Posted on 11/25/2015 7:20:45 AM PST by SeekAndFind
President Obama didn't require Iranian leaders to sign the nuclear deal that his team negotiated with the regime, and the deal is not "legally binding," his administration acknowledged in a letter to Representative Mike Pompeo (R., Kan.) obtained by National Review.
"The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) is not a treaty or an executive agreement, and is not a signed document," wrote Julia Frifield, the State Department assistant secretary for legislative affairs, in the November 19 letter.
Frifield wrote the letter in response to a letter Pompeo sent Secretary of State John Kerry, in which he observed that the deal the president had submitted to Congress was unsigned and wondered if the administration had given lawmakers the final agreement. Frifield's response emphasizes that Congress did receive the final version of the deal. But by characterizing the JCPOA as a set of "political commitments" rather than a more formal agreement, it is sure to heighten congressional concerns that Iran might violate the deal’s terms.
"The success of the JCPOA will depend not on whether it is legally binding or signed, but rather on the extensive verification measures we have put in place, as well as Iran's understanding that we have the capacity to re-impose -- and ramp up -- our sanctions if Iran does not meet its commitments," Frifield wrote to Pompeo.
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani discouraged his nation's parliament from voting on the nuclear deal in order to avoid placing legal burdens on the regime.
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Hol-lee-crab this guy is a useless clown
Taqiyya in action. Hail to the Caliph!
So, the Iran Agreement....is not really an agreement. It’s just stuff written on a piece of paper....like you’d do for 6th grade civics project? Did I get that right?
But they still got re 150 billion to buy the weapons to be used against the U.S. and Israel.
There is no need for them to sign.
We agree to protect, defend, and pay for their nuclear program. They agree to let us.
Good. Makes it easier for President Trump to repudiate it.
Yes, they get it. Of course, if we rescind the deal, they will write the U.S. a 150 mil check. How long would it take to clear the bank? About never.
It’s effectively unilateral. The US grants numerous concessions and Iran isn’t obligated to do anything.
They speak of this as if they are proud of some achievement.
Such a Deal!
Once again, the Bamster be-clowns the Office of President.
President Valarie Jarrett signed on their behalf.
Second rate, third grade.
LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL.... ad infinitum.
If it was not signed, then it is not a deal
the paper is a fig leaf to allow trade to resume
This is in keeping with his hope and change rhetoric. It is a hope agreement
In other words it is a total capitulation by Obama.
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Can’t wait to hear Trump on them negotiating an unsigned deal. LOL
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