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Outgoing GOP senator torches Trump's Iran deal: 'Worst foreign policy blunder in decades'
Trump’s Iran Deal, and the Familiar Art of Making Power Look Like ConfusionThe Source of the DecisionThe reporting describes a Trump administration memorandum of understanding with Iran that includes immediate waivers on Iranian oil exports, a $300 billion reconstruction framework, and a 60-day negotiation window while leaving uranium enrichment unresolved. That is the relevant fact pattern. The politics around it are noise unless you start with who actually had the power to set these terms: the Trump White House, not the senators now denouncing the outcome.Blame Up, Damage DownBill Cassidy’s…
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