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GOP senators send letter to Iran in attempt to undermine nuclear deal; Biden calls it ‘false’ and ‘dangerous’

The current issues in the US political system beating senators against the president could be damaging both to the congress and the presidency as an institution. The global image of the United States is also wanting and at this rate things are not good and it seems far from over. It warned Iran that the nuclear deal it is cutting with the president will expire upon president leaving office. In the quick rejoinder the Washington dismissed the letter terming it “rush to war.” The white house condemned the effort by the senators to undermine the international negotiations. Biden harshly responded to the letter terming it below the standard of the institution he respected most.

This open letter is seen as an attempt by the senators to undermine president Obama and the world top leaders. It was a very timely latter also because it came at a time the negotiators are nearing on a deal to limit Iran nuclear programs. The senators claim that the deal wasn’t good enough and unenforceable. They are currently looking at a number of proposals to either block or undercut it. This move have made united states a laughing stock to some of the world’s leading leaders, Iran themselves term it a degradation of American morals. But there is also part of the Iran’s who don’t want any part of the deal and with that in mind Obama attacked the senators by likening them with hardliners in Iran who also don’t want any part of the deal and Obama refer to it as unusual coalition.

The letter was written by Senator Tom Cotton of Arkansas who is vehemently opposed to the deal. The letter was addressed to the leaders of Iran. The signatures of most of the presidential candidates were on it and obviously on the list are senator of Kentucky and majority leader in the senate, Mitch McConnell. The leaders also explain the difference between the agreement by the president and ayatollah with the senate ratified treaty, they said the next president in office will revoke the order with a mere stroke of a pen and went further to state that future senators can also modify the terms of the agreement.

Iranian foreign minister also responded to the letter and said that it was just a propaganda agenda that the senators were advancing. Interestingly he noted that they were alive to the fact that many of the international deals and agreements are just mere executive orders.

The letter could have a far reaching effect because it will not only undermine the deal but it will also affect other international treaties that United States with other countries will enter into in future. Many world leaders are watching the issue as it develop. It will affect the United States international agreements given the fact that the senators noted that any change in presidency can lead to change in treaties.

It seems the republic senators are just expressing too much animosity towards president Obama and that they seem not to remember that president Obama have twice been elected by people of United States. Some democratic senators said that the republicans were undermining commander in chief while at the same time exalting ayatollah. The senators from the opposition seem to be interested only in attacking the president while good at doing nothing else. There is serious legislation to be passed that can help improve the lives of citizens other than rhetoric attack on the president.

The timeliness of the letter also comes few days after prime minister of Israel Netanyahu addressed the joint congress under Boehner’s invitation. In the address Netanyahu had warned US against striking any deal with Iran claiming that it will give a leeway for Iran to develop a nuclear bomb. The partisan politics in United States is also affecting immensely American president’s ability to conduct foreign affairs and carry out its foreign policy mandate.

Joe Biden in reference to the letter said that he couldn’t recall in his 36 years in senate a time when senators wrote advising another country which is an adversary in light that a president of the United States cannot reach any meaningful understanding on the deal. Biden also went further to say that the letter was offending his matter of principle because he said that the letter was circumventing the constitution mandate to the president. Many see the move by the republicans as a rush to war strategy and that the move to go into war isn’t in the best interest of the United States.