GEORGE WILL: In his statement last night, there is a sentence that is absolutely surreal. He said, 'for the first time in nearly a decade, we have halted the progress of the Iranian nuclear program.' That implies that it has been halted for a decade, whereas we know, it has been racing forward. Now, the question is will this small easing of the sanctions remain small. New York Times, deep in its story this morning, quotes Robert Einhorn, who recently left the State Department, and until he left was in charge of the enforcement of the sanctions. He says the following, in defense of this deal, he says, 'I think the sanctions won't erode as fast as some fear.' He seems to be conceding the fact that they will indeed erode.



I think four things are now clear, Chris. First, there will be no U.S. attack on our negotiating partner, the Iranians. That's off of the table, probably a good thing, but now formally off the table.



Second, the president said he is not going to contain a nuclear Iran. I think that will be our policy, containing them, because I think they're going to get the bomb.



The third, a big question, what will Israel, abetted by Saudi Arabia, which is terrified of Iran, do at this point?



And fourth, will the final reaction be the proliferation of nuclear weapons in the Middle East as the Saudis seek their own arsenal?