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DonViejo

(60,536 posts) Wed Mar 11, 2015, 10:00 AM Mar 2015

Republicans Admit: That Iran Letter Was a Dumb Idea

Tim Mak

A day after releasing a letter that potentially threatened the administration’s negotiations with Iran, some Republicans who signed on are realizing it was a bad call.

Behind the scenes, Republicans are wondering if sending an open letter to Iran’s leaders was the best strategy to keep a bad nuclear deal from being negotiated.

Earlier this week, 47 Republican senators signed a letter warning the Iranian government that many of them would remain in office long after President Barack Obama’s second term was over, meaning any deal reached between the U.S. and Iran could be easily reversed by the next president.

But even among Republicans whose offices have signed the letter, there is some trepidation that the Iran letter injects partisanship into the Iran negotiations, shifting the narrative from the content of the deal to whether Republicans are unfairly trying to undercut the president.

“Before the letter, the national conversation was about Netanyahu’s speech and how Obama’s negotiations with Iran are leading to a terrible deal that could ultimately harm U.S. national security. Now, the Obama administration and its Capitol Hill partisans are cynically trying to push the conversation away from policy, and towards a deeply political pie fight over presidential and congressional prerogatives,” said a Senate Republican aide whose boss signed the letter.

However, while some on the Republican side are now rethinking the wisdom of sending a letter, none of the 47 Republican signatories are recanting their support for it or signaling an intent to do so.

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Republicans Admit: That Iran Letter Was a Dumb Idea (Original Post) DonViejo Mar 2015 OP

The ignoramus Saxby Chambliss was just on Bloomberg justtifying the letter, saying it was the right still_one Mar 2015 #1

Unbelievable that they're openly advocating causing the failure of the negotiations-- TwilightGardener Mar 2015 #6

That is exactly what it is. He also called Iran a terrorist nation. The still_one Mar 2015 #7

crybaby idiot--It was the scarlet Letter that changed the conversation!~! riversedge Mar 2015 #2

Trying to keep from being tagged as traitors? liberal N proud Mar 2015 #3

The Best Spin... cynzke Mar 2015 #12

Another PR disaster for the GOP C_U_L8R Mar 2015 #4

PR disaster? SmittynMo Mar 2015 #5

Of course SouthernDonkey Mar 2015 #10

They did? My god, they'll be ex-communicated! John Poet Mar 2015 #8

Well 150,000 people have signed a White House petition Persondem Mar 2015 #9

And they are totally blind to the irony. Thor_MN Mar 2015 #11

still_one

(92,394 posts)

1. The ignoramus Saxby Chambliss was just on Bloomberg justtifying the letter, saying it was the right

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Wed Mar 11, 2015, 10:03 AM

Mar 2015

thing to do, and that everything should be done to cause the talks to fail.

So if their are "some republicans" that believe it was a dumb idea, they sure are not going out of their way to advertise it

TwilightGardener

(46,416 posts)

6. Unbelievable that they're openly advocating causing the failure of the negotiations--

Reply to still_one (Reply #1)

Wed Mar 11, 2015, 11:38 AM

Mar 2015

because that will lead to war. An agreement is just about our last chance to avert a strike against Iran. It's deadly serious, and they're fucking around playing treasonous games. I can't be more disgusted.

still_one

(92,394 posts)

7. That is exactly what it is. He also called Iran a terrorist nation. The

Reply to TwilightGardener (Reply #6)

Wed Mar 11, 2015, 12:03 PM

Mar 2015

ignorance that is propagated on the airwaves is unbelievable

The differences between the republicans and Democrats in 2016 has never been clearer

riversedge

(70,299 posts)

2. crybaby idiot--It was the scarlet Letter that changed the conversation!~!

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Wed Mar 11, 2015, 10:08 AM

Mar 2015

....“Before the letter, the national conversation was about Netanyahu’s speech and how Obama’s negotiations with Iran are leading to a terrible deal that could ultimately harm U.S. national security. Now, the Obama administration and its Capitol Hill partisans are cynically trying to push the conversation away from policy, and towards a deeply political pie fight over presidential and congressional prerogatives,” said a Senate Republican aide whose boss signed the letter.

liberal N proud

(60,344 posts)

3. Trying to keep from being tagged as traitors?

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Wed Mar 11, 2015, 10:21 AM

Mar 2015

cynzke

(1,254 posts)

12. The Best Spin...

Reply to liberal N proud (Reply #3)

Fri Mar 13, 2015, 07:59 AM

Mar 2015

Last edited Fri Mar 13, 2015, 08:59 AM - Edit history (1)

They can offer for the muckup! We had to do it. It was a bad deal and the only way we could get attention. Baloney! Some schmuck is even trying to blame Obama for falling into a trap and responding to the letter. Ridiculous! That he/we should ignore the whole thing.

C_U_L8R

(45,020 posts)

4. Another PR disaster for the GOP

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Wed Mar 11, 2015, 10:24 AM

Mar 2015

These jerks are getting everything they deserve
and the most delicious part.. it's all self-inflicted !

SmittynMo

(3,544 posts)

5. PR disaster?

Reply to C_U_L8R (Reply #4)

Wed Mar 11, 2015, 11:22 AM

Mar 2015

Are you kidding me? This SHOULD BE a career ending, "political party" ending disaster for the GOP.

Treason is some serious shit!!!

SouthernDonkey

(256 posts)

10. Of course

Reply to SmittynMo (Reply #5)

Thu Mar 12, 2015, 02:38 AM

Mar 2015

It SHOULD be! But these dipshit Republican keep voting these idiots back into office. I live in Mississippi and I'm amazed at how many of these bible thumping red necks would put Bibi in the White House. And who does this asshole from Arkansas think he is??? What kind of bullshit clout does he think he carries? I HOPE this shit backfires on him, and the talk that the GOP threw the new guy under the bus comes to fruition.

John Poet

(2,510 posts)

8. They did? My god, they'll be ex-communicated!

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Wed Mar 11, 2015, 04:06 PM

Mar 2015

Nobody admits that Republicans are a dumb idea, and gets away with it.

Persondem

(1,936 posts)

9. Well 150,000 people have signed a White House petition

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Wed Mar 11, 2015, 05:29 PM

Mar 2015

calling for treason charges to be filed. Obviously a lot of voters are very mad at those senators. Could help in 2016. Story here.

Thor_MN

(11,843 posts)

11. And they are totally blind to the irony.

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Thu Mar 12, 2015, 11:50 PM

Mar 2015

The Logan Act was enacted by the party pushing for a war. It was against Dr. Logan, who arguably STOPPED a war.

And now, the Republicans, are guilty of trying to START a war.

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