Of course when medical science has given you the gift of life you would remiss not to use that to start a war. pic.twitter.com/Bu6AVGoNyt
— Bob Schooley (@Rschooley) September 8, 2015
Dick Cheney floats military action as alternative to Obama's Iran deal http://t.co/TtcgdZh36U pic.twitter.com/hPAL4ppeTX
— Talking Points Memo (@TPM) September 8, 2015
At CNN, “Harry Reid: Support Iran deal because Cheney doesn’t“:
In an interview with CNN on Tuesday, the Senate Democratic leader said no one with “any degree of intelligence” should agree with the former vice president, who strongly opposes the agreement.
“I’m sorry, I cannot hold back a smile,” Reid said just hours after Cheney delivered a stinging rebuke of the deal. “There are a lot of good reasons for this deal. But the best is that Cheney’s against it. I mean, think about this: The architect of the worst foreign policy decision in the history of America – to invade Iraq. Look what it has done. Why would anyone with any degree of intelligence agree with him?”…
Credit where due: Few Americans have done more to strengthen Iran's position than Cheney. https://t.co/8L98VOhABo
— daveweigel (@daveweigel) September 6, 2015
… The historic nuclear accord is coming to a head this month as Republican leaders in Congress aim to block the deal. He’s working to secure enough Democratic votes to filibuster the GOP effort to scuttle the agreement. But in a speech to the American Enterprise Institute, Cheney tried to keep up the pressure, arguing the “agreement will give Iran the means to launch a nuclear attack on the U.S.” and calling the six-nation deal “madness.”…
Obama has the necessary support in the Senate to ultimately protect the deal. But Republicans may still get enough support to overcome Democratic objections and send a disapproval resolution to the president’s desk for him to veto. Reid is hoping to block it in the Senate but doesn’t yet know if he will succeed…