Iran is stalling to make Obama look bad, just like they did in 1980 with Carter.

That has been their track record.

I think the Netanyahu speeches have pushed the President to speak out at a time when the negotiations are still ongoing -- even though both he and Kerry have stressed that there is yet no deal and it is better not to negotiate in public.

The President was forced to get out front of Netanyahu, who used his speech to argue for a type of agreement that is not remotely possible. The President needed to argue that the possible deal was as good and strong to defend what he and his team were working on. As there are still negotiations, Iran - even if a decade will be the term - is, of course going to push back.

The hope is that none of this impacts the serious work of getting a deal.

Netanyahu's speech, while dramatic, lacked one major thing -- any real argument for what to do rather than negotiations. Increasing sanctions forever is really neither sustainable or likely to result in anything better.

He also ignores that the potential deal is the result of over a decade of negotiations - with both the German and British foreign ministers saying that more has been accomplished in the last year than the entire prior time. The idea that not getting a deal, adding US sanctions (no one serious thinks international sanctions will be maintained much less increased) will lead to the type of completely impossible deal that meets Netanyahu's requirements. ( No centrifuges at all, no backing any terrorism, no threatening its neighbors etc)

into Bibi's arms. There will be no agreement without a freeze.

And a prime example of the Iranians using Netanyahu's speech to exert some leverage. And further demonstration that the biggest barrier to peace in the ME is Israel and Prime Minister Netanyahu.