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Republicans Warn Iran Against Nuclear Deal With Obama

Posted by amoxy (aka amoxy) Mar 9 '15, 08:19

Republican senators warned Iran on Monday that any nuclear deal made with U.S. President Barack Obama could last only as long as he remains in office, in an unusual intervention into U.S. foreign policy-making.

Sabotage? For Sure. Treason? Borderline (www.huffingtonpost.com)

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I'll say what we're all thinking: Republicans are terrible people. -- nm - David Mar 9, 09:17 1
- Selfish, me-first people at the very least - TWuG Mar 9, 09:21
I have no doubt it's partially politically motivated but... - Mel Profit Mar 9, 08:24 15
- I dunno. Why would Iran sign up to a deal if it believes it can be torn up? -- nm - Roger More Mar 9, 08:40 7
  - It's terrible from a deal-making and policy standpoint to be unclear whether we can hold up our end. You can't make deals like that. -- nm - pmb Mar 9, 09:03
  - For starters, if they were planning on tearing it up in a couple years anyway. -- nm - Ender Mar 9, 09:02 4
    - By that logic, there would only be a deal if they intended to tear it up. -- nm - Roger More Mar 9, 09:15
    - That's just silly. They don't need us to undermine it if they intend to anyway. Either side can always tear up a deal. That's why there are - pmb Mar 9, 09:06 2
      - For the record, my "they" was in reference to the Iranians. -- nm - Ender Mar 9, 09:21 1
        
        I got that. It doesn't change my answer. Whether they are planning on tearing it up later has nothing to do with whether we can't hold up our end. - pmb Mar 9, 09:22
  - I really wish we'd be more pragmatic about stuff like this. The damn GOP is an all-or-nothing body and All is rarely possible, so they - TWuG Mar 9, 08:44
- I would be on board with that idea if the Republican Senate wasn't comprised of people with the strategic skills of Ted Cruz. - Will Hunting Mar 9, 08:27 6
  - agreed. They appear not to be terribly skilled, thoughtful or motivated other than by domestic political gain. - Mel Profit Mar 9, 08:43 5
    - If your read is that Iran is "crazy" I think you have a fundamental misunderstanding of them. - TWuG Mar 9, 08:47 4
      - let me rephrase... - Mel Profit Mar 9, 08:52 3
        
        I really disagree. This goes to Netanyahu's view of the only acceptable deal is the perfect deal where we get everything they want and they get - pmb Mar 9, 09:08 1
        
        Iran ultimately has the weaker position. - Mel Profit Mar 9, 09:19
        
        It's only good if the Iranians are desperate for a deal. I don't think they are. - TWuG Mar 9, 08:58

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