Senate Democrats denounce Republican letter to Iran as call for war
The Illinois senator Dick Durbin, the second in command of Democrats in the Senate, also suggested that Republicans ���cynical effort��� increases the chances of outright war. ���If these negotiations fail, a military response to Iran developing their.
Abbreviated pundit roundup: GOP letter on Iran backfires.
147 Comments / 147 New. The letter from 47 Republican Senators on Iran is receiving a scathing response coast to coast. We begin with Dana Milbanks take on the matter: Its true that 47 Republican senators did their level best to bring us closer to. Not only did it undercut President Obamas ability to negotiate a diplomatic agreement, but it also undermined the aspect of the Iran nuclear deal that would potentially be most beneficial to the United States and Israel.
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Tom Cotton (R-AR) and his GOP colleagues ��� including several potential presidential candidates ��� crossed the line when they published an open letter to Iranian leaders warning about a possible nuclear deal, Politico reports.. policy was born during the Nixon administration, and it should have died during the Reagan administration when their focus turned from diplomacy and strategic thinking to a one-note mantra that the Republicans are ���strong on defense.���.
Newspapers across the country condemn Republican open.
Republican presidential hopefuls may be racing to sign onto the Senate GOPs open letter to Iran, but its not playing so well in newspapers across the country���including in many of the states whose senators signed on.. A blatant attempt to sabotage the discussions to limit Irans nuclear capacity, the letter is signed by by 47 GOP senators, aligning themselves ��� President Obama noted ironically ��� with hardliners in Iran who oppose any deal with the United States.
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On Monday, 47 United States Senators sent an open letter to the Iranian regime warning that any deal cut by President Obama could be revoked by Congress. ���The next president,��� the letter stated, ���could revoke such an executive agreement with the stroke.
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President Obama is engaged in high stakes negotiations with the Iranian regime over its nuclear ambitions, in defiance of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, most Republicans in Congress, and some Democrats.. He called it ���quite stunning��� to see Republicans write Irans leaders directly, and in the midst of negotiation, particularly since many of them have criticized the administration for engaging with Iran at all.. Even Fox News is covering this one.
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Forty-seven Republican senators signed the letter spearheaded by Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), which warned Iranian officials that they will consider any nuclear deal a nonbinding executive agreement that could be revoked by future presidents or modified.
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If you look at whats happened in the last three weeks, the presidential candidates have been on the front pages, said Dana Perino, who presided over a similar period as press secretary for President George W. Bush.. Presidential politics has also.
The Real Reason The GOP Wants To Sabotage The Iran.
This is why Republicans and their backers support hawkish politicians both here and in Israel, and oppose any sort of peace deal with Iran.. What these two constitutional provisions mean is that we will consider any agreement regarding your nuclear-weapons program that is not approved by the Congress as nothing more than an executive agreement between President Obama and... Thats funny the New York Post on its Front Page calls them TRAITORS ���
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Likewise, directly telling the leaders of Iran that America wont honor Obamas negotiated commitments is a violation of the Logan Act. Indeed, the Senator who organized the effort admitted that his intent was to sabotage negotiations with Iran.. Seems to work out well for Chicago. http://www.cbdfw.com/PaulaDenmon Paula Denmon. The president has broken no laws. He is a constitutional law professor. What are are your qualifications. Fox News watcher? RegEx.
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Media Furor over Hillary Clintons use of Private Email.
Clinton made a brief statement on that subject and criticized the letter sent by 47 Republican senators to Iran aimed at scuttling a negotiated agreement on Irans nuclear program before taking a series of press questions on the email controversy.. Republican congressmen and sections of the media, spearheaded by Fox News, aim to use the email issue to revive their campaign against Clinton over the events of September 2012 in Benghazi, Libya, when Islamic��.
Heres how likely 2016 GOP hopefuls reacted to the Iran deal
Fox Business Network apologizes after a commentator called A.. Potential Republican presidential candidates are full of disdain for President Barack Obamas nuclear deal with Iran and have characterized it as a colossal mistake, diplomatic failure, a flawed agreement, and simply delusional. Following. As we have told your publication several times this week, Senator Paul is not weighing in on any news prior to April 7th, Paul spokesman Sergio Gor said.
Rand Pauls Munich
He reminds the Iranians that all treaties must be ratified by a two-thirds vote of the Senate, while neglecting to say how the as-yet-to-be-reached agreement with Iran qualifies as a treaty ��� say, in the same sense that the establishment of NATO did.
Media furor over Hillary Clintons use of private email
Clinton made a brief statement on that subject and criticized the letter sent by 47 Republican senators to Iran aimed at scuttling a negotiated agreement on Irans nuclear program before taking a series of press questions on the email controversy.
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GOP Takes Odd Stance on Iran Negotiations : Political Wire
Israel cannot wreck the Iranian nuclear facilities, as they do not, to my knowledge, have the ground-penetrating bombs necessary, short of nuclear weapons, to take out the Iranian nuclear facilities. In fact many of the facilities are totally.. I was pleasantly surprised on my commute this morning to see a NY Daily News headline cover with McConnell and three of the Republican hopefuls for President, under it was the word ���Traitors!��� in big bold letters. The media is��.
Iran letter blowback startles GOP
Some Republican senators admitted Wednesday they were caught off guard by the backlash to a letter warning Iranian leaders against a nuclear agreement with President Barack Obama. And Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) said Republicans ��� many of whom .
Iran Letter Puts Cotton In National Spotlight
The Arkansas Republican was the lead signatory on Monday of a five-paragraph letter directed at the leaders of Iran warning them that a nuclear deal under negotiation with President Barack Obama could be dead as soon as he leaves office in two years.
Republican hopefuls take turns criticizing Iran nuclear deal
Republican hopefuls in the 2016 presidential race are criticizing the Obama administrations tentative nuclear deal with Iran, saying the agreement is dangerous for the United States and its allies and showing again that the White House contest is.
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James Baker also criticizes Netanyahu. By the way, you can now. Baker told the gala dinner for the left-leaning Israeli advocacy group J Street that he supported efforts to get a deal with Tehran ��� but he called for President Barack Obama to bring.
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. U.S.-led nuclear talks with Iran. And this weekend, 47 GOP senators sent a letter to the leadership in Tehran warning the Islamic Republic that Congress���or the next president���could blow up any nuclear deal at any time.
GOP dissenters: Iran letter could backfire - Burgess Everett.
Not every Senate Republican signed on to Sen. Tom Cottons extraordinary letter to Irans leaders, and several of those who didnt are fuming about the freshman senators Monday-morning foray into nuclear diplomacy. Some��.
BREAKING: Irans Foreign Minister responds to the letter.
683 Comments / 683 New. This morning, my husband mentioned that hed heard a discussion that included some conjecture on the possibility that Netanyahus diatribe against a nuclear nonproliferation deal with Iran might actually push Iran closer to an agreement. That may prove. Just now, Ive come across the official response from Irans foreign minister to the letter from 47 Republican senators (aka Netanyahus fan club) that has immediately become infamous.
Obama: Im Embarrassed For Republicans Who Sent Letter.
President Barack Obama said hes embarrassed for the group of Republicans who sent a letter to Iran warning against a nuclear deal with the United States. Im embarrassed for them, Obama told Vice. For them to address��.