Tom Cotton vindicated- by Senate democrats!

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Tom Cotton, whose “letter” informing Iran that any binding agreement between Iran and the US would have to be approved by Congress got the young Senator slandered as a “traitor.”

The President accused the GOP signees of the “letter” of “making cause” with the hardliners in Iran. The GOP Senators do not want Iran to have nuclear weapons while Obama is most willing to allow it.

You’ll note that I include “letter” within quotation marks. It’s because Tom Cotton never wrote a letter to Iran. He never sent a letter to Iran. Deroy Murdock:

Either through befuddlement or deceit, many of the Republicans’ detractors have echoed this gross inaccuracy.

– A Slate column by Fred Kaplan last Tuesday bore this sub-headline: “The letter 47 Republican senators sent to Iran is one of the most plainly stupid things a group of senators has ever done.”
– According to the Washington Post, “47 Republican senators sent a letter to leaders in Tehran saying that any agreement reached between Obama and Iran without the approval of Congress could be revoked by the next president.”
– A citizen petition posted on the White House’s public-participation webpage demands that the federal government “File charges of treason against the 47 Senators who sent letter to Iran.”
– No less a conservative luminary than Michael Reagan wrote in last Thursday’s Newsmax.com: “Those 47 Republican senators didn’t need to send a public letter to Tehran to remind the Iranians how America’s separation of powers works.”

Even Obama got into the act:

“You don’t diminish your office by taking a selfie. You do it by sending a poorly written letter to Iran.”

Yeah, you do, but we’ll get back to that later.

Cotton didn’t send anyone a letter.

“Because it was an open letter, it was not sent to Tehran but rather posted on Senator Cotton’s website and social-media accounts,” Caroline Rabbitt, Senator Cotton’s communications director, explained to me last week. Cotton & Co. never even dropped an envelope in the mail.

Ironically, democrats in Senate, while feigning all sorts of outrage, vindicate Cotton:

Even as the White House ramps up pressure on Congress to stay out of its negotiations with Iran on a nuclear agreement, Republicans are on the brink of veto-proof majorities for legislation that could undercut any deal.

And that support has held up even after the uproar last week over the GOP’s letter to Iranian leaders warning against an agreement.

Though several Democratic senators told POLITICO they were offended by the missive authored by Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), none of them said it would cause them to drop their support for bills to impose new sanctions on Iran or give Congress review power over a nuclear deal.

Even someone smart enough to become a democrat Senator doesn’t seem to understand what Cotton did:

“The letter’s incredibly unfortunate and inappropriate,” said Sen. Heidi Heitkamp of North Dakota…

Psst, Senator- it wasn’t a letter but you are doing the right thing.

Now back to Obama’s words.

“You don’t diminish your office by taking a selfie. You do it by sending a poorly written letter to Iran.”

When the President of the United States, who spends his mornings watching ESPN and his afternoons on the linx, who longs to exercise his comedic talents on late night talk shows and burns an ungodly amount of fuel and produces a gross amount of pollution solely for frivolity, makes completely stupid faces in selfies- yes it absolutely diminishes the office of the President of the United States.

Apparently Obama doesn’t know what a letter is either. I guess ESPN didn’t cover it. Senate democrats are going to vote with the “traitor.” Obama?

UPDATE

A comment from one of our readers reminds me of something. Obama accused the 47 GOP Senators of “making cause” with the Iranian hardliners. This is utter nonsense. The Iranian hardliners want a nuke. The GOP 47 do not want them to have a nuke. Obama does want them to have a nuke. It is Obama who is making cause with the Iranian hardliners.

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@rich wheeler:

Greg has told us MANY times what state he is from.

And the proof of that?

@retire05:

And the proof of that?

He has no proof of that. If he did, he would have said so.

@Redteam: Greg has told us many times he’s a cheese head.
You’ve lived in a number of states. Currently in La. lived in Oregon and as a child in Ga. O5 a Texan and damn proud of it.
You two have always been much better “talkers” than listeners.

Cheeseheads are Wisconsin. Greg lives in Indiana–Final answer lol

@rich wheeler:

Greg has told us many times he’s a cheese head.

Link?

@rich wheeler:

Greg has told us many times he’s a cheese head.

I don’t believe that to be true.

You two have always been much better “talkers” than listeners.

Well, thanks. As I am an outstanding listener, it is interesting to note you think I’m an even better talker.

You’ve lived in a number of states. Currently in La. lived in Oregon and as a child in Ga.

