Louisiana governor Bobby Jindal is encouraging all candidates — Democrats and Republicans — to sign the letter organized by Senator Tom Cotton warning that any Iran deal not accepted by Congress can be revoked.
I support “the letter sent by Senator Tom Cotton and his colleagues to Iran warning them that Congress will have to approve any nuclear deal,” Jindal’s statement reads.
“Vice President Biden owes Senator Cotton an apology. He wore the boots in Iraq. He’s earned our attention, not your insults. I’m glad some Senators are showing leadership in the absence of leadership from the White House.
“Further, every single person thinking about running for President, on both sides, should sign on to this letter to make clear to Iran that they are negotiating with a lame duck President. Make no mistake – any Iran deal that President Obama makes is not binding on a future president.
“If the deal President Obama is trying to get truly commits the U.S. to actions through an international agreement like a treaty does, which is equal to the Constitution in authority, then it is a treaty. And if President Obama wants that kind of deal, then he needs to accept that it is a treaty requiring a U.S. Senate vote. But he doesn’t want to submit it to a vote. He can’t have it both ways.
“The President’s dithering on Iran is the reason we are where we are today. At present, we have an occupant in the White House that thinks we are at war with medieval Christians and Senate Republicans. It’s time for the President to focus on the real enemy – Radical Islam and a nuclear Iran.”
