The
House on Friday rejected President Obama's controversial Iranian nuclear deal.
25 Democrats voted against their own party, underscoring how unsure the country
is about this lax deal. With the exception of libertarian Rep. Thomas Massie
(R-KY.), who voted "present," every Republican voted against the
resolution. The final tally was 162-269.
The
25 Democrats who voted against approving the Iran deal were Reps. Brad Ashford
(Neb.), Brendan Boyle (Pa.), Tony Cardenas (Calif.), Ted Deutch (Fla.), Eliot
Engel (N.Y.), Lois Frankel (Fla.), Gwen Graham (Fla.), Gene Green (Texas),
Alcee Hastings (Fla.), Steve Israel (N.Y.), Ted Lieu (Calif.), Dan Lipinski
(Ill.), Nita Lowey (N.Y.), Carolyn Maloney (N.Y.), Grace Meng (N.Y.), Grace
Napolitano (Calif.), Donald Norcross (N.J.), Collin Peterson (Minn.), Kathleen
Rice (N.Y.), David Scott (Ga.), Brad Sherman (Calif.), Kyrsten Sinema (Ariz.),
Albio Sires (N.J.), Juan Vargas (Calif.) and Filemon Vela (Texas).
In
a time of extreme partisan stances, these Democrats should be commended for
choosing national and domestic security over merely following a party line.
Obama, who has staked his legacy on the success of this deal, has shown his
true arrogance by refusing the opinions of top military personnel, foreign
leaders, the American public and now congress.
According
to a CNN/ORC poll, most Americans think Iran will ultimately violate the terms
of the agreement, with 37% calling that extremely likely and 23% saying very
likely. Just 10% think it's not at all likely that Iran would break the
agreement. Republicans (83% likely) and independents (58% likely) are more apt
to believe Iran would violate the agreement than are Democrats (44%
likely).
"The
Ayatollah has issued a fatwa .. declaring no one should ever possess a nuclear
weapon in Iran," Secretary of State John Kerry said defending the
deal. These are the kinds of worrisome comments that have defined the Obama
administrations defense of this overly-generous, dangerous resolution. Given
the tremendous resistance this Iran deal has received, both domestically and
internationally, what does the Obama administration know that no one else in
the world knows?
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