You’re correct, born in Ga lived in 9 states 8 of which were confederate states.

From an article on military.com, authored by Wade Sanders, former Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy, distinguished combat veteran, and retired Navy Captain:

“The cold and undisputed truth is that Vice Admiral Elmo Zumwalt, Commander Naval Forces Vietnam, personally selected the Silver Star award for Kerry and personally pinned the Silver Star on Kerry’s chest at a ceremony at our Coastal Division 11 base in An Thoi, South Vietnam just days after the action. A decoration, like every other award for heroism, that was recommended by his Division Officer and endorsed by then Captain Roy L. Hoffmann. According to Zumwalt, he actually wanted to give Kerry an even higher award, the Navy Cross, but decided upon a Silver Star because he wished to make the award as expeditiously as possible. These points were publicly reiterated by Admiral Zumwalt in 1996, in defense of Kerry’s military record.

“Undaunted by the word of one of the most revered naval commanders of any era, the Swift Boat Veterans for truth, and others without principle, continue to attack Kerry’s medal with talk of “a Silver Star with a V for valor listed [in Kerry’s records] that the Navy stated it had never awarded” and supposedly suspicious multiple copies of medal citations reissued to Kerry in the Reagan era and bearing the signature of then-Navy Secretary John Lehman who some quote as having said he “denied ever signing them.” What Lehman actually said, was that he did not remember signing them. Big difference, if one is interested in accuracy and the truth…”

Basically, all credible evidence—which is abundant and would never have been questioned outside the context of a political smear campaign—supports the view that Kerry’s detractors are liars and dishonorable men, who have placed a partisan political agenda ahead of loyalty to a decorated brother in arms.

These contemptible sons of bitches have even made false claims about Zumwalt’s attitude toward Kerry, safe in the knowledge that the late admiral, who died in 2000, would not be able to deny them.

@Redteam: Tough day yesterday 11-5 Today however 14-0 with Zags and Friars still out.
Re Kerry I believe the guys on his boat vs. the guys down the river.

From an article on military.com, authored by Wade Sanders, former Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy, distinguished combat veteran, and retired Navy Captain:

Basically, all credible evidence—which is abundant and would never have been questioned outside the context of a political smear campaign—supports the view that Kerry’s detractors are liars and dishonorable men, who have placed a partisan political agenda ahead of loyalty to a decorated brother in arms.

John Kerry was introduced at the 2004 Democratic National Convention by Wade Sanders, a retired Navy Captain and former Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy who served as a Swift Boat officer in Vietnam. Like Kerry, Sanders was the recipient of a Silver Star for gallantry in action. During the 2004 campaign, Sanders functioned as Kerry’s lead attack dog against the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth, repeatedly denouncing the veterans on the air as liars and comparing them to Nazi propagandists.

In 2011, Wade Sanders was convicted for possession of child pornography and sentenced to 37 months in a federal prison. His Silver Star was rescinded by the Secretary of the Navy.

It would seem that it was John Kerry supporters who were dishonorable, not the men who Kerry smeared, or the Vietnam veterans that Kerry disparaged.

that was recommended by his Division Officer and endorsed by then Captain Roy L. Hoffmann.

“I do not believe John Kerry is fit to be Commander-in-Chief of the armed forces of the United States. This is not a political issue. It is a matter of his judgment, truthfulness, reliability, loyalty and trust — all absolute tenets of command. His biography, ‘Tour of Duty,’ by Douglas Brinkley, is replete with gross exaggerations, distortions of fact, contradictions and slanderous lies. His contempt for the military and authority is evident by even a most casual review of this biography. He arrived in-country with a strong anti-Vietnam War bias and a self-serving determination to build a foundation for his political future. He was aggressive, but vain and prone to impulsive judgment, often with disregard for specific tactical assignments. He was a ‘loose cannon.’ In an abbreviated tour of four months and 12 days, and with his specious medals secure, Lt.(jg) Kerry bugged out and began his infamous betrayal of all United States forces in the Vietnam War. That included our soldiers, our marines, our sailors, our coast guardsmen, our airmen, and our POWs. His leadership within the so-called Vietnam Veterans Against the War and testimony before Congress in 1971 charging us with unspeakable atrocities remain an undocumented but nevertheless meticulous stain on the men and women who honorably stayed the course. Senator Kerry is not fit for command.”

