Turkey and then as Under Secretary of Defense for Policy.Since retiring from government service in 2009 I have conti
4、nued to track the progress of Irans nuclear program and worked with several of my colleagues at the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments on the broader threat that the program presents to the nuclear non-proliferation regime and regional security in the Middle East.I am also the co-chair w