Nearly 200 retired U.S. military generals and admirals sent a letter to Congressional leaders Wednesday, asking them to vote down the Iran nuclear deal.

According to The Washington Post, which obtained a copy of the letter, many of the signees have worked in the White House going back three decades.

The letter was addressed to House Speaker John Boehner, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, and Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid.

"As you know, on July 14, 2015, the United States and five other nations announced that a Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) has been reached with Iran to prevent it from developing nuclear weapons," the letter reads.

"In our judgment as former senior military officers, the agreement will not have that effect. Removing sanctions on Iran and releasing billions of dollars to its regime over the next ten years is inimical to the security of Israel and the Middle East. There is no credibility within JCPOA's inspection process or the ability to snap back sanctions once lifted, should Iran violate the agreement. In this and other respects, the JCPOA would threaten the national security and vital interests of the United States and, therefore, should be disapproved by the Congress.

"The agreement as constructed does not 'cut off every pathway' for Iran to acquire
nuclear weapons. To the contrary, it actually provides Iran with a legitimate path to doing that simply by abiding by the deal."

Warning that Iran could have nuclear weapons in 10 years, the group of retired military officials says it's "unconscionable" that the Iran agreement will provide Iran with around $150 billion in sanctions relief.

"This agreement will enable Iran to become far more dangerous, render the Mideast still more unstable and introduce new threats to American interests as well as our allies," the letter reads.

"In our professional opinion, far from being an alternative to war, the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action makes it likely that the war the Iranian regime has waged against us since 1979 will continue, with far higher risks to our national security interests. Accordingly, we urge the Congress to reject this defective accord."

The Iran deal struck last month is designed to curb Iran's nuclear program and prevent it from building a nuclear weapon. But critics of the deal say it's not going to work.

"We have given up making the Iranians come clean about the previous military dimensions of their [nuclear] program," retired Gen. Michael Hayden told Newsmax TV last week.

"We know they had one, they've lied about it. We're giving them a hall pass on this and moving on."

A search of the letter revealed that Hayden is not one of the 190 signees.

A side deal to the agreement between Iran and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) will allow Iran to provide its own inspectors at the Parchin nuclear site, where foreign officials have long suspected the Iranians have worked to develop nuclear weapons.

Several lawmakers have publicly expressed their opposition to the Iran deal, including Democratic Sen. Chuck Schumer.

http://www.newsmax.com/Newsfront/iran-nuclear-deal-national-security-congress/2015/08/26/id/672071/#ixzz3k1Ct9RsP

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NEWSFLASH... SOLDIERS WANT WAR!

I think this is the actual deal
http://apps.washingtonpost.com/g/documents/world/full-text-of-the-iran-nuclear-deal/1651/

There's just so much disinformation out there about what this thing means and its practical effects I don't know if anyone is right about anything.

I do remember watching Kerry's testimony and him saying "You can't pass a treaty anymore....it's become impossible to pass..." and that's why it's an "accord."

And that, to me, is no different than Obama saying "I've got a pen and a phone" and he's "not going to just wait for legislation."

IOW "we can't follow the law, so let's find a loophole to do what we want."

Just on that basis alone, it should be killed, IMO.

Newsflash.. The Elite & political leaders worldwide, want war for profit & power & use soldiers as disposals to do their dirty work

Remember Pelosi's comment ... "We have to pass the bill to know what's in it!"

Sorta smells like that except the mechanics of a dirty bomb only needs enriched uranium and a terrorist for delivery.

Iran already said they would find a nuclear retaliatory strike acceptable if their one atomic bomb would result in Israel's destruction.

This may be the dumbest deal in history.

So the reality is this deal sees the US getting the opportunity to let John Kerry reprise the role of Neville Chamberlain. "Peace in our time!" It was a lie in the 1930's, and it is again.

The deal says for example that if we want an inspection of Iranian programs, they get 24 days notice before inspectors can enter a site. Those 'sites' DO NOT include military bases. Now we find out Iran gets to use its own people to do the IAEA inspections, and we're just supposed to believe whatever the report says.

So let's say you're the cops, and bikers build a clubhouse in your precint. You strike a deal with them that says "Sure, you can search the place for guns and drugs ANY time you want. You just have to wait 24 days. Oh and by the way YOU don't get to search, our girlfriends get to search, and they promise to do a good job, and to report on everything they find. They're just not allowed to search behind the bar though! Sound good?"

And the Obama administrtion's rationale is..."But but but...Any deal is better than no deal"
Hacks.