Adam Schiff Hammers Trump for Refusing to Certify the Iran Deal Because Of His Past Lies

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Adam Schiff Hammers Trump for Refusing to Certify the Iran Deal Because Of His Past Lies

By Sarah Jones on Fri, Oct 13th, 2017 at 3:55 pm



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Writing that the agreement is not perfect, Schiff noted in a statement sent to PoliticusUSA, “However my judgment then was that the deal did one singularly important thing – it verifiably cut off Iran’s path to a nuclear weapon and extended their breakout time beyond a year, rather than a few weeks or months. I also understood that the crippling sanctions that brought Iran to the negotiating table in the first place could not be maintained indefinitely and that if the United States walked away from the agreement, the international sanctions regime may well have crumbled, leaving Iran with many of the benefits of the JCPOA without the cost of heightened inspections and limited enrichment capacity.”

“It is with that backdrop that I evaluate the President’s announcement that he will not certify to Congress that Iran is in compliance with the JCPOA,” the Democrat wrote. “The decision to decertify is not based on a material breach of the JCPOA, as the Administration acknowledges that Iran remains in compliance. It was not based on the counsel of the President’s senior national security team, as both Secretary Mattis and General Dunford have made clear their belief that in the absence of a breach, the President should provide certification to Congress. It appears it is simply based on the President’s anger that he must certify that the JCPOA is working as intended, when he so often claimed the contrary without any factual basis.”

Schiff detailed how destructive it is for the U.S. to not live up to an agreement, “Among the many destructive and dangerous aspects of this decision is sowing further doubt that the United States will live up to its international commitments. If other nations do not believe that we will abide by our agreements, how can we credibly negotiate a diplomatic settlement to the North Korean crisis?”

“The failure to certify triggers a 60 day period in which Congress can reinstate nuclear sanctions against Iran under expedited procedures. However, in the absence of a breach, Congress should not take any action which would be contrary to our commitments under the JCPOA. Instead, Congress should endeavor to do what the President failed to do – abide by the JCPOA, uphold America’s global leadership role and credibility, and develop a strategy to counter Iranian influence and malevolence in non-nuclear areas,” Schiff’s statement continued.

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[DK504]

1. Since he has all the best generals and military leaders, as he has said,

but he still refuses to listen to anything they say. He refuses to stop throwing tantrums and puts the country in further risk. Does he think if he keeps doing this he will start a war and try to declare martial law? Is that his grand plan.