Whatever one thinks of what Trump did or did not achieve in Singapore, it makes his decision to scrap a far more comprehensive and substantive nonproliferation agreement with Iran all the more conspicuous.
β Ishaan Tharoor (@ishaantharoor) June 12, 2018
Within a month, Trump pulled the US out of a 159-page detailed arms control agreement with intrusive verifiability with Iran and signed a short, ambiguous, and concessionary declaration with North Korea. https://t.co/TzaROchmAG
β Ankit Panda (@nktpnd) June 12, 2018
The lesson for Iran now is pretty clear: show off an ICBM and a sufficiently large-yield nuke and, in a matter of months, you too can have your Singapore declaration (never mind the JCPOA).
β Ankit Panda (@nktpnd) June 12, 2018
Sen. Cotton to Hugh Hewitt this morning, on the optics of Singapore. pic.twitter.com/Buu9Z0ScZ5
β Elana Schor (@eschor) June 12, 2018
If you donβt like how I put it, let Tom Cotton explain. (This is quite something.) https://t.co/BBIJLIBc9H
β Ankit Panda (@nktpnd) June 12, 2018