"It ain’t over till it’s over, but there are growing indications that it may be over, to all intents and purposes."
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"...the momentum is with the Obama administration. Centrist senators from conservative states who were viewed as potential candidates to vote against the agreement, such as Claire McCaskill of Missouri and Joe Donnelly of Indiana, have committed to support. No less importantly, Jerry Nadler, whose 10th Congressional District includes hawkish and Orthodox Borough Park in Brooklyn, has become the first Jewish lawmaker from New York to come out in favor of the deal; his move, which has been hailed as courageous, puts a kosher stamp on Jewish support for the administration’s position..."
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"Among realistic opponents of the deal, there is very little talk anymore of an overall triumph; the battle now is over an honorable defeat, but even that is far from certain."
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"...the categorical and sometimes hysterical, A to Z, top to bottom negation of each and every clause in the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA)...does not square with the endorsements of scores of top experts, officials, generals, and diplomats that have come out in favor the accord. AIPAC [Swine AIPAC] and other opponents have failed to provide similar numbers of public figures with commensurate prestige and expertise to buttress their claims."
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"...the momentum is with the Obama administration. Centrist senators from conservative states who were viewed as potential candidates to vote against the agreement, such as Claire McCaskill of Missouri and Joe Donnelly of Indiana, have committed to support. No less importantly, Jerry Nadler, whose 10th Congressional District includes hawkish and Orthodox Borough Park in Brooklyn, has become the first Jewish lawmaker from New York to come out in favor of the deal; his move, which has been hailed as courageous, puts a kosher stamp on Jewish support for the administration’s position..."
...
"Among realistic opponents of the deal, there is very little talk anymore of an overall triumph; the battle now is over an honorable defeat, but even that is far from certain."
...
"...the categorical and sometimes hysterical, A to Z, top to bottom negation of each and every clause in the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA)...does not square with the endorsements of scores of top experts, officials, generals, and diplomats that have come out in favor the accord. AIPAC [Swine AIPAC] and other opponents have failed to provide similar numbers of public figures with commensurate prestige and expertise to buttress their claims."
-Haaretz.
