Obama: Partisanship drives criticism of nuclear deal

5 August 2015, 7:28 pm

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Obama responds to criticism of mechanisms that give Iran 24 days to oppose inspections: “Inspectors will be allowed daily access to Iran’s nuclear sites. If there’s a reason to inspect a suspicious site anywhere in Iran, inspectors will get access, even if Iran objects.”

And he slams partisanship on the other side of the debate: “Before the ink was even dry on this deal, before Congress even read it, a majority of Republicans declared their virulent opposition. Lobbyists and pundits were suddenly transformed into nuclear experts.”

And in a gentle hint at Netanyahu’s criticism: “By killing this deal, Congress would not merely pave Iran’s pathway to a bomb, it will accelerate it.”