WASHINGTON — Hillary Clinton’s embrace of a landmark nuclear deal with Iran as a worthwhile agreement that also needs strict enforcement underscores the tension between President Barack Obama’s foreign policy legacy and Clinton’s White House aspirations.
Clinton stressed that the agreement would need to be “enforced vigorously, relentlessly.” “As president, I would be absolutely devoted to assuring the agreement is followed.”
Navigating the political nuances of a historic agreement with a decades-long U.S. enemy heading into an election year may end up being complicated.
On Tuesday, Republican candidates signaled that Clinton would be forced to defend her position in the general election and warned of violent chaos in the Middle East as a result of the agreement while calling on Congress to try to halt it.
“This isn’t diplomacy — it is appeasement,” said Jeb Bush, one of the many Republicans who lashed out over the agreement.
