Democratic and Republican representatives spoke on "Face the Nation" Sunday, discussing if the alternative to supporting the Iranian nuclear deal could be war.
Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin says he's leaning toward supporting the Iranian nuclear deal, because the alternative would be war. The West Virginia senator is the latest Democrat to speak favorably of the agreement. Democrats have started lining up to support the pact as the Obama administration works to sell it to lawmakers.
Secretary of State John Kerry argued the case on Capitol Hill last week. Congress has 60 days to review the agreement, which lifts economic sanctions if Iran curbs its nuclear program's capacity.
Kerry previously spoke on "Face the Nation" about the deal. When asked if we should be suspicious of this deal, considering Iran is a sworn enemy, he responded, "Well, everybody should be. We're suspicious, which is why we negotiated the deal that is not based on trust at all. Everything that this deal is based on is on performance that can be verified. And that is critical. But, look, Ronald Reagan negotiated with the former Soviet Union. Richard Nixon negotiated with what was then known as Red China."
A republican opponent of the deals also spoke on "Face the Nation" Sunday. Former Obama National Security Advisor Tom Donilon and former Chairman of the House Intelligence Committee Mike Rogers also spoke about the possible alternatives of the deal. Rogers said, "This notion that it's either this deal or war I think is fundamentally wrong and incorrect." He continued to say that there were some "problematic areas" in the deal that adds to the notion of "destabilization in the region."
Sen Joe Manchin tells CBS' "Face the Nation" he's spoken to leaders in four of the five countries that negotiated the Iran nuclear deal, and if Congress rejects it, the U.S. will be on its own and faced with going to war against Iran.
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