"President Trump’s decision to withdraw from the nuclear deal has produced much hand-wringing from its supporters....one criticism being leveled at Trump’s decision is bogus and cynical.
Former Obama administration officials are complaining that Trump’s move harms America’s reputation for compliance with international agreements.
- “When the United States unilaterally abrogates an international agreement in the absence of any breach, we undermine international perceptions of our reliability and responsibility,” Susan Rice sniffs.
- “Trump’s action. . .severely undermines the credibility of the United States to uphold international agreements that we sign which will endure after he is gone,” Ben Rhodes adds.
But, as Jack Goldsmith points out, President Obama made this deal on his own presidential authority, in the face of significant domestic opposition, without seeking or receiving approval from the Senate or the Congress.
Thus, under our Constitution, the U.S. committed itself to abide by the deal only for as long as Obama remained president — a fact Obama and his team fully understood..."
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