CNBC, Jan.19, 2016 – GOP presidential candidate Jeb Bush was critical of President Barack Obama’s dealings with rouge nation, saying that if he was in the White House he probably wouldn’t have done the prisoner exchange with Tehran.
“It may set the stage having other hostages be taken by countries that are enemies of ours,” Bush told CNBC’s “Squawk Box.”
Bush called the overall relationship of the U.S. with Iran “flawed,” saying he would not have limited the scope of international negotiations to only curtailing Iran’s nuclear program. “[Obama] unilaterally conceded everything.”
The former Florida governor said he would have also insisted on addressing Iran’s role in support of terrorism in the Mideast.
“We show a weakness in the way we negotiated with Iran,” he continued. “The net result is our allies, like Saudi Arabia and others now, no longer think we have their back. It creates insecurity.”