Political Quotes

“Mr. President, I listened carefully to the eloquent remarks of the distinguished Senator from California and all of the countries around the world that embrace this deal, and I didn't hear mentioned once the nation of Israel, our most significant and important ally in the Middle East. And it is because, in fact, they do not approve. As we have heard from the Prime Minister several months ago, this paves the way to a nuclear weapon. It completely transforms American policy, which had been to deny Iran a nuclear weapon, and it paves the path to a nuclear weapon. But as I was contemplating this debate, I decided it was important for me to visit with Rick Kupke of Arlington, TX. Rick was one of 53 Americans who were held hostage and held for 14 months in Iran at the time of the Iranian Revolution. In an interview with one of our newspapers in Fort Worth, when asked about this deal with Iran, he said: This is probably the worst agreement of this kind I've seen in my lifetime. This is an experienced, seasoned Foreign Service officer. He continued: I don't know why they think the Iranians are going to abide by any agreement. They never have. So I approach this agreement between President Obama and the regime in Tehran with a tremendous amount of skepticism.…”