The GOP has written Iran to say they'll tear up any deal Tehran signs with Obama.

[kpete]

A group of 47 Republican senators has written an open letter to Iran's leaders warning them that any nuclear deal they sign with President Barack Obama's administration won’t last after Obama leaves office.

Organized by freshman Senator Tom Cotton and signed by the chamber's entire party leadership as well as potential 2016 presidential contenders Marco Rubio, Ted Cruz and Rand Paul, the letter is meant not just to discourage the Iranian regime from signing a deal but also to pressure the White House into giving Congress some authority over the process.

“It has come to our attention while observing your nuclear negotiations with our government that you may not fully understand our constitutional system … Anything not approved by Congress is a mere executive agreement,” the senators wrote. “The next president could revoke such an executive agreement with the stroke of a pen and future Congresses could modify the terms of the agreement at any time.”

Arms-control advocates and supporters of the negotiations argue that the next president and the next Congress will have a hard time changing or canceling any Iran deal -- -- which is reportedly near done -- especially if it is working reasonably well.

MORE:
http://www.bloombergview.com/articles/2015-03-09/republicans-warn-iran-and-obama-that-deal-won-t-last

[spanone]

1. a rogue congress.

fuck 'em

[JoePhilly]

2. GOP, more dangerous than actual terrorists.

[C_U_L8R]

3. Awfully presumptuous

Republicans deserve every bit of ridicule that comes at them

[geek tragedy]

4. Sounds like War with Iran is a campaign 2016 issue.

Let's see how lightweights like Scott Walker handle it.

[central scrutinizer]

5. arrogant, insulting, disrespectful

Diplomacy in the Bizarro-World

[Tom Rinaldo]

6. I'm curous which Republican Senators DIDN'T sign this letter

They have the majority in the Senate. Who didn't sign it and why, I wonder? So far I can't find that information...

[bananas]

7. Just like they sabotaged Carter's negotiations in 1980

I wouldn't be surprised if they also sent a letter to the hardliners, offering a better deal if they help obstruct Obama and help the Republicans win in 2016.