Congressional Republicans Need to Take the Iran Deal Seriously

WASHINGTON JEWISH WEEK

BY JOEL RUBIN

Secretary of State John Kerry and a team of skilled negotiators achieved a national security miracle: a diplomatic deal that blocks Iran’s path to a nuclear bomb.

This should be a cause for celebration in both Washington and Jerusalem. Yet for Republicans in Congress, it is not. Soon they will likely go on the record in opposition to the deal, one that the overwhelming majority of national security experts and the American public supports.  This is not a position that the traditional national security party cherishes, leaving them vulnerable in the eyes of the electorate on issues of war and peace.  But it is good base politics, and that’s what will likely rule the day.

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