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In reply to the discussion: And the Democratic Senators are silent on the Iranian letter [View all]Bluenorthwest
(45,319 posts)The judgment of my Republican colleagues seems to be clouded by their abhorrence of President Obama. The Republican senators sent a letter to the Iranian leadership aimed at sabotaging these negotiations, Reid said. Its unprecedented for one political party to directly intervene in an international negotiation with the sole goal of embarrassing the president.
After Reids speech, he and his top deputy Dick Durbin of Illinois held a colloquy in front of Cotton. Durbin asked Reid if Cotton and his colleagues realized that one alternative to the ongoing nuclear talks could be another war in the Middle East.
Everyone should acknowledge that if we can work something out with Iran so they dont get nuclear weapons, weve got to try to do that, Reid responded.
http://www.politico.com/story/2015/03/harry-reid-response-gop-iran-letter-115900.html