This Is How The Left And Right Reacted To The Breakthrough Iran Nuclear Deal [View all]

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Some Republicans were critical of the program, most notably Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), who tweeted, "Unless the agreement requires dismantling of the Iranian centrifuges, we really haven't gained anything."

"Deal appears to give Iran billions in exchange for cosmetic concessions that don't fully freeze or significantly roll back nuclear program," tweeted Sen. Mark Kirk (R-Ill.).

And Republican Sen. John Cornyn took some flak for dismissing the breakthrough deal as a political ploy when he tweeted, "Amazing what [White House] will do to distract attention from [Obamacare]."

Cornyn took some heat from many on the left for that comment, including freshman Rep. Joaquin Castro, who tweeted, simply, "Wow," in response. David Plouffe, a former senior adviser to Obama, also retweeted Cornyn and said a "real distraction would be war. Like Iraq."



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