On That Iran Deal? Hillary Helped
"Though President Obama deserves ultimate responsibility for the string
of concessions that ultimately convinced Iran that it could sign a deal
with the U.S. while retaining its nuclear option, it was Clinton who
first steered the nation down that path. Though her zeal for a deal may
not have equaled Kerry, his appeasement-oriented diplomacy built on the
concessions that Clinton began. It was her aide Jake Sullivan who did
much of the negotiating with Iran both during her time and state and
later after Kerry replaced her. Even if she now wishes to hedge her bets
on the deal, it’s obvious that she deserves a considerable share of the
blame for a negotiating strategy shift that made getting a deal the
priority rather than stopping Iran’s nuclear program." --Jonathan Tobin 09.09.15 [Commentary]
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