Because he challenged Hussein on Cuba.
bank on it.
“Because he challenged Hussein on Cuba.”
It might well be a combination, but the nuclear deal with Iran is a more major effort that the Obama Administration has been working for a long time, and making a bigger investment. The Cuba opening was done hurriedly after the oil price crashed and Venezuelan aid to Cuba suddenly dried up. Obama’s foreign policy has been working on lifting Iranian sanctions since he first assumed office.
Menendez went to the American Israel PAC (AIPAC), and made a major stemwinder of a speech against the Iran deal. The next day Attorney General Holder announced that charges would be filed (after three years of sitting on them).