I identify what I call five fatal flaws of the nuclear agreement with Iran: ineffective verification that will not detect or deter cheating at suspect sites such as at military facilities that Iran's Supreme Leader has declared to be off…
Jim Risch
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Jim Risch is an American politician serving as the junior United States senator from Idaho since 2009. A member of the Republican Party, Risch previously held the position of lieutenant governor of Idaho from 2006 to 2009 and served in the Idaho State Senate from 2002 to 2006. Throughout his career, he has focused on issues such as government accountability and land management, reflecting the interests of his constituents in Idaho.
Congress should vote on the agreement and reject it if you decide that it is a bad agreement.
We need to continue to do the right thing, and this regime in Iran is going to continue to do the wrong thing.
I want to get to your level of confidence. Tell me how you are confident of that.
I do not see how there can be a deal, without access to sites that are suspicious anywhere and promptly.
The thing that I am most worried about is that we will wind up looking like we keep on making compromises and, therefore, we are seen as either weak.
This was a really, really bad deal when it was made. It is a much worse deal today.
I think if Congress makes very clear that its support for the agreement is conditional on a robust American commitment to the region.
I am not satisfied to have an Iranian tell me that that is all that it refers to.
The costs and risks of accepting this bad agreement far outweigh the alternative of going back to the negotiating table.





