I think that, just for what it is worth, the subtraction of condensates is a--I forgot what they called new math when I was a young man, but it is a very creative way of not counting all of their exports.
Bob Corker
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Bob Corker is a former United States Senator from Tennessee, serving from January 4, 2007, to January 3, 2019. A member of the Republican Party, Corker was known for his leadership as the chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, where he focused on issues related to foreign policy and fiscal responsibility. During his tenure, he played a significant role in shaping U.S. foreign relations and was involved in key legislative efforts regarding international agreements and budgetary matters.
I want you to clearly state to me: Will you, or will you not, come to Congress before lifting...
I hope you will agree to some format that gives Congress the ability to weigh in on this final deal.
I think that is pretty instructive as to when we say long-term verification and enforcement agreements, it is very different, the two paradigms here, between where Iran is at and where South Africa was at.
unless it is really, really long we have done nothing, we have done nothing.
They are shipping oil to Syria instead of sending them money. They are working against us in that regard, and you do not count that as an export. I just find that to be ludicrous.
If the inspection period is something short of 20 years or so we have really not done much, right?
I think that means strengthening the credibility of the sanctions threat, strengthening the credibility of the military threat.
When you do that, how do you know that, when people are sharing with you what they were doing in the past, how do you know that that is in reality what they were doing in the past?
I think the world understands that that is a zero commitment and it is not in keeping with what Secretary Kerry said on April the 8th.
I appreciate your testimony, candidly, and feel very aligned with much of what you had to say.





