GOP may cut their own throats if they nix the Iran deal

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Pat Buchannan-

From first reactions, it appears that Hill Republicans will be near unanimous in voting a resolution of rejection of the Iran nuclear deal.

They will then vote to override President Obama’s veto of their resolution. And if the GOP fails there, Gov. Scott Walker says his first act as president would be to kill the deal.

But before the party commits to abrogating the Iran deal in 2017, the GOP should consider whether it would be committing suicide in 2016.

For even if Congress votes to deny Obama authority to lift U.S. sanctions on Iran, the U.S. will vote to lift sanctions in the U.N. Security Council. And Britain, France, Germany, Russia and China, all parties to the deal, will also lift sanctions.

A Congressional vote to kill the Iran deal would thus leave the U.S. isolated, its government humiliated, unable to comply with the pledges its own secretary of state negotiated. Would Americans cheer the GOP for leaving the United States with egg all over its face?

And if Congress refuses to honor the agreement, but Iran complies with all its terms, who among our friends and allies would stand with an obdurate America then?

Israel would applaud, the Saudis perhaps, but who else?

And as foreign companies raced to Iran, and U.S. companies were told to stay out, what would GOP presidential candidates tell the business community?

Would the party campaign in 2016 on a pledge to get tough and impose new sanctions? “Coercive diplomacy,” The Wall Street Journal calls it.

If so, what more would they demand that Iran do? And what would they threaten Iran with, if she replied: We signed a deal. We will honor it. But we will make no new concessions under U.S. threat.

Would we bomb Iran? Would we go to war? Not only would Americans divide on any such action, the world would unite — against us.
https://www.lewrockwell.com/2015/07/patrick-j-buchanan/gop-sides-with-israel-and-saudi-arabia/

[grouchy]

But, but, but Pat Buchanan is just a....ah....hmmmm. Never mind, let me gather my thoughts. Back to you later.

[GFB]

Kill the deal..keep all the sanctions and add more until the country is paralyzed.

Take out any and all nuclear facilities..it should have been done years ago..but better late than never.

[planosteve]

But, but, but Pat Buchanan is just a....ah....hmmmm. Never mind, let me gather my thoughts. Back to you later.

How about veteran political analyist?

[millergrovesue]

But, but, but Pat Buchanan is just a....ah....hmmmm. Never mind, let me gather my thoughts. Back to you later.

My first thought too. He still hasn't been put in a home????

[BigTex]

Reaction to Pat Buchanan answers any questions as to whether a conservative Republican can get elected president.

[ralph]

GREG has it correct , I advise the same as he advises .

[ralph]

or if done the mrobama way be ready to deal with the jihadis that will come about because of mrobama giving the Iranians billions of dollars and the independence that they will get along with the money .

[Red Oak]

Pat isn't always right, and he has done a few goofy things; however his track record on the whole is very good.

When he expresses an opinion I pay attention to it.

[ralph]

I remember when Pat ran , forget what year it was , also forget most of the issues but I think that he was strongly pro American and wanted sealed borders [I think] . A lot of current pain could have been avoided if he had been elected . Like I say , 20 years ago , I've forgotten most of the issues Pat raised outside of immigration .

[planosteve]

Immigration was one of his goofy things.