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Page 6 New Prices Effective May 1, 2014 Martin Cleaning Service April 15, 2015 O PINION Carpet & Upholstery Cleaning Residential & Commercial Services Minimum Service CHG. $45.00 $VPDOOGLVWDQFHWUDYHO charge may be applied CARPET CLEANING 2 Cleaning Areas or more $30.00 Each Area 3UH6SUD\7UDI¿F$UHDV (Includes: 1 small Hallway) 1 Cleaning Area (only) $40.00 ,QFOXGHV3UH6SUD\7UDI¿F$UHD (Hallway Extra) Stairs (12-16 stairs - With Other Services) Area/Oriental Rugs $25.00 Minimum Area/Oriental Rugs (Wool) $40.00 Minimum Heavily Soiled Area Additional $10.00 each area (Requiring Extensive Pre-Spraying) UPHOLSTERY CLEANING 6RID /RYHVHDW 6HFWLRQDO &KDLURU5HFOLQHU $25 - $49 Throw Pillows (With Other Services) ADDITIONAL SERVICES • Area & Oriental Rug Cleaning $XWR%RDW59&OHDQLQJ • Deodorizing & Pet Odor Treatment • Spot & Stain Removal Service • Scotchguard Protection • Minor Water Damage Services SEE CURRENT FLYER FOR ADDITIONAL PRICES & SERVICES Call for Appointment (503) 281-3949 Diplomacy Defeats War for a Change If agreement holds, peace is possible P HYLLIS B ENNIS With their ground- breaking agreement over Iran’s nuclear enrichment program, negotiators in Lau- sanne, Switzerland scored a major victory for diplomacy over war. Both sides made major conces- sions. But Iran’s concessions are far greater. Tehran agreed to severe cuts in its nuclear infrastructure, reduc- ing its current 19,000 centrifuges for enriching uranium to just over 5,000. It also consented to trans- form several controversial facil- ities to meet Western demands to weaken Iran’s nuclear capacity. Crucially, Iran will permit the UN’s International Atomic Energy Agency to conduct unannounced inspections. In return, the United States and its partners agreed to suspend their international sanctions over a pe- riod of years. They’re also tacitly accepting that the Non-Prolifera- tion Treaty grants Iran the right to enrich nuclear materials for power and medical treatments. If the bottom line is nuclear security, this agreement is a big winner. U.S. intelligence agencies BY — all of them — agree that Iran ceased all weapons-related nucle- ar research over a decade ago. And now, under the agreed-upon terms, it would take at least a year for I Iran to enrich enough uranium f for a bomb. Even then, as my friend Ste- p phen Myles quipped, “They’d s still, ya know, have to build a E ERPE¿JXUHRXWDZD\WRKLGH it all from the inspectors all over their country, and convince the international community to sit idly by for one whole year.” That’s just not going to happen. Yet there’s more at stake here than sanctions and centrifuges. If the agreement holds, it could lead to a real breakthrough for peace in the Middle East. If Washington and Tehran can maintain normal — even if not chummy — diplomatic relations, a whole host of thorny problems become easier to resolve. Joint HIIRUWVWRHQGWKH¿JKWLQJLQ,UDT stop the catastrophic escalation underway in Yemen, and create a real international diplomatic cam- paign to end the Syrian civil war would all become possible. Extremists in both the United States and Iran oppose the accord. Iran’s Supreme Leader supports the deal, so hardliners there have been quiet. That means the biggest threat to the agreement succeeding comes from the pro-war faction in the U.S. Congress — mainly, but not only, Republicans. Sen. John McCain of Arizona, for example, urged Israel to “go rogue” and attack Iran. And other lawmakers, following their infa- mous letter to Iran threatening to undermine any agreement, contin- ue to lead efforts to impose new sanctions. What they really want is a chance to tank the accord. They’re loud, but they’re on the wrong side of public opinion. A Washington Post poll con- ducted before the agreement was struck found 59 percent support for a negotiated settlement. A full 70 percent of liberals, two-thirds of Democrats, and at least 60 per- cent of moderates and indepen- dents all favored a deal. Even Re- publicans — divided more or less evenly — are far more supportive than their party’s warmongering members of Congress. What’s next? To ensure the agreement holds, it will be cru- cial for supporters of diplomacy to mobilize that public support, strengthen the backbone of waver- ing members of Congress, chal- lenge extremist positions in the media, and most of all, warn all Americans of the consequences of failure. Diplomacy defeated war in Lausanne. Now we’ve got to pro- tect the peace. Phyllis Bennis directs the New Internationalism project at the In- stitute for Policy Studies. The Law Offices of Patrick John Sweeney, P.C. Patrick John Sweeney Attorney at Law 1549 SE Ladd Portland, Oregon Portland: Hillsoboro: Facsimile: Email: (503) 244-2080 (503) 244-2081 (503) 244-2084 Sweeney@PDXLawyer.com