— Rear Admiral Roy Hoffman, USN (retired),

@Greg: Are you denying this story is true. That he went to a foreign country and negotiated against the US? http://www.westernjournalism.com/left-short-memory-heres-john-kerry-really-traitor-reagan/

Who is talking about his time in military and about awards other than the purple heart that he got for self inflicted wound?

@rich wheeler:

Re Kerry I believe the guys on his boat vs. the guys down the river.

I have no particular problem with his military time except for the one purple heart he got for a self inflicted wound (which qualified him for transfer out of the war zone) It’s the fact he was a complete traitor to his country, the military services and a total Anti American scumbag after he got out of service.

@rich wheeler:

Tough day yesterday 11-5 Today however 14-0 with Zags and Friars still out.

I haven’t missed any so far.

Cheeseheads are Wisconsin. Greg lives in Indiana–Final answer lol

So you’re saying you didn’t hear Greg say he is from Wisconsin? what? were you talking when you should’ve been listening?

@Greg: It is well known that the Swift boaters were accurate in their story about Kerry. That’s why he bombed in the election.

@Redteam, #64:

It is well known that the Swift boaters were accurate in their story about Kerry.

It’s an established fact that the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth was a political smear operation, and that John O’Neil is a proven liar. O’Neil claimed to have served in Vietnam for over 3 years. In fact, his military records show it was actually around 15 months, and part of that was spent aboard ship off the coast. He claims to have served at the same place and time as Kerry, however official military records show there was no such overlap. In Unfit to Command—co-authored with Jerome Corsi, a crackpot conspiracy theorist—he claims to have taken over command of Swift Boat PCF-94 upon Kerry’s departure. In fact, he wasn’t even assigned to the boat until 5 months after Kerry had left Vietnam.

Not a single Swift Boat Veteran for Truth member was aboard Kerry’s boat when the action in question took place. Not a single one of them. The only member who was even in the vicinity when the events transpired, Larry Clayton Lee, has publicly stated that Kerry earned his Silver Star. The only Swift Boat Veterans for Truth member who was part of Kerry’s crew was not on board during any of the actions in question. Every living member of Kerry’s crew who was actually present at the time fully supported the accounts that resulted in his decorations.

The Swift Boat Veterans for Truth claims were all bullshit. They’ve been proven to be bullshit. The whole damn thing was an orchestrated smear, set up and paid for by wealthy republican political supporters. It’s a national disgrace.

@Redteam: You haven’t missed any because you haven’t picked any. lol
The swiftboaters were bought and paid for bullshitters .
“God guns and gays” beat Kerry in Ohio. He wins Ohio he’s POTUS.

@rich wheeler: Hey Rich, hope all is well!! Relatives in from Iowa, did Disneyland one day and Catalina Island the next!! Amazing part of the world we live in!! As far as Kerry goes, I don’t care about the past, America has rendered their opinion and he failed. I do care that he is still failing at his current position and has nothing to do with US Senators!! As far as where Greg comes from all I can say he is in a state of delusion and denial and has fallen for the illusion of success that Obama has tried to sell America on!! America’s racial issues are boiling over, he negotiates with terrorists and turns his back on our allies, and his administration is so corrupt he now refuses to provide legally requested information!!

@Common Sense: I.ve always had mixed feelings about Kerry.I believe he served honorably in V.N and men on his boat–at least one a lifetime Repub–vouched for his heroic actions on the river. I do not agree with his actions on his return. Swiftboaters were right wing smear artists,
He was a good Sen. for the people of Mass—a mediocre member of BHO’S cabinet. Glad you are enjoying So Cal.
Semper Fi to you Doc.

@rich wheeler:

I.ve always had mixed feelings about Kerry.I believe he served honorably in V.N and men on his boat–at least one a lifetime Repub–vouched for his heroic actions on the river.

Would that be one of the three former boatmates that Kerry hired to work for his campaign?

And where are Kerry’s military records? You know, the ones he promised during his campaign he would release to the public, including all after action reports as well as the medical reports regarding his three Purple Hearts?

Gullible Greggie tried to show how Kerry was a hero by quoting the honorable Wade Sanders. Ooooops.

Kerry was scum when he was in the Navy, and remains so today. If anyone is guilty of violating the Logan Act, it isn’t Tom Cotton, it’s Hanoi John Kerry.

@rich wheeler:

The swiftboaters were bought and paid for

Not ONE SINGLE FACT that they revealed about Kerry has ever been proven untrue. he didn’t get elected, did he?

