He did not have to “dupe” us, just Congress, and even then I don’t think Congress would have stopped him. “We” were not part of the deal.
Almost everyone I know thought the deal was a scam from the beginning, watching Kerry smile as the Iranians chanted Death To America.
Rhodes said, “The average reporter we talk to is 27 years old, and their only reporting experience consists of being around political campaigns… They literally know nothing.” Thus they will believe what he tells them. He also tells friendly non-governmental organizations and think tanks what he is telling the journalists. Those outlets produce “experts” whose expert opinion is just what Rhodes wants it to be. These ignorant young journalists thus have quotes that look like independent confirmation of the White House’s lies.