Tuesday was a great day for “progress.”
On that day alone, the national media aired three prominent stories, each providing examples of how America might operate if left-leaning measures were to go unchecked by the right.
Let’s start with the biggest newsmaker: a nuclear Iran. The deal, pushed by President Obama and negotiated by Secretary of State John Kerry, represents an historic overhaul in the relationship between the U.S. and its decades-long terrorist-sponsoring nemesis in the Middle East.
What many in the international community considered to be unacceptable just a few short years ago is now just months from being matter of fact. Iran’s nuclear program will proceed with very few alterations. Even if Congress – namely the Senate – musters the votes to undercut America’s role in the multinational agreement, the president has sworn he will veto any legislation that threatens the pact in its current form.
Since news broke that negotiators reached a final deal, supporters and opponents of the accord have been engaged in a loud back and forth over its merits and demerits. The conversation has been dizzying, but I think Fred Fleitz’s take in the National Review makes the most sense.