Why is Iran deal classified, locked in Senate office?

The Washington Times ^ | Tuesday, April 21, 2015 | By Fred Fleitz

[Dave346]

A Senate staff member told me yesterday there is a classified version of the nuclear framework with Iran that members of the Senate are having difficulty assessing because it has been classified secret and is locked up in the Senate security office. I was told that few Senate staffers are being allowed to read this classified version of the framework.

This revelation raises several serious questions about President Obama’s desperate effort to get a nuclear deal with Iran.

First, this classified version of the framework agreement must be different from the fact sheet on the framework released by the State Department on April 2. We already know, based on a revelation by the French, that the Obama administration withheld from the fact sheet a controversial provision of the framework on advanced centrifuges. Were other controversial provisions withheld? Did Obama officials selectively release parts of the framework to block congressional action against a nuclear deal?

Second, since Iranian officials have denounced the fact sheet as a lie, does the classified version show what was actually agreed to? Does it show major differences in areas where Obama officials are claiming the United States and Iran are in agreement?

Third, the U.S. government classifies information to prevent disclosure to our adversaries. Who is the adversary here? Not Iran, since the classified framework document reflects discussions and agreements with Iranian diplomats. It is pretty clear that the framework documents have been classified to keep them from the American people, not hostile foreign governments, and to make it as difficult as possible for members of Congress and their staffs to access them.

[Mike Darancette]

The Iranians can have a weapon within weeks. The Obama deal will not stop anything.

[wardaddy]

It’s not the voters as much as Sons of Howard Baker a GOP were always mild on social issues

Unlike the Deep South Dixiecrats or woulda been Dixiecrats who were baptized in social conservatism and became GOP after LBJ took Dems hard left on race etc

Tennessee never went through that as distinctly...the last state to secede and first re admitted

GOP always had game here

But look at 60

Tennessee went moderate Nixon and Mississippi went hard south Harry Byrd from Virginia

Yet in 64 when a serious social conservative in Goldwater ran TN went for libtard LBJ and Mississipp and most Deep South states went Goldwater

The Deep South was Barry’s base.....same as todays electoral board on issues

TN GOP is Belle Meade Green Hills and Brentwood and Germantown Collierville and Lookout mt and Farragut based with moderate GOP money and hierarchy

That’s where the power lies

They call the shots

The Freddie Smith and Frist family and Ingrams and Mike Curb sorts.....

Only Andrew Miller ....dad and son...buck the tide

The voting GOP is more conservative but we don’t control nominating

And we compete stupidly against one another like Diane Blacks or Scott DeJarlais seats

Moderate GOP are never to be outdone.....see Mississippi

It’s even worse there the disconnect but it’s the same description power wise

Is there any red state without this dichotomy

Even Texas has it

[JimSEA]

“Who is the adversary here?”

You, me and any loyal American.