Senator Carper supports Iran Nuclear Deal
Delaware U.S. Senator Tom Carper is officially supporting the Iran nuclear deal. He took more than a month to review the details of the document.
Senator Carper says, “I think it’s the right decision for Iran. I think this is the right decision for our country and our allies, including Israel.”
Under the deal, Iran has agreed to limit its nuclear program submitting most parts of it to a new inspections regime. In return, Iran would benefit from billions of dollars in relief from economic sanctions that have crippled their economy. President Obama has warned that if this deal doesn’t go through, military action would be imminent.
Senator Carper continues, “Before we go off into another war with Iran or any other country, I think we ought to just try the alternative.”
The alternative he’s referring to is the Iran Nuclear Deal. However, the senator’s decision isn’t coming without criticism. Many are asking why the U.S. can’t negotiate a better deal. Senator Carper says at this point that ship has sailed and America’s negotiating partners in this deal are on board.
Senator Carper goes on, “There’s no push back from these other countries. They think we have a good deal and should take yes for an answer.”
Critics also fear that Iran is not trustworthy. However, Senator Carper notes that the current population of Iran is 78 million. The average age is 25. He believes most of those young people are yearning for a better relationship with the U.S. and the rest of the world.
He continues, “Ironically they like Americans a lot.”
However, with all that in mind, Senator Carper has made it clear that this is not a deal made on trust.
He replies, “At the end of the day if they cheat, either this Iranian regime or some future Iranian regime, we’ll know. We’ll know. We’re in a position as one nation, the United States, to impose a whole range of economic sanctions that have brought the Iranians to their knees.”
The deadline for congress to vote on the Iran Nuclear Deal is September 17th. It’s not predicted to pass. President Obama has pledged to veto that decision. However, congress does have the ability to override that veto.
Delaware is still waiting on Senator Coons’ stance on this deal. He plans to announce his decision on Tuesday, September 1st at the University of Delaware’s institute for global studies.
