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Welcome back to "morning joe." happy friday. we have amy holmes joining the conversation. and andrea gene robinson talking about the iran deal. says its not a perfect deal but what is? the subtitle is come on guys. lets settle for less. andrea read if you will our must read. then i want to get your take on it before we go to gene. >> well gene writes if, congress overrides obama and squelches the deal the sanctions regime that brought iran to the table will quickly crumble. economic pressure fro...

On this side of the story. >> reporter: not only do they have to sell this program back home but allies in the region especially. a flurry of diplomatic activity in the middle east. especially the focus on saudi arabia and israel. saudi arabia the effort started early in the year. you have to remember in may, president obama met with saudi leaders offering them more military support and aid in preparation for this specific iran deal. saying they will help them with any missile defense and anythi...

Sharply limit irans nuclear program in exchange for lifting the crippling sanctions imposed nine years ago. there are celebrations in the streets of tehran, but in israel, the prime minister is blasting the deal. >> what a stunning, historic mistake. >> reporter: and lawmakers in the u.s. are skeptical, threatening to tank the agreement. >> it looks very much like he made -- they made a worse deal than even we had feared. >> reporter: critics say the agreement simply delays irans nuclear abiliti...

Some disappointment in some circles to it because that leverage will never be back again. do you agree with that that well never have the leverage we once had? and from this point on, this delays irans nuclear program, doesnt completely erase it. >> well, as i say if there was a way of getting limits on the iranian program without giving them sanctions relief, i would have been all for that. of course i would have preferred that as on outcome. but in the real world, that wasnt an option. to get ...

Candidates trying to get ahead of the pack. >> dont lie to the american people. >> kristis tee says the president is falsely claiming the u.s. will have access to irans nuclear program because iran gets advanced notice in the deal and up to 24 hour days of arbitration before a decision. >> carl how is that any time anywhere? >> it sounds like if you like your doctor you can keep him. >> its not true. so if he needs to sell the deal. i understand that. but he should sell it based upon the truth. ...

Which a u.s. president is not in a stronger position 12, 13, 15 years from now. if in fact, iran decided at that point they wanted to get a nuclear weapon. >> that one little thing he left off the checklist is the inspections last forever. theres no limit on the iaea inspections, no time limit. iran has accepted them forever. >> oh, yeah. what if we had this deal in 2002 when we first learned about irans nuclear program. they had 20 centrifuges that could spin. they didnt have a drop of enriched...

Extensive inspection and verification mechanism, that stays in place. so -- theres no scenario in which a u.s. president is not in a stronger position 12 13 15 years from now. if in fact iran decided at that point they wanted to get a nuclear weapon. >> that one little thing he left off the checklist is the inspections last forever. theres no limit on the iaea inspections, no time limit. iran has accepted them forever. >> oh yeah. what if we had this deal in 2002 when we first learned about iran...

What you are really saying is that, you have to apply military force to guarantee they dont have a nuclear program. if someone wants to make that debate whether the republican leadership or prime minister netanyahu or the israeli ambassador or others, they are free to make it. if the alternative is we should bring iran to heel through military force than those critics should say so. that will be an honest debate. >> joining us now political analyst jeff greenfield, columnist for "the daily beast...

Sure that iran complies. >> nic robertson in vienna thank you. this morning the white house is well into its campaign to sell the iran deal. the president determined to win over the american public. skeptical democrats and fiercely opposed republicans. >> and that is why the deal that we have out there, in my view, from what i know about it thus far, is unacceptable. >> it would aim at the best deal acceptable to iran, rather than one that might actually end irans nuclear program. >> opponents...

Candidates trying to get ahead of the pack. >> dont lie to the american people. >> kristis tee says the president is falsely claiming the u.s. will have access to irans nuclear program because iran gets advanced notice in the deal and up to 24 hour days of arbitration before a decision. >> carl how is that any time anywhere? >> it sounds like if you like your doctor you can keep him. >> its not true. so if he needs to sell the deal. i understand that. but he should sell it based upon the truth. ...