Just saw a speech by Obama directly to the people of Iran. Isn’t that a violation of the Logan Act? Didn’t he just blow a fuse because Bibi spoke directly to the people of the US? Is what’s good for the goose not good for the gander? How does he figure bypassing the leader of Iran and speaking directly to the people is okay? He even recited some poetry to the people of Iran. Think they were impressed by his teleprompter reading?
Okay Greggie, I’m waiting to hear you tell us why it’s ok.

@Greg: All wound up huh? notice you didn’t provide a ‘single link’ to any of these proofs you claim.

And as I’ve said, I have no problem with kerry’s military service except for his self inflicted wound. The problem I have with him is his Vets against the War traitorous activities. He lied, he threw away ‘someone else’s medals’, he went to Paris to negotiate with N. Viet Nam. A total traitor to his country.

@rich wheeler:

You haven’t missed any because you haven’t picked any. lol

even if true, at least I’ve not missed as many as you have. It’s strange isn’t it that someone NOT picking can miss less than someone that does pick.

@rich wheeler:

“God guns and gays”

So you’re blaming the gays for defeating a Dimocrat. postponing the gay agenda for 4 more years. How about that George?

@rich wheeler:

a mediocre member of BHO’S cabinet.

he wasn’t that good.

@rich wheeler:

He was a good Sen. for the people of Mass

Chuckle..

@Redteam: Just saw a speech by Obama directly to the people of Iran. Isn’t that a violation of the Logan Act? Didn’t he just blow a fuse because Bibi spoke directly to the people of the US? Is what’s good for the goose not good for the gander? How does he figure bypassing the leader of Iran and speaking directly to the people is okay? He even recited some poetry to the people of Iran. Think they were impressed by his teleprompter reading?

I don’t know how Greg feels about this, but I immediately recalled the death then desecration of the grave (by the Mullahs) of Miss Neda Soltani.
She was one of over 800 Iranians the Mullahs executed by gunfire during the demonstrations of ”Arab Spring.”
These were the Iranians begging Obama for help who were mowed down in the streets.
In Tehran tens of thousands of Iranians mourned these deaths on the anniversary of her death, 20 June 2009.
Here’s the distance between the rulers and the people:
After being pronounced dead at Shari’a hospital,Ms. Soltān was buried at the Behesht-e Zahrā cemetery in southern Tehran; she was denied a proper funeral by government authorities.
The authorities had allegedly set aside empty graves for those killed during the protests.
The Iranian government issued a ban on collective prayers for Ms.Soltān in the aftermath of the incident.
Ms. Soltān’s immediate family were threatened by authorities if they permitted a gathering to mourn her.
The Iranian government defaced the portrait on her grave by shooting at it multiple times.
Eye witnesses to her death have arrest warrants out on them.
The Mullahs offered a free pension to her parents IF they would say the rotesters shot her instead of one of their own military men.
When the Queen’s College, Oxford, offered a scholarship in her name to deserving Iranian girls the Mullahs sent a letter of protest to the college about the scholarship.

So, who does Obama pretend he’s talking to in that video?
More likely himself in a mirror than any Iranians.

@Redteam, #70:

Not ONE SINGLE FACT that they revealed about Kerry has ever been proven untrue. he didn’t get elected, did he?

It isn’t the burden of any decorated American war veteran to disprove slanderous accusations concerning events three decades earlier that have been made by political opponents who have no credible evidence to back those accusations up—particularly when established facts clearly demonstrate that the people making those accusations have been untruthful about numerous details that they have presented.

Attacks on and lies about John McCain’s military record were also part of the tactics Bush supporters used in the critical 2000 South Carolina presidential primary. Though confined to a particular target state, that’s got to have been one of the vilest smear operations mounted in recent memory. McCain was also portrayed as a homosexual and as the father of illegitimate black children—one of whom was supposedly his adopted daughter from Bangladesh. His wife was portrayed as a drug addict. The attacks were conducted using fliers, some of which bore church name headers, and through an extensive push poll campaign. Anyone who thinks this was all just some sort of grass roots political effort is a total idiot.

@Greg:

Attacks on and lies about John McCain’s military record

McCain was also portrayed as a homosexual and as the father of illegitimate black children—one of whom was supposedly his adopted daughter from Bangladesh. His wife was portrayed as a drug addict.

There seems to be no limits to what Dimocrats will do.

It isn’t the burden of any decorated American war veteran to disprove

So? he would have a hard time disproving it.

