Source: Washington Monthly
by Bill Scher
D”onald Trump is spending most of his time as president destabilizing the global economy, lining his pockets, arresting, detaining, and deporting immigrants without due process, destroying the public health system, bowing to dictators, and undermining democracy. But he is trying to do one good thing: resurrect a nuclear deal with Iran. Yes, Trump is hypocritically trying to revive a deal that Barack Obama forged, Iran and five other nations signed, and that the 45th president pettily torched, which offered the best chance of keeping Tehran from getting a nuclear weapon. Nevertheless, whatever the 47th president’s motivations, removing a destabilizing atomic threat in the Middle East is an unequivocal good. Democrats, as longtime diplomacy proponents, should welcome Trump’s belated embrace of their approach. Which is why Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer’s attack on Trump’s Iran negotiating strategy is terrible.” (06/06/25)
https://washingtonmonthly.com/2025/06/06/schumers-iran-position-is-stupid/