White House goes on offense in selling Iran nuclear deal to Congress
But White House officials have also warned that Congressional action forcing the U.S. to walk away from the deal would fracture the international community and leave Iran in an even stronger position, with very little limiting their nuclear program.
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So the construct goes like this: A good deal with Iran would be a blessing. It would bring to a close what I think would be an incredibly dangerous moment in world history. A nuclear-arms race between a theocracy in Iran and Sunni-Arabs who feel like.
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���If we are making progress towards the finish line, then we should keep going.���. As negotiators tried to sort out the issues, the White House launched a PR offensive at home to sell the expected deal to the American public. This includes ���high level.
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Art Imitating Life, or Propaganda Selling a Flawed Iranian Nuke Deal?
Such an effort might help make her ascension to the White House seem plausible, if not inevitable. Despite the denials, it seems clear that ���Madam Secretary��� was just such an effort, and still is. But in the few episodes Ive watched, I havent seen.
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Stein: What impact do you think the Israeli elections are going to have on your ability to sell any Iranian nuclear agreement to both the American public and this Congress? Obama: I dont think it will have a significant impact. Obviously theres.
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The current storyline on the CBS show has the fictional Madam Secretary traveling to Iran to attempt to save the Iranian nuclear deal���just days before the actual deal is about to be foisted on the world.. Such an effort might help make her ascension to the White House seem plausible, if not inevitable. Despite the denials, it. So, the narrative goes, America should align itself with the Iranians who just want peace like we do, the ones who have our interests at heart.
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Sanderss statement came after White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest accused Senate Republicans of trying to undermine President Obama, ���I think the other thing that is notable here is that when you have a letter that is signed by.. The have a right to regulate trade, but not treaties, so if Iran was contemplating selling nuclear weapons, they might have had some modicum of legitimacy in penning a letter to them ��� though it would be a massive stretch.
White House goes on offense in selling Iran nuclear deal to.
Now that President Barack Obama has the framework of a nuclear deal with Iran, the White House attention shifts to the challenging task of selling this agreement to Congress, and the administration is already deploying its troops. ���In just. that puts us on the path of making sure that were preventing Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon and putting in place inspections to verify that thats actually the case,��� White House spokesperson Josh Earnest told CNN Friday.
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WaPos Carol Morello: ���Iran agreed in principle to accept significant restrictions on its nuclear facilities for at least a decade and submit to international inspections under a framework deal announced Thursday after months of contentious.