Rational Radio Daily with Steele and Ungar

"There isn't a strategy here."

05.09.2018 - By SUH PRODUCTIONS LLCPlay

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President Trump announced today that he is formally withdrawing the United States from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action—also known as the “Iran nuclear deal”—and once more imposing “the highest level” of economic sanctions against the Islamic Republic. President Trump railed against the Iran deal on the campaign trail, often referring to it as the “worst deal ever.” Once he took office, he continued to take steps that suggested he wanted out of the deal. One example of this is when he imposed new sanctions on Iran last year. Many Republicans applauded the president’s move, saying the deal was not tough enough to keep the Iranian nuclear program in check and gave the Iranian government too much leeway to continue supporting terrorist groups in the Middle East. Aaron David Miller, a vice president and Middle East program director at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, thinks that President Trump’s rationale for pulling out of the deal is a “confluence of his personal ego, domestic politics, and a desire to separate himself from his predecessor.” But where does this leave Iran, our other partners in the JCPOA and the international community at large? Miller joins Rick and guest co-host Ed Morrissey, senior editor at Hotair.com, to discuss the potential geopolitical consequences of the U.S.’ withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal. Former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum returns to continue talking about his plan to fix America’s ailing healthcare system.

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