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In reply to the discussion: Schumer has decided to vote NO on Iran deal: NYC local news [View all]ericson00
(2,707 posts)but I think Obama might have made a big political mistake with this Iran deal, especially given that he coulda known his party would have trouble supporting it. Not good before the '16 election. But then again he might have done it just to say "I tried diplomacy first." While I would be very against ground troops in Iran, even if their nuclear facilities were struck, there would be no actual war, because Iran cannot get troops, missiles, etc. here, and I don't think the strike plans include decapitation of government leaders. Polls show both large support for the deal, but also a willingness to use force in certain circumstances.
Its easy to forget that even tho Netanyahu isn't terribly popular here, when Americans are asked if they sympathize with Israel or Palestinians (who in the mind of many Americans also are seen as stand-ins for Israel's other enemies as well), Israel wins by large ratios.
The better solution would've been somewhat better relations with Netanyahu over the years and engaging them with regard to Iran.