A leading Republican senator said Sunday that former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, along with a host of potential GOP presidential candidates, could have secured a better nuclear deal with Iran than the preliminary agreement President Obama has achieved.
Appearing on CBS’ “Face the Nation,” Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina said the U.S. should scrap the deal reached last week with Tehran and instead wait for a new president to take office in 2017.
“Obama is a flawed negotiator. His foreign policy has failed on multiple fronts. Nobody in the region trusts him. The Iranians do not fear or respect him so he’ll never be able to get the best deal,” said Mr. Graham, who is considering a run for the White House in 2016. “The best deal, I think, comes with a new president. Hillary Clinton would do better. I think everybody on our side — except maybe [Sen.] Rand Paul — could do better.”
• Ben Wolfgang can be reached at bwolfgang@washingtontimes.com.
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