Obama Cares More About Legacy Than Strong Deals for the U.S. - Jeb Bush

Jeb Bush: Obama Cares More About Legacy Than Strong Deals for the U.S.
Apr 17, 2015 3:54 AM CEST
Bush isn't a fan of the deal with Cuba or Iran.
Michael C. Bender

CONCORD, New Hampshire—Former Florida Governor Jeb Bush took aim at
current President Barack Obama on Thursday, saying the two-term Democrat
has put his own legacy ahead of securing strong international pacts on
behalf of the country.

"This president wants to get deals for his legacy, whether it's Iran or
Cuba," Bush told about 100 Republicans on Thursday at the Snow Shoe Club
in Concord, New Hampshire. "He's negotiating without getting any
concessions in return."

Bush criticized the deal with Obama struck with Cuba to normalize
relations saying "we're basically going to perpetuate the regime" while
"we get nothing." Bush said Obama instead should have forced regime
change in the communist country, or required open elections.

Bush said Obama was banking on a miracle in Cuba, "similar to Ayatollah
in Iran."

"This was not about proper negotiations," Bush said. "This was about a
legacy."

Obama has defended both deals. He has said that sanctions on Cuba have
not worked, and normalizing relations will create new opportunities for
both countries. The president says the preliminary agreement with Iran
is a "once in a lifetime opportunity" to keep Iran from getting a
nuclear weapon.

Obama has become a top target for Bush as he campaigns around the
country ahead of his expected presidential announcement in the coming
months.

Bush and other Republicans who are either presidential candidates or
expected to soon join the race will meet with Republican voters on
Friday in Nashua, New Hampshire for the "First in the Nation Republican
Leadership Summit." The event's name refers to the state's status of
holding the first presidential primary every four years.

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