Are Republicans Ready to Resort to Any Means to Oppose the Democrats?

• 03.10.2015, 21:08
•  America,  World

The representatives of the US ruling Democratic Party did not hesitate to express their criticism on the letter of the Republican 47 Senators sent to the Iranian leadership, calling it "unusual coalition" with Iran's hard-line religious leaders, BBC reports.  The US president Barack Obama during his meeting with the European Council President, Donald Tusk, commented on the letter calling it "interference" in the ongoing negotiations.  

Yesterday the 47 US Republican Senators published an open letter addressed to the Iranian leadership. In the letter the Senators blamed the Iranian side in not having complete knowledge of the US Constitutional system stressing the force of the Congress in ratifying international agreements. In the wording of the letter the US Senators again undermined the role of the US President, particularly noting:

"For example, the president may serve only two 4-year terms, whereas senators may serve an unlimited number of 6-year terms.  As applied today, for instance, President Obama will leave office in January 2017, while most of us will remain in office well beyond then—perhaps decades."

There is nothing unusual in the fact that the Democrats oppose the letter sent from the opposition party to the Iranian leadership. The interesting thing here to notice is the way and the wording they use in doing so. The US President, for example, called it "unusual coalition" of the Republican Senators with the Iranian Senators, particularly noting: "I think it's somewhat ironic to see some members of Congress wanting to make common cause with the hardliners in Iran."  In his turn Democrats including Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid also denounced the letter, using similar wording:  "Let's be clear, Republicans are undermining our commander in chief while empowering the ayatollahs."

It seems that the Republicans try to employ the same method used by the Democrats for a long time accusing the opposition in conspiracy and in making "secret agreements" with the Iranian leadership.  Taking into consideration present contradictions between the US two parties, one can think of two possible scenarios to explain present situation in the US administration: first the existing contradictions between the Democrats and the Republicans on the Iranian nuclear deal are  so strong that both of the parties are  ready to resort to  any method to strengthen their positions  on the issue. Second,  it is another attempt of the Republicans to form an impression of US radical stance in negotiating table to prevent unnecessary concessions from the US side, at this  stage, when the negotiations seem to reach their final.