Debbie Wasserman Schultz on Sunday said she has made the “most difficult decision” she’s had to make as chair of the Democratic National Committee with her commitment to support the controversial Iran nuclear deal.
“I do not come to this decision lightly,” Wasserman Schultz said in an op-ed for the Miami Herald, describing her large-scale research over the past two months as “emotional soul searching.”
The DNC chair wrote of an extensive process that involved meeting with President Barack Obama, Vice President Joe Biden, Secretary of State John Kerry and more leaders close to the deal, in addition to nuclear, military and intelligence experts here and in Israel.
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The new endorsement is more symbolic than critical. Obama on Wednesday secured the support of 34 Senate Democrats for the deal with a vote from Sen. Barbara Mikulski of Maryland, ensuring enough of a backing to sustain his veto of any legislation aimed at derailing the agreement. But as a Jewish leader in the Democratic Party, the support from Wasserman Schultz is no less substantial.
Despite recognizing imperfections in the agreement and her concerns with Iran’s terrorist ties, Wasserman Schultz wrote that, ultimately, “the agreement promotes the national-security interests of the United States and our allies and merits my vote of support.”








