Rubio: Joint Chiefs Chairman Undercuts Obama's Main Argument For Flawed Iran Deal

Statement

U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) issued the following statement regarding Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Martin Dempsey's comments today before the Senate Armed Services Committee that the American people do not face a choice between a flawed Iran deal and war with Iran, as President Obama and his administration have insisted:

"President Obama's entire premise for his deeply flawed deal with Iran was destroyed today by a simple question and an honest response.

"President Obama has been trying to scare the American people into believing that we must accept his terribly negotiated deal with Iran, or resign ourselves to war with Iran. Under questioning by Senator Joni Ernst today, General Martin Dempsey unequivocally dismissed that argument, and with it President Obama's entire justification for this terrible compromise of America's national security.

"With each passing day, President Obama's case for this agreement with Iran crumbles bit by bit. In just the past week alone, Secretary John Kerry has failed miserably in trying to defend this deal before members of Congress and the American people as each day brings new disturbing details about the scope and breadth of this administration's concessions to the mullahs in Iran. We've learned about secret side deals the Iranians entered into with International Atomic Energy Agency. We've learned that Iran will be allowed to submit its own samples to prove it's not cheating, which defies all common sense. We've learned that the president allowed Iran to continue developing ballistic missiles capable of reaching our shores, and administration officials have even indicated that they are not certain whether President Obama would abide by the Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act and maintain sanctions on Iran if Congress rejects this deal."

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