A press release from Rep. Ed Perlmutter’s office a short while ago announced his support for the agreement between the P5+1 group of leading nations and the Islamic Republic of Iran, to prevent that country’s development of nuclear weapons:
“I support the Iran Agreement (Agreement) negotiated by the United States, Germany, China, United Kingdom, France, Russia, the European Union and Iran. The U.S. and its international partners have committed to a diplomatic solution that I believe reduces and limits Iran’s ability to develop or manufacture nuclear weapons and is in America’s best interests. This Agreement should also reduce nuclear tensions in the Middle East and will make our friend and ally, Israel, safer and less prone to nuclear conflict with Iran.”
“I have reached these conclusions after reading and re-reading the Agreement and its attachments, reviewing numerous articles pro and con, attending classified and unclassified briefings, discussing the Agreement with its proponents and opponents, and listening to military and diplomatic experts, friends, family and constituents.”
“This Agreement has far reaching and historical impacts for our foreign policy and for our international security. The Agreement is a nuclear non-proliferation agreement limiting Iran’s capacity to build nuclear bombs. It is not – nor is it intended to be – a peace agreement which resolves or eliminates all threats.”
“So, despite the diplomatic progress made toward reducing Iran’s nuclear capabilities under the Agreement, further steps must be taken to deter and discourage Iran from fulfilling its threats and to assist Israel in defending its national security.”
In Rep. Perlmutter’s statement, he outlines a range of additional steps he wants to see taken, including additional military support and cooperation with Israel, support for Israel in the United Nations, and continued congressional oversight of the agreement’s implementation. Rep. Perlmutter, a reliable supporter of Israel with ties to the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), was undecided on the Iran deal for some time and was heavily lobbied by both sides of the agreement during the August recess.
Perlmutter’s support for the deal is therefore a very significant development, and puts any attempt to override President Barack Obama’s veto of the GOP-controlled Congress’ fully-anticipated disapproval of the deal that much farther out of reach.
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Absolutely the right thing to do for both the US & Israel. We now need Senator Bennet and Congressman Polis to follow suit.
Congressman Perlmutter congratulations on a courageous and smart move
Damn straight. Thank you Ed!
…and on the heels of the
brave and courageousparty-line position of our freshman Senator fromDenverYuma. If you haven't contacted Bennet's office to voice your opinion on the deal, now would be a good time to do so. From J Street, the latest poll shows that over 60% of Colorado's Jewish population support the deal.But the old line Jewish Hawk lobbies have way more money and connections.
Perlmutter is a putz.
Iran’s proxies are firing missles at Israel in support of his decision in celebration.
Remember, it's not enough to say Death to America with words.
God for Ed.
oops. I meant "good" for Ed and didn't sick around to edit. Didn't mean to imply that Ed has God's support. That kind of alleged endorsement is for rightie wackos who hear voices and assume it's God instead of schizophrenia talking.
LOL. In this case, I think God is on Ed's side too though.
Could we talk about real threats to America's longevity? The Laffer Curve? Trickle
d OnDown?Piss on my leg and tell me it's raining economics.
Peace in our times.
Iran can build its own weapons now.
Good going Ed. Excellent decision.