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Steve Daines: if Iran's ultimate goal is to obtain a nuclear weapon, the deal reached by the Obama administration sets Iran on course…

On the recordSeptember 10, 2015
if Iran's ultimate goal is to obtain a nuclear weapon, the deal reached by the Obama administration sets Iran on course to do so. From the time this deal is agreed to, Iran has 10 years to fill their coffers with tens of billions of dollars from newly unsanctioned oil sales and pursue the research and development of nuclear capabilities. As the world's leader of state-sponsored terrorism, it will only be a matter of time before Iran achieves its ultimate goal, and that is obtaining a nuclear weapon. These are bipartisan concerns. This deal will not prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon, and the American people deserve a better deal. This deal is stacked against transparency and accountability. It provides up to a 24-day delay before Iran is forced to comply with inspections of nuclear sites on their military bases. This is a long way from ``anywhere, anytime'' the American people were promised. Can you imagine if the EPA or the FDA came knocking on a Montana farmer or business owner's door, and they said: Well, you can't come and inspect right now, but come back in 24 days. That is what we have set up right now with the Iranian Government through this deal. Through this deal, the American people are being asked to enter into a binding trust agreement with the world's leading state sponsor of terror.…
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Steve Daines
Republican · Montana
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Sep 10, 2015

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