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global1

(25,242 posts) Tue Mar 10, 2015, 01:58 AM Mar 2015

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Did The Repugs Just Put President Obama In A Win-Win Situation Re: Iran Negotiations?......

Here's my assessment.

If the deal tanks - he gets to blame the Repugs for sabotaging it.

If a deal is penned - he and John Kerry get the credit.

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Did The Repugs Just Put President Obama In A Win-Win Situation Re: Iran Negotiations?...... (Original Post) global1 Mar 2015 OP

Not only that but I wonder if this will only strengthen the possibility of a deal. Drunken Irishman Mar 2015 #1

Seems that way Scootaloo Mar 2015 #2

It's true--they did give him wiggle room, albeit unintentionally. MADem Mar 2015 #3

It's the ODS.. renders them stupid.. as in Greenwald's case. Cha Mar 2015 #5

Clever thought. I hope so. Hekate Mar 2015 #4

Drunken Irishman

(34,857 posts)

1. Not only that but I wonder if this will only strengthen the possibility of a deal.

Reply to global1 (Original post)

Tue Mar 10, 2015, 02:05 AM

Mar 2015

Scootaloo

(25,699 posts)

2. Seems that way

Reply to Drunken Irishman (Reply #1)

Tue Mar 10, 2015, 02:36 AM

Mar 2015

Iran wants a deal. And the republicans just basically told the Iranians that the Obama administration is their best bet to get one.

MADem

(135,425 posts)

3. It's true--they did give him wiggle room, albeit unintentionally.

Reply to global1 (Original post)

Tue Mar 10, 2015, 03:00 AM

Mar 2015

They aren't the sharpest knives in the drawer, are they?

Cha

(297,154 posts)

5. It's the ODS.. renders them stupid.. as in Greenwald's case.

Reply to MADem (Reply #3)

Tue Mar 10, 2015, 05:55 AM

Mar 2015

Hekate

(90,646 posts)

4. Clever thought. I hope so.

Reply to global1 (Original post)

Tue Mar 10, 2015, 03:30 AM

Mar 2015

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