Today, retired Brigadier General Don Bacon, a Republican congressional candidate for Nebraska's 2nd district, called on Congressman Brad Ashford to take a stand on the Iran Deal.
Last week, Congressman Brad Ashford sent out an email asking recipients to select "yes" or "no" regarding their support for the pending nuclear agreement with Iran. In his email, he indicated that he is still in the process of studying the details of this international agreement and the email fails to indicate whether he supports or is against this deal with Iran. Congressman Ashford has also been quoted in a Bloomberg article saying he would likely oppose the agreement if he had to decide "now."
In response, Don Bacon said the following: "I've read the agreement and have studied the analysis of those supporting and those opposing this agreement. I've studied Iran in multiple assignments, helped stand up ballistic missile defense capabilities in Israel, been part of our intelligence community, been deployed four times to the Middle East and have seen the nefarious actions of Iran close up during my year in Baghdad. The end result of this agreement is crystal clear Iran will become a recognized nuclear power, will grow economically and militarily, will grow as a regional power, will have increased abilities to fund terrorist groups in the region and world, and will become a larger threat to Israel and to our nation. Therefore, I oppose this agreement and recommend we continue the economic sanctions and weapons embargo."
"I call on Congressman Ashford to make his position known unambiguously. This is a grave national security issue, and straddling the fence and shifting positions will not be acceptable. I urge him to clearly oppose the agreement. His vacillation to date is an affirmation as to why we need more folks in Washington DC with real world national security experience and less career politicians," said Bacon.