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Iran. >> james bibi netanyahu attacked the deal as he said he would before it was completed and without attacking the deal is exactly what the iranian negotiators had to hear in order to ultimately accept the deal. if the israeli prime minister was saying hey, it sounds pretty good to me you never would have gotten an iranian agreement on that. >> well yes. of course the congress said the same thing the the republican critics said obama could not have gotten the deal unless the republicans scared the hell out of the iranians and they had no choice in the matter. i think this goes to a differen...

Politilization. i doubt they have sat down and actually read that 150 pages and said, here's what it actually says and here's what we might want to ask more questions about, this is what we can support and this is all based on statements that they drafted before the announcement was ever made in the majority of cases. and i think that's quite problematic because people are not looking at the reality of the actual agreement. they are looking at what they hoped it would be or what they fear it might be. >> james, i was struck by some of the little escape hatches that people who sounded like oppo...

good evening, lawrence. rachel i believe you just expanded the staff of the rachel maddow show by millions and millions of people. >> oh if there were just millions and millions. at least dozens and dozens. >> thanks rachel. this morning, president obama credited president john kennedy with the principle that has guided the obama administration's approach to iran. he quoted jfk's inaugural address saying let us never negotiate out of fear but let us never fear to negotiate. >> a landmark deal setting off a global debate. >> a comprehensive, long-term deal with iran that will preven...

Major powers offers a more effective way to verify that iran is not pursing a nuclear weapon. history shows that america must lead not just with our might but with our principles. we are stronger not just alone but when we bring the world together. today's announcement marks one more chapter in this pursuit of a safer and more helpful, more hopeful world. >> joining us now, phyllis bennis from washington. she's the author of the new book "understanding isis and the new global war on terror." also joining us is james troud and harvard professor matthew bunn who developed a secret study for pres...