Boehner: ‘Pipe Dream’ for Obama to Think Iran Will Be a Responsible Partner

‘I think it’s time for the administration to come back to earth’

“Iran, by all accounts, still isn’t serious about abandoning its nuclear weapons program. When will the president and his negotiators stand strong? We cannot accept a deal that hands Iran billions of sanctions relief while allowing it to retain the capability to build a bomb almost immediately. Iran is a global menace, Iran is the world’s largest state sponsor of terror. And I think it’s a pipe dream to think that the regime will ever be a responsible partner when it comes to Iraq, Yemen and Syria. So I think it’s time for the administration to come back to earth. On Monday, President Obama made a statement at the Pentagon just 24 hours before Secretary Carter’s shocking admission that we’re only training 60 Syrian fighters. He announced no new changes in our fight against ISIL. If nothing’s going to change, I don’t know how we ever expect to win. President Obama, I think, has to lay out a broad, overarching strategy to defeat and destroy these savage terrorists. I’ve outlined on a number of occasions what – in my view – an overarching strategy should look like. We should give our commanders on the ground more flexibility, we need to combat ISIL’s use of social media, and we need to engage – not ignore – our longstanding allies. We only have one commander-in-chief at a time, however, it’s his responsibility to lead this fight against ISIL.”

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