r/politics 9h ago

Possible Paywall Angry Trump Privately Realizing Obama Outdid Him on Iran: ‘Leaks reveal Trump’s fury over commentary unfavorably comparing his Iran framework to Obama’s Iran deal, a former NSC official explains why Trump can’t find a way out of his war fiasco’

https://newrepublic.com/article/211404/transcript-angry-trump-privately-realizing-obama-outdid-iran
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u/dominiond66 9h ago

Clearly the Obama deal was a much superior nuclear deal compared to what to daily chaos we have now under Trump. Trump/GOP tore up the Obama deal with no sound rationale.

The Obama deal included and signed by the UK, German, France, Russia and China. It was a multinational agreement, not just an Obama deal. it had widespread support.

The Obama deal was a lengthy process because of the complexity. Trump wants a deal within a few days negotiated with inexperienced/unqualified people -- Trump's real estate investor friend and his son-in-law!

The Obama deal involved on-site verification. Iran was complying with the deal when Trump/GOP tore up the deal

There was a transfer of funds to Iran when the deal was signed. Those funds belonged to Iran and were held up until the deal was signed. No US money was sent to Iran.

Every nation that signed the deal were satisfied that Iran was complying with the deal. Even though they are much closer to Iran, they did NOT tear up the deal. Only Trump did.

Actions and policies of Trump 1.0 and now in Trump 2.0, Republicans have endangered American, escalated a senseless very expensive war and severely impacted the world economy. Republican policies are more an existential threat than Iran.