Vice President On GOP Letter To Iran: “The Decision To Undercut Our President And Circumvent Our Constitutional System Offends Me As A Matter Of Principle.” [Vice President Biden Statement, Wall Street Journal, 3/9/15] Vice President On GOP Letter To Iran: “The Letter And Its Authors Have Also Offered No Viable Alternative To The Diplomatic Resolution With Iran That Their Letter Seeks To Undermine.” “The decision to undercut our President and circumvent our constitutional system offends me as a matter of principle. As a matter of policy, the letter and its authors have also offered no viable alternative to the diplomatic resolution with Iran that their letter seeks to undermine.” [Vice President Biden Statement, Wall Street Journal, 3/9/15] Vice President