they want first of all that oversight. they want to have some control over the process make sure the u.s. isn t giving up too much and getting too little. and second, as geoff said, they want to make sure that whatever comes out of these negotiations isn t something that a future president could come along and you do given the gravitas of this whole summit, the whole north korean issue, they want to make sure if there s a solution it s a permanent solution, one that would be enshrined in law in the form of a treaty and not just an executive an that a re president could say this doesn t work for me. garrett haake, thank you very much. i m just being told that chuck schumer was on the floor and had something to say about this agreement. let s take a listen. that just came down. emphasis on showmanship as opposed to substance will not serve america or the prospects for peace well. wit us now evelyn farc cuss, former isn t secretary of defense in the obama administration and now an
negotiations isn t an unintended consequence of congressional action. it is very much an intended consequence. a feature, not a bug, so to speak. joining me now, the atlantic s steve clemens, with msnbc senior editor beth fewy and howard dean. howard dean, a feature, not a bug. i m very surprised at this. first of all, i was very surprised john mccain signed the letter in the first place. he gets what you re supposed to do. he was a prisoner of war in hanoi for a very long time, and i don t think he liked it when jane fonda had a few things to say. i think this is somewhat similar. i think cotton doesn t get it. he s a veteran, he had a decorated career in the army. of all people, he should know you don t do this. if you seven in the army with a commander of chief, you don t do this.
him that his letter might ruin the negotiations. and he actually gave that answer long before he wrote the letter. the united states should cease all appeasement, conciliation and concessions towards iran, starting with the sham nuclear negotiations. certain voices offer congressional restraint urging congress not to act now, lest iran walk away from the negotiating table, undermining the fabled yet always absent moderates in iran. but the end of these negotiations isn t an unintended consequence of congressional action. it is very much an intended consequence. a feature, not a bug, so to speak. joining me now, the atlantic s steve clemens, with msnbc senior editor beth fewy and howard dean. howard dean, a feature, not a bug. i m very surprised at this.
the former secretary of state gave is this was a system set up by hess husband some years ago. it doesn t explain whether or not the state department bought into this plan. as you know, chris, from the conversations we ve had before, the state department has a pretty firm policy that day-to-day government operations should be conducted on government e-mails at the state department. so many employees now are asking, why did the secretary of state in this case feel that she could do the opposite? it s true, you can use personal e-mail. for sure you absolutely can, but you re supposed to be having it sent to or saved by the state department in an e-mail server controlled by them. but carol, she said that service inconvenient for her to do that, to have two sets of phones and two sets of e-mail accounts. well, it s interesting, because it s i see her point, and on the other hand most of the reporters in the room probably questions her have one
president as recently as january the senator down is there spoke about the true goal of executive action, stop the negotiations altogether. here he is. certain voices call for congressional restraint. urging congress not to act now lest iran walk away from the negotiating table. undermining the fabled yet always absent moderates in iran. but the end of these negotiations isn t an unintended consequence of action. it is very much an intended consequence a feature, not a bug, so to speak. we re back for the round take. howard, margaret and tad. margaret, i thought the republicans learned their lesson. you notice we don t have the right to go into iraq. they all feel they were bamboozled by w and the neocons. here this guy is blowing the bugle for another war, a war. right. i mean, i think he wants to be the ted cruz of foreign policy. he s been in the senate for 60 days. he comes out with this, the author of this letter and what