Pulling Out of JCPOA, Trump Isolates America & Endangers Global Security
This dangerous decision leaves America isolated instead of Iran, weakens our international credibility during a critical moment to advance a denuclearization agreement with North Korea and recklessly puts the catastrophic threat of a nuclear-armed Iran back on the table.
And media outlets across the country agree: the President's decision to unilaterally walk away from this agreement defies all comprehension.
Sun Sentinel: Trump takes big risk by leaving Iran deal
New York Times: Where's That Better Deal, Mr. Trump?
USA TODAY: Along with Iran nuclear deal, Donald Trump shreds U.S. credibility
Tampa Bay Times: President is wrong to back out of Iran nuclear deal
Los Angeles Times: Did Trump just put the world in danger for little reason other than to stomp on Obama's legacy?
Texarkana Gazette: Iran Deal: We hope president has clear goal for latest action
Washington Post: Trump's Iran decision just brought us closer to war
San Francisco Chronicle: Trump's undone Iran deal endangers all
Akron Beacon Journal: More isolated and less reliable after exiting the Iran deal
Seattle Times: Trump's withdrawal from Iran nuclear deal doesn't make us safer
St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Trump chooses the way of chaos and disaster by scrapping the Iran nuclear deal
Baltimore Sun: Iran nuclear deal: Trump's foolish gamble
Chicago Tribune: Trump's two nuclear crises
That's not all. Even Republican elected officials are condemning President Trump's decision to pull the U.S. out of the JCPOA as a ‘mistake':
"Withdrawing [from JCPOA] now does not serve our national interest. Iran has already realized the benefits of sanctions relief and the release of frozen assets. Now they are let off the hook when it comes to honoring their nuclear obligations under the agreement."
"You need to have a clearer idea about next steps … especially given the larger context of Iran's aggressive activities in the Middle East."
"It would have been a better course of action for the United States to continue to work closely with our allies … As we move forward, the Iranian threat remains a serious national security problem in urgent need of an effective and permanent solution."
"President Trump's decision to withdraw from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) was a mistake. It has gotten us nothing other than to remove constraints on Iran's ability to produce nuclear weapons."
"Tearing up the nuclear deal will not recover this cash. That toothpaste isn't going back into the tube. It won't help galvanize our allies into addressing Iran's dangerous activities that threaten us all. I fear a withdrawal would actually set back these efforts. And Congress has heard nothing about alternative."
The Trump Administration's dangerous and impulsive decisions are no substitute for real global leadership. Democrats will continue to show strong, smart leadership to keep our country safe.