President Obama's Historic Deal with Iran Not Good Enough for Republicans?

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I've happened upon the internet abbreviation "SMH" a lot lately. I don't know how new it is, maybe I just started noticing it. If you didn't know, it means "shaking my head." It can be a three-letter response to just about anything, and can impart general bewilderment, honest confusion, resigned dismissal, disappointment, or even a sarcastic put-down (in the Southern, "bless your heart" style). But I find myself actually shaking my head at a lot of recent news, and controversies.

That's how I feel about the conservative reaction to President Obama's historic nuclear deal with Iran. I'm even more convinced than ever that Republicans would a) disagree with anything and everything this President ever did or will ever do, and b) will withhold credit for anything positive he ever accomplishes.

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We Have a Deal With Iran. A Good One.
 
The Iranian nuclear deal struck Saturday night is a triumph. It contains nothing that any American, Israeli, or Arab skeptic could reasonably protest. Had George W. Bush negotiated this deal, Republicans would be hailing his diplomatic prowess, and rightly so. . .

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President Obama Announces Change in Direction in Afghanistan

I'm still not really sure where I stand on this. My gut says, pull out now, what's this long-term thing about? But, I must confess, I've had a mighty resistance to "getting" Afghanistan, I don't know why. Even on those occasions where I tried to get myself to pay attention, I've ended up zoning out. I'm not proud of it, but neither would I then pretend I do get it. The part that sounds the best is winding down our combat presence there. Though I'm a little unclear on why our military is performing long-term non-combat tasks. That's not defense, really. . .is it?

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Obama Hails Afghanistan 'New Day' On Anniversary Of Bin Laden's Death 

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In a dramatic address to Americans broadcast from a military hangar outside Kabul, Afghanistan, President Barack Obama on Tuesday trumpeted the near-end of U.S. military operations in the country, 10 years after the U.S. invasion and one year to the day after he ordered the assassination of Osama bin Laden. . .

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