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SHARPTON Now E J ░░░░░░░░ polls show that the ░░░░░░░░ people backed the president ░░░░░░░░ terms of having a ░░░░░░░░ Fifty nine percent support ░░░░░░░░ diplomatic solution This has ░░░░░░░░ support of the voters ░░░░░░░░ has the support of ░░░░░░░░ international community Will Congress ░░░░░░░░ stand in the way ░░░░░░░░ all of this DIONNE ░░░░░░░░ these days nothing Congress ░░░░░░░░ surprises me Laughter SHARPTON ░░░░░░░░ s true DIONNE But ░░░░░░░░ s striking about those ░░░░░░░░ is a lot of ░░░░░░░░ support this deal or ░░░░░░░░ general approach they didn ░░░░░░░░ know about the deal ░░░░░░░░ poll on it SHARPTON ░░░░░░░░ DIONNE You ve got ░░░░░░░░ half of Republicans saying ░░░░░░░░ they prefer a diplomatic ░░░░░░░░ And I d like ░░░░░░░░ take a little bit ░░░░░░░░ comfort in the fact ░░░░░░░░ Senator Corker did not ░░░░░░░░ jump right out and ░░░░░░░░ this is an outrage ░░░░░░░░ he said he s ░░░░░░░░ to go ahead with ░░░░░░░░ vote But he is ░░░░░░░░ serious guy on foreign ░░░░░░░░ and I d like ░░░░░░░░ think there is a ░░░░░░░░ that he will take ░░░░░░░░ seriously the tough parts ░░░░░░░░ this deal He may ░░░░░░░░ the end still push ░░░░░░░░ But the fact that ░░░░░░░░ s a little bit ░░░░░░░░ at the outset is ░░░░░░░░ mildly gives me a ░░░░░░░░ very very guarded optimism ░░░░░░░░ many times can I ░░░░░░░░ the word Very SHARPTON ░░░░░░░░ said it a few ░░░░░░░░ But Steve you re ░░░░░░░░ always looked at you ░░░░░░░░ a big picture guy ░░░░░░░░ more time I m ░░░░░░░░ of time but the ░░░░░░░░ picture how historic is ░░░░░░░░ and if it sticks ░░░░░░░░ June and it should ░░░░░░░░ If we have to ░░░░░░░░ it till June this ░░░░░░░░ as big as Nixon ░░░░░░░░ to China It changes ░░░░░░░░ game America is back ░░░░░░░░ a lot of bad ░░░░░░░░ with the perception of ░░░░░░░░ as a weak and ░░░░░░░░ significant power reverses And ░░░░░░░░ think when you look ░░░░░░░░ what Obama said today ░░░░░░░░ just about Iran but ░░░░░░░░ he s going to ░░░░░░░░ with the JCC countries ░░░░░░░░ Saudis and Camp David ░░░░░░░░ he s going to ░░░░░░░░ to basically show that ░░░░░░░░ s no difference between ░░░░░░░░ security This is a ░░░░░░░░ chess player back in ░░░░░░░░ game And so I ░░░░░░░░ it is a truly ░░░░░░░░ day particularly if the ░░░░░░░░ is done on June ░░░░░░░░ SHARPTON Big as Nixon ░░░░░░░░ to China That s ░░░░░░░░ big E J Dionne ░░░░░░░░ Steve Clemons thank you ░░░░░░░░ for your time tonight ░░░░░░░░ Thank you reverend DIONNE ░░░░░░░░ to be with you ░░░░░░░░