Almanac of American Politics: on War & Peace


Tom Cotton: Authored deal requiring Congress' input on Iran nuke deal

[In 2015], the senator authored a controversial letter to Iran's leaders in attempt to head off what he saw as the White House negotiating a bad nuclear deal with Iran. Signed by 47 GOP senators, the letter warned Iran's leaders that an agreement with President Obama without congressional approval was nothing more than an executive agreement that could be undone by a future by future president or Congress. The letter infuriated White House officials as an inappropriate interference in the conduct of foreign policy. "The only thing unprecedented is in American president negotiating a nuclear deal with the world's leading state sponsor of terrorism without submitting it to Congress," Cotton countered. The Senate overwhelmingly approved the plan for congressional review of an agreement.

The letter, written after Cotton had been senator for 65 days, underscored his outspoken, unapologetically bold approach, and made it clear that he is not going to hold back despite his junior status.

Source: Almanac of American Politics on 2020 Arkansas Senate race Oct 5, 2015

Joseph Lieberman: Supported NATO expansion; arms to Israel & Saudis

Lieberman was one of the leaders in the fight for the Gulf war resolution in January 1991. Presciently, he called for “final victory” over Saddam Hussein. He is a strong supporter of Israel but favored F-15 sales to Saudi Arabia in 1992; in spring 1998 he spoke against an American ultimatum to Israel. He favored US ground troops in Bosnia. He backed NATO expansion in Eastern Europe. In 1998 he successfully led a fight for sanctions to stop Russia from exporting missile technology to Iran.
Source: Almanac of American Politics 2000 (Barone & Ujifusa) Jan 1, 2000

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