Haley: ‘Just Wrong’ To Say Trump Lowers US Credibility By ‘Decertifying’ Iran Deal

United Nations U.S. Ambassador Nikki Haley addresses a U.N. Security Council meeting on North Korea, Monday Sept. 4, 2017 at U.N. headquarters. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley says that President Donald Trump is strengthening his ability to resolve the North Korea nuclear crisis by threatening to abandon the nuclear deal with Iran.

Haley is defending Trump’s decision not to certify Iran’s compliance with the deal. Trump’s critics argue he’s undermining U.S. credibility and options for diplomacy because North Korea will determine the U.S. doesn’t honor its commitments.

But Haley says that argument is “just wrong.” She says it’s the opposite. Haley says failing to fix the 2015 deal with Iran would send the message that the United States “can be bought by a bad deal” that doesn’t actually eliminate the nuclear threat.

Haley is speaking to an annual dinner of the conservative Heritage Foundation

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  1. Speaking to the Heritage Foundation because they’re not listening to her at the UN anymore?

  2. We’re just publicly breaking with our allies in London, Paris, and Berlin while making Tehran look like the grown-ups. No big deal.

  3. Excuse my French but … that bitch be delirious.

    Not to mention embarrassing and shameful and on and on and on. It will take decades for this country’s international reputation to be repaired … if ever. Only a fool would negotiate with the US in good faith after this.

  4. “Just wrong”? You need to try just a little harder to convince us. :-/

  5. Haley needs to get out of her bubble. Her boss is known domestically as a pathological liar. On the international front, it’s the US’ reputation that matters and her boss is sullying that, as well.

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