This deal has the good, the bad, and the ugly. The good and the bad happened the first year.
Brad Sherman
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Brad Sherman is an American politician serving as a member of the United States House of Representatives from California's 30th congressional district since 1997. A member of the Democratic Party, Sherman has focused on various issues including financial regulation, foreign policy, and technology. He has been an advocate for consumer protection and has worked on legislation related to economic stability and national security. Throughout his tenure, he has participated in numerous congressional committees and has been involved in significant legislative efforts.
The deal is an executive agreement, which is below an executive legislative agreement, which is below a real treaty.
If I can just sneak in one comment. We were just in a classified briefing and a nonclassified non-answer was, I asked the Administration whether they would follow the law, and under those circumstances, punish those banks, and the answer…
What do we do to get the Japanese to build bridges like the Germans and to not relitigate World War II?
This would add $2 trillion to the corporate balance sheets liabilities of America.
So it is a one-way deal, the wisdom of which may have existed in prior centuries.
You should not underestimate the ability of politicians in Washington to screw things up.
When you save hundreds of billions of dollars by keeping legal restrictions it is hard to loosen legal restrictions.
And trivialize the concerns of those who are concerned about the so-called comfort women, which I think is perhaps not a good euphemism.
This sanctions relief is so complete that we are even going to import things from Iran.





