Eli Lake, Columnist

Obama Plays Politics of Fear to Get His Iran Deal

He says "neocon" and "Iraq," hoping Democrats will fall into line.

August 3, 2015 at 10:00 AM UTC

Eli Lake is a Bloomberg Opinion columnist covering national security and foreign policy. He was the senior national security correspondent for the Daily Beast and covered national security and intelligence for the Washington Times, the New York Sun and UPI.

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If you are a progressive activist, President Obama can tell you everything you need to know about the Iran deal in one word: NEOCONS!

I overstate, but only slightly. Since the U.S. and five other world powers agreed to terms last month intended to lift sanctions and check Iran's pursuit of nuclear weapons, a key pillar of the White House argument for the deal is to point out who is against it.