Posted on 04/01/2016 9:46:30 AM PDT by jazusamo
President Obama pronounced the Iranian nuclear deal a “success” Friday as he met with leaders of the world’s major nuclear powers in Washington, amid bipartisan concern in Congress that the administration will allow Tehran to use the dollar in business transactions.
“This deal has achieved a substantial success, and focused on the dangers of nuclear proliferation in an effective way,” Mr. Obama said. “This is a success of diplomacy that hopefully we’ll be able to copy in the future.”
Critics of the agreement, including Republican lawmakers, presidential candidates and the government of Israel, say the pact allows Iran too much wiggle room to continue work on nuclear weapons undetected by international inspectors.
And some lawmakers are reacting with alarm to reports that, as the deal is being implemented, the administration will allow Tehran to use the dollar to conduct business. The administration previously said it would not allow such a move.
Republicans say the U.S. should not further reward Iran, in light of its recent ballistic missile tests.
“As Iran continues to undermine the spirit of its nuclear agreement with illicit ballistic missile tests, the Obama administration is going out of its way to help Tehran reopen for business,” said House Speaker Paul D. Ryan, Wisconsin Republican. “The president should abandon this idea.”
House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer, Maryland Democrat, also expressed opposition.
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Simply declaring enemies as friends doesn’t make it so.
Remember Valjar is Iranian and her parents are a prominent family in Iran.
Exactly!
Destroyed from within. How right our founding fathers were.
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