Joe Biden's New Mission: Selling the Iran Deal (2015)

[TomCADem]

This is just a reminder while Bernie again tries to take credit for every progressive idea out there and paints himself as a defender of the Iran deal, Joe Biden actually helped negotiate and pass the Iran deal.

https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2015/07/joe-bidens-new-mission-selling-the-iran-deal/449295/

It's a familiar pattern: President Obama has a complicated deal he needs to get through Congress, so he sends Vice President Joe Biden to the Hill to sell it.

Just a day after he announced a potentially legacy-ensuring nuclear agreement with Iran, Obama once again dispatched Biden, his favorite emissary, to spearhead a difficult lobbying effort. With the Obama presidency winding to a close and Biden publicly undecided on whether to run for the top job himself, the Iran talks could prove to be one of Biden's most important—and potentially one of his last—acts in politics.

And while Biden has often been tapped in the past to take advantage of his friendly relationships with Senate Republicans, this time his mission is focused on persuading his fellow Democrats.

Republicans in both chambers are already balking at the deal, so a resolution of disapproval that could kill the Iran deal seems likely to pass both chambers. Obama has vowed to veto such legislation, but he'll need cooperation from at least 146 Democrats in the House and another 34 in the Senate to uphold that veto.

[Thekaspervote]

1. VP Biden has always been a good negotiator. Under Obama he brought new life to the VP position

[OKNancy]

2. Thanks.. tweeting this n/t

[TexasTowelie]

3. K&R! nt

[TomCADem]

5. While Bernie Talks About Diplomacy with Iran, Biden Actually Did It

And he navigated the deal through Congress.

[karynnj]

10. In conjunction with Kerry and Moniz

I actually think Moniz may have been the secret weapon on this.

[emmaverybo]

4. Thanks for this specific example of Joe's VP strength. He was a vital and powerful part of

Obama’s highly effective administration.

[Cha]

6. KR!

[BeckyDem]

7. Obama's Iran Deal was the best foreign policy event for the ME in my life time.

After all the Bush and Cheney hawks, this was a gift toward world peace. Biden certainly gets credit for assisting with that vision.

More Democrats should have listened to Kerry and refrained from the sanctions against Iran during Trump. He understood the value of that deal despite Russian interference which we should have done separately.


Kerry: New Iran sanctions may be dangerous
By Mallory Shelbourne - 06/06/17 09:33 AM EDT

https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/336494-kerry-new-iran-sanctions-may-be-dangerous

[Bradical79]

8. A good thing to push, especially right now

Would've been a huge win for our country and international relations if the Republicans weren't so set on killing Iranians for fun and profit. Every single one of their policies is about hurting people, consolidating wealth among those who need it least, or both.

This is an example of why his relationship with the Obama administration resonates with so many. Love him or hate him, he was very much involved 24/7.

There are two types of VP: Those who are heavily involved with the administration's agenda (Biden, Gore, and (unfortunately) Cheney), and those who are just there to break Senate ties, and hold the spot for the party in case the President dies (Quayle, Pence, and Marshall).

[karynnj]

9. I don't think Biden helped negotiate the deal. As your clip says, he sold it to Senators

The closest I know is that Biden aides were involved, but this was something that Kerry and Wendy Sherman led.

[TidalWave46]

11. This is one of the reasons I think Kamala Harris or Joe Crowley would be a great VP pick.

"President Obama has a complicated deal he needs to get through Congress, so he sends Vice President Joe Biden to the Hill to sell it."

I want a VP with strong negotiating skills and an understanding of congress.

Three cheers for the State Dept under Obama. What a difference from today.