12, March 2015 War Hawks try to undercut the
President
Secretary of State Kerry was
right to condemn the action of 46 Senators who sent a letter to Iran attempting
to scare their leaders in reaching an agreement with the US warning that the
next President could invalidate such an agreement with the stroke of a pen. It
was yet another clumsy effort to undercut the president on a grave national
security issue. War hawk Arkansas Republican Tom Cotton spearheaded the effort
after receiving nearly $1 million in donations from The Emergency Committee for Israel
and conducting a secretive meeting with weapons contractors. By their actions
these senators have sent a dangerous message that the signature of a US
president is not legally binding and is therefore meaningless.
Once
again Republicans have shown their appalling ignorance of international law,
disdain for the president and put their own narrow political interests above
the interests of the American people.
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