Sen. Boxer: On the Iran Deal, Ignore the 30 Second Ads

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The TV ads from the opponents of the Iran nuclear agreement are already appearing in our living rooms, full of grave warnings for the world if Congress approves the deal reached by our President and supported by our allies such as the United Kingdom, Germany, France, Australia, Japan, Jordan, Saudi Arabia and many others.

My advice to my colleagues and the public: Ignore the 30 second ads. Ignore any commercials from groups supporting the deal, too. Instead, read this historic agreement yourself. The full text has been posted online.

Thirty second ads may tell you all you need to know about a dishwasher or a tube of toothpaste, but this issue is so much bigger than a 30-second ad. The consequences are too important for the United States, Israel and the world to allow this decision to come down to the same-old divisive political tactics. This should not be the way we debate issues of war and peace, and this should not be the way we approach a matter of conscience.

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After a disastrous war in Iraq that cost the lives of more than 4,000 American men and women - and by the day brings us more dangerous, unintended consequences - it is time to give hard-nosed diplomacy a chance to succeed.

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Senior Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/sen-barbara-boxer/on-the-iran-deal-ignore-t_b_7957864.html?utm_hp_ref=yahoo&ir=Yahoo

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1. The "Iran Deal" is epic.

The "Iran Deal" was between the p5+1 and Iran, which is China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States; plus Germany. Note that the USA doesn't usually count China and Russia among its allies.

What makes it most epic is that Iran is OK with it, even though it's far and away more intrusive than earlier agreements under the nuclear non-proliferation treaty require. It sets a diamond precedent.

I can't think how the world could expect better than this deal.