Dems still weighing Iran deal, but happy with Obama outreach

Determined to secure support for the Iran nuclear deal, President Barack Obama is making inroads with a tough constituency – his fellow Democrats in Congress.

In this photo taken October 2, 2014, Rep. Dan Kildee, D-Mich. speaks…

Earlier this month, he met with Democrat Loretta Sanchez and Republican Mike Turner, both top members of the House Armed Services Committee, to discuss the Iran deal. In the United States, GOP presidential candidate Lindsey Graham says the deal is a “death sentence for Israel” and radio talk show host Glenn Beck predicts that the deal will cause another Holocaust “perhaps bigger than the last”.

In addition to their lobbying on Capitol Hill, AIPAC is organizing trips to Israel for a group of influential House Democrats over the August recess. But he said it was the best guarantee of keeping Israel safe. Wikler said it was “heartening” to hear directly from the President and to know that the White House is “pulling out all the stops” to ensure that the diplomatic agreement over Iran’s nuclear program comes into fruition. The pro-Israel lobby argues that Iran can not be trusted. An article in the Daily Caller on Wednesday highlighted the fact that several Democrats including leading members of the House Foreign Affairs Committee has declared that they are undecided about how they will vote in mid-September after the 60-day congressional review of the deal. Obama has stated he would veto any laws that undermines the deal, however Congress might override his veto with sufficient votes.

The Times of Israel reported on Wednesday that new Iranian privileges are still being revealed as the nuclear deal is examined. Strobe Talbott, a friend of Clinton’s and former deputy secretary of state, says that after leaving the White House, Clinton told him he wanted to get the American people to accept a multi-polar world.

The Iranians have “considerable conventional forces”, military equipment and weapons, Richardson said.

Supporters and opponents are urging members to decide and announce their positions, in the hopes that those who have gone public will inspire others to follow.

Moreover, the United States would be totally isolated from most of the world, including our Western partners. Despite all that, Meng said she feels confident in her decision. He said he ultimately he rejected the argument against the deal, in which opponents suggested the U.S. could reject and then renegotiate it to further tighten enforcement on Iran. He negotiated arms control agreements with the Soviet Union, not because he thought it would change the character of “the Evil Empire” but because limiting their nuclear arsenal was in the national security interests of the U.S. and our allies.

“That’s not a practical alternative”, he said. After its publication, the embassy released a statement saying it “formally denies the content of the remarks” attributed to Audibert by the two members of Congress, and U.S. Ambassador Hartley described them as “inaccurate”.

Sen. Chris Coons, D-Del., said the IAEA official declined the invitation “because he did not want to be seen as interfering in our legislative process”.

Earnest said the president will continue to have many other conversations like these over the next several weeks. “If you read the agreement, they are absolutely critical to its success”, he said.