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Thanks to Senator Cotton, Iran is LEGALLY on notice that any agreement with Obama is not binding. Except for Cotton's actions, Iran could have claimed in otherwise in court. So, Krauthammer and others were wrong. Iran was precisely the addressee to which Cotton's letter should have been directed.

This is illustrated by Zarif’s further suggestion that an agreement negotiated by Obama alone would represent a U.S. “obligation.” He is mistaken, of course; a country is not obligated by an agreement when the other party knew the putative agent who entered the agreement actually had no authority to do so. Under the circumstances, Iran could assume that the President could bind the U.S. to an agreement unless the Senate, or at least a large number of Senators, spoke up.

2 posted on 04/02/2015 7:31:34 AM PDT by xzins (Donate to the Freep-a-Thon or lose your ONLY voice. https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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Senator Cotton is a guy to watch. He is incredibly articulate and as an Iraq veteran knows of what he speaks.
He really schooled Wolf Blitzer yesterday.

I have convinced myself that Senator Cotton will be president one day.


3 posted on 04/02/2015 11:02:19 AM PDT by Auslander154
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