“We regard the agreement signed last night and the Anglo-German Naval Agreement as symbolic of the desire of our two peoples never to go to war with one another again" (Neville Chamberlain, September 30, 1938).
"Today, after two years of negotiations, the United States, together with our international partners, has achieved something that decades of animosity has not: a comprehensive long term deal with Iran that will prevent it from obtaining a nuclear weapon. This deal demonstrates that American diplomacy can bring about real and meaningful change -- change that makes our country and the world safer and more secure” (Barack Obama, July 14, 2015).
Addendum
In the days after this deal was announced, much has been written regarding whether this deal could be fairly compared to 1938 Munich. While I believe the historical comparison is valid in the broader sense (the importance of learning from history's mistakes, of not appeasing tyrannical governments, of not attributing good will to nations that have a proven record of lying, etc.), there are differences between the circumstances leading up to the Munich agreement and those of the Iran deal.
These distinctions are noted in Bruce Carlson's My History Can Beat Up Your Politics podcast (linked below), in which he provides background and context for Neville Chamberlain's actions. The podcast is about 40 minutes and is actually Part I (of two, I believe). Very interesting.
Neville Chamberlain, Really (link opens up to an mp3 file).
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