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We also staunchly agree that Mr. Obama, as the leader of this nation, should retract the unfortunate comment made that those opposing the deal are “making common cause” with Iran’s hard-line leaders.

“By not sticking to the merits of the deal, Mr. Obama implies a lack of confidence in them”, wrote the Post’s editorial board.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s March 3 speech to Congress opposing the Iran deal, arranged with the Republican leadership without the knowledge of the Democratic leadership or the White House, drew the angriest responses from black lawmakers.

Also, Jewish Senator Charles Schumer from New York as well as Representative Eliot Engel, the ranking Democrat on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, have declared they will not join Obama’s rivals to oppose the nuclear accord.

Some European governments have already led delegations of entrepreneurs for visits to Iran after the nuclear agreement in anticipation of the economy’s opening. While Tester and Senate Minority Whip Dick Durbin, D-Ill., support the deal, Sen.

Congress has 60 days to review the Iran nuclear deal, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).

“We have that powerful tool, and if used, I think that’s a better, better chance in a very hard world than an agreement that is so totally flawed”, Schumer said. No matter the distastefulness of Iran’s other deleterious activity in the region, the sole objective of these talks has been to divorce Iran from a nuclear weapon so that the worldwide community can focus our attention on addressing Iran’s other malevolent behavior.

He cited concerns with specific parts of the deal like the conditions for inspectors to visit suspected nuclear sites in Iran, saying, “Inspections are not “anywhere, anytime”; the 24-day delay before we can inspect is troubling”. But the bottom line belongs to President Barack Obama and whether he can get 34 senators to his side and thereby avoid a possible veto.

Schumer addressed this point directly at the end of his statement: “I will vote to disapprove the agreement, not because I believe war is a viable or desirable option, nor to challenge the path of diplomacy“.

“It isn’t a flawless agreement”, he said.

He said U.S. Treasury experts “are doing a full dive on how this works and what the implications are”.

It is a sentiment expressed repeatedly by President Obama.

The California Democrat is the latest in a slow drip of Democrats announcing their support for the worldwide deal, which offers a diplomatic solution to ensure that Iran can’t develop or obtain a nuclear weapon. “We, as your allies and partners, must make sure that whatever the result of this vote, our strategic alliance stands and grows even stronger”.