A vote of disapproval in the absence of a credible alternative, would, after 10 years of effort, be self-defeating for our country.
I also fear a vote of disapproval would weaken the effectiveness and credibility of the United States in the Middle East and around the worl...
If Congress votes to disapprove and manages to override the President's veto, it would very likely dismantle the agreement.
There is another path open to Congress. Work with the President to strengthen America's position in the Middle East.
we will not rush and we will not be rushed.
As President Obama has stated, a bad agreement is worse than no agreement.
The burden should rest on Iran to prove its compliance, not on the U.N. to prove its failure to comply.
Because the answer in my assessment to each of these questions is 'No,' it is important for the Congress to reject the agreement.
Any cheating--any failure by Iran to meet all of its obligations--will result in the immediate termination of the agreement.
An Iranian nuclear arsenal threatened to enable further Iranian subversion and/or aggression in the Middle East.
the only way that the JCPOA is likely to make the Middle East a better place rather than a worse one is if the United States uses it to rema...