“Last week, nearly 40 retired U.S. generals and admirals urged Congress to endorse the deal the U.S. and five other nations have struck with Iran to curb its nuclear ambitions. ‘We, the undersigned retired military officers, support the agreement as the most effective means currently available to prevent Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons,’ they wrote. The other side, nearly 200 strong, lobbed a return brass barrage Wednesday. ‘In our judgment as former senior military officers,’ they said, the deal ‘would threaten the national security and vital interests of the United States and, therefore, should be disapproved by the Congress.’”
Source: Retired Generals Wage Letter War Over Iran Nuclear-Deal Vote | TIME
