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THERE’S A GOOD NUMBER OF DEMOCRATS THAT HAVE DISAGREEMENTS WITH THIS. THERE’S A LARGE JEWISH CONTINGENT OF DEMOCRATS INSIDE THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES THAT ARE VERY CONCERNED WITH THE ISRAELI POSTURE ON IT. AND THEY’RE TAKING SOME OF THEIR CUES FROM THE JEWISH COMMUNITY IN THE UNITED STATES. AND THEY’VE GOT CONCERNS. THIS IS NOT A SLAM-DUNK FOR THE ADMINISTRATION AND I’M NOT SURE THAT HE HAS A VETO-PROOF MAJORITY IN EITHER CHAMBER RIGHT NOW.
ZAC SCHULTZ:
WE’VE GOT ABOUT A MINUTE LEFT. DO YOU THINK ULTIMATELY THIS DEAL WILL LEAD TO IRAN DEVELOPING A NUCLEAR WEAPON?
REID RIBBLE:
I WOULD ALMOST GUARANTEE IT. LISTEN, THIS IS A NATION WHO HAS SWORN DEATH TO AMERICA, DEATH TO ISRAEL. THEY’VE BEEN VERY, VERY CLEAR IN THEIR INTENTIONS IN THE MIDDLE EAST WITH THE DISRUPTIONS IN YEMEN, DISRUPTIONS IN SYRIA, DISRUPTIONS IN IRAN. MANY OF THE ARAB — MUCH OF THE ARAB AND MUSLIM COMMUNITY IN THE MIDDLE EAST IS OPPOSED TO THIS AGREEMENT BECAUSE IT’S A SHIFT IN POWER IN THE REGION THAT IS SOMETHING THAT IS VERY UNSETTLING. AND SO I WISH THEY HAD STARTED FROM A DIFFERENT STARTING POINT BECAUSE WE MIGHT HAVE ENDED IN A DIFFERENT ENDING POINT.
ZAC SCHULTZ:
ALL RIGHT. REPRESENTATIVE, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME TODAY.
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