US starts carrying out nuke deal as time expires on GOP

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Source: WaPo/AP

WASHINGTON — The Obama administration began carrying out the Iran nuclear deal Thursday as time expired on Republican efforts to derail it, appointing a senior diplomat to ensure that Tehran moves further away from bomb-making capability and outlining a months-long process before Western nations will start easing economic sanctions.

Senators failed to reach the 60-vote threshold for a measure to keep all sanctions in place on Iran until it recognizes Israel and releases all imprisoned Americans, and then on a resolution expressing disapproval of the nuclear agreement. Two previous votes in recent days against the Iran deal also failed, and Congress’ 60-day window to prevent President Barack Obama from implementing the seven-nation pact was set to close Thursday night.

Shortly after the votes, the State Department named Stephen Mull as “lead coordinator for Iran nuclear implementation.” Mull, who has served as ambassador to Poland and in other top diplomatic posts, takes on the “crucial” responsibility of shepherding an agreement “which will make the United States, our friends and allies in the Middle East, and the entire world safer,” Secretary of State John Kerry said.

To celebrate another benchmark toward securing his biggest foreign policy achievement, President Barack Obama stopped by the State Department’s headquarters on his way home from a fundraiser and briefly attended a reception Kerry held for his Iran team.

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[Fred Sanders]

1. Like swatting flies......a remarkable triumph for Obama and for peace...fuck the media ignorance.

The corporate media are determined to never let American folk celebrate anything other than war.

How else to convince voters that the sky is for real falling and thereby boost the diminishing fortunes of the gloom and doom dependent GOP?

P.S. Once again the media "forgets" the rest of the world is also "carrying out the Iran nuke deal" and America is not the boss of them all.

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3. A sitting President does have a lot of power if he chooses to use it.

And Obama is as good at it as anybody I can remember. LBJ comes to mind, but I think Obama is better at it. He has gotten an amazing amount done against the most obstinate opposition. It's a good thing Republicans are stupid.

[karynnj]

2. This had to be one of the best deserved celebrations in DC

"To celebrate another benchmark toward securing his biggest foreign policy achievement, President Barack Obama stopped by the State Department’s headquarters on his way home from a fundraiser and briefly attended a reception Kerry held for his Iran team."

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4. A well earned success.

A long time in the making.

[bluestateguy]

5. HA!

[davidpdx]

6. Time is up Republican assholes

You lost, we won. Get over it.

[GOLGO 13]

7. Fuck! First Cuba & now Iran. Hey O, why not give the North Koreans a call?

Just for shits & giggles and see what they got to say? Trifecta baby!

[bemildred]

10. Syria is next, get a clue. nt

[Elmer S. E. Dump]

8. stopped by the State Department’s headquarters on his way home from a fundraiser...

I wonder who he's raising funds for?

[geek tragedy]

9. that's what you got out of this story?

Not surprising, given your Vince Foster post . . . .

Presidents raise money for individual candidates in their party, and for the party itself.