No comment about Obozo addressing the Iranian people, bypassing the ‘leaders’ of Iran? Isn’t that treason?

@rich wheeler:
“he was a good Sen for Mass” here is a list of bills he was the sponsor of that got passed:

A concurrent resolution condemning North Korea’s support for terrorist activities.
A resolution relating to declassification of Documents, Files, and other materials pertaining to POWs and MIAs.
A bill to authorize appropriations to carry out the National Sea Grant College Program Act, and for other purposes.
A bill to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to prohibit certain transactions with respect to managed accounts.
A bill to authorize appropriations for the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 and to improve the program to reduce the incidental taking of marine mammals during the course of commercial fishing operations, and for other purposes.
A bill to amend the Small Business Act to enhance the business development opportunities of small business concerns owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals, and for other purposes.
A bill to designate a portion of the Sudbury, Assabet, and Concord Rivers as a component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System.
A bill to amend the Small Business Act with respect to the women’s business center program.
A bill to authorize the Small Business Administration to provide financial and business development assistance to military reservists’ small businesses, and for other purposes.
A bill to amend the Small Business Act with respect to the microloan program, and for other purposes.
A bill to reauthorize the Small Business Technology Transfer Program, and for other purposes.
A bill to provide assistance to small business concerns adversely impacted by the terrorist attacks against the United States on September 11, 2001, and for other purposes.
A bill to provide emergency assistance to nonfarm-related small business concerns that have suffered substantial economic harm from drought.

That’s it. Which ones were ‘good for the citizens of Mass? Which ones have changed the direction of the nation? He basically occupied space. He accomplished all that in only 20 years.

@Redteam, #79:

McCain was also portrayed as a homosexual and as the father of illegitimate black children—one of whom was supposedly his adopted daughter from Bangladesh. His wife was portrayed as a drug addict.

There seems to be no limits to what Dimocrats will do.

It wasn’t Democrats who orchestrated the sleazy attack on John McCain during the 2000 South Carolina presidential primaries. It was George W. Bush’s supporters.

The Trashing of John McCain

@Greg: Surely you can do better than that. John Gooding, a Dimocrat, that spent his career bashing Bush. Even outing a gay guy in furtherence of that objective.

Strange that you don’t have any proof that what was said about McCain was not true and you don’t have any proof that any of the info came from Bush.

Go directly to jail, do not pass go and do not collect $200.
Start back at square 1 and attempt to get it right this time.

@Redteam: You have spent all day posting bullshit. Don’t you have ANYTHING to do. Really sad RT.
You don’t seem to understand politics AT ALL.
Do you even know about God ,Guns and Gays and the 2004 Presidential vote in Ohio? Do you know anything about the Repub Primary in South Carolina in 2000? Your political knowledge doesn’t even register.
Basketball-did you pick LSU to lose? No way could you do better than 26-6, You are pure bullshit RT.

@rich wheeler: Remember you picking Nova the other day and I said no way. woulda, coulda, shoulda. remember. so far I’ve picked one and got it right, haven’t missed any yet.

@Redteam: One pick is all you got–a real body of work–you’re a joke RT. Hindsight is 20/20.
Show some guts and give me an elite 8—or go away..

@rich wheeler:

Do you know anything about the Repub Primary in South Carolina in 2000?

I actually lived in S Carolina in 2000 and was fully aware of what was going on. McCain was not a popular candidate, he also was not popular in 2008 either and still is not as far as I’m concerned. He is a Dimocrat in RINO clothing. I’m sure I’m as well informed on politics as you are. After all, you can’t understand the process too well or you wouldn’t be a liberal.

2004 Presidential vote in Ohio

I know that the Dims had over 100% turnout with a lot of dead people voting. There are multiple facets to God guns gays. take your pick.

@rich wheeler:

Hindsight is 20/20.

NC State Villanova wasn’t hind sight. I told you back when you were picking Nova hadn’t made it out of round of 32 in last 2 years and they weren’t this year either. You said they would go to final 4. Hindsight? I still haven’t missed any. How many you missed?

One pick is all you got–a real body of work–you’re a joke RT

I will have a better % than you and you’re the one making all the picks. Actually, I got the NC State pick against LSU also because I said NC State would beat villanova.
I may be a joke, but I’m not a liberal. Being a lib is truly sad.

@rich wheeler:

Show some guts and give me an elite 8—or go away..

You don’t have enough left to make an elite 8 do you? Nova being out only leaves you with 7 at most.

@Redteam: IRISH WIN. Stop bloviating and give me your 8 or go away. You say you picked Wolfpack over your beloved losers LSU.
You Know that’s an outright lie RT–Nothing new for you.

@rich wheeler:

Greg has told us many times he’s a cheese head.

Still waiting for you to back that claim up with a link. Or is it you that is posting bullshit?

@rich wheeler: While I didn’t specifically say NCSU over LSU, I did say NCSU over Villanova. I can’t think of anyway they could defeat nova without having defeated LSU.

@retire05: I’m pretty sure RW has abandoned that claim. He now says he thinks Greg is from Indiana. Kinda shaky for someone that listens better than they talk.

@rich wheeler: You have your elite 7 already?

@Redteam: Either that’s pure B.S.–most likely–or you don’t understand how betting on the tournament works. You’re a hoot.
GO IRISH

@rich wheeler:

or you don’t understand how betting on the tournament works. You’re a hoot.

I know that if one of your picks for the Elite 8 is Villanova and Villanova gets defeated prior to reaching the Elite 8, then you only have 7 other possibilities. Once one of your picks has lost, you have to call it a loss. Therefore the most you can have left is 7. I still have 8 in it. Toot toot.. I never pick ‘against’ the ACC.

@Redteam: You don’t pick at all lol That way you can’t lose or win. Sounds pretty conservative and extremely boring as most conservatives are—Skooks being one of the rare exceptions. .Come out of that cave you’re in and enjoy life.
Glad to hear you won’t be picking against The Irish..

@rich wheeler:

Skooks being one of the rare exceptions.

I loved that exchange where you tried all your methods to get Skook to agree with you and didn’t succeed. You might try Greg next time. He’s already a lib.

@rich wheeler: e

and extremely boring as most conservatives are

Let’s see if I got this right. conservatives don’t gamble so that makes them boring. Is that what you’re saying? It’s pretty bad though when I don’t miss as many as you. Maybe you need lessons on how to pick.

I’m still waiting on both you and Greg to comment on Obama talking directly to the citizens of Iran, bypassing their leaders. Viotaling the Logan Act. Isn’t that what you were criticizing Cotton for?

Obama admits he’s a crook.

“By hook or by crook,” he added.

Read more at http://patriotupdate.com/2015/03/obama-by-hook-or-crook-ill-expand-government/

How exactly was Cotton “vindicated” according to this? I see no proof that says what the vindication was at all. Because let’s face it, Iran is working on getting the nuke, and that is either behind everyone’s back where it isn’t monitored at all, which is dangerous, or with the world watching, monitoring and in a little bit of control of their supplies of materials flowing in to build it, otherwise they build up an arsenal in secret and we are all taken by surprise one day when they just decide to use them on someone instead. And the constant reference to “it wasn’t a letter”, how do you put that out there? Is that your “vindication”? That it was not written out in the form or “Dear Iran, this is Senator Tom Cotton…..”? You are hanging up on the technicality of the word used to describe the document sent to Iran, whether that be an actual letter in proper form, or a memo, email or formal paper sent to the government of Iran and containing the signatures of members of the Senate, words were put to paper and sent off to the Iranian government, plain and simple, call it what you will but do not hang all the vindications and that everyone is wrong on exactly what they sent was called. The facts that they put in the document PERIOD were in correct, but you do not seem to like to point that out do you? Or hang up on an actual real fact? The President does have the ability to broker an agreement or treaty with another nation, the Senate is asked for the permission to do so, and as these talks were going on well before this Congress took their seats then their approval is not required to have these talks, their only duty is ratification or denial once the deal is made, the Senate website states: “The Senate does not ratify treaties—the Senate approves or rejects a resolution of ratification. If the resolution passes, then ratification takes place when the instruments of ratification are formally exchanged between the United States and the foreign power(s).
Most treaties submitted to the Senate have received its advice and consent to ratification. During its first 200 years, the Senate approved more than 1,500 treaties and rejected only 21. A number of these, including the Treaty of Versailles, were rejected twice. Most often, the Senate has simply not voted on treaties that its leadership deemed not to have sufficient support within the Senate for approval, and in general these treaties have eventually been withdrawn. At least 85 treaties were eventually withdrawn because the Senate never took final action on them. Treaties may also remain in the Senate Foreign Relations Committee for extended periods, since treaties are not required to be resubmitted at the beginning of each new Congress. There have been instances in which treaties have lain dormant within the committee for years, even decades, without action being taken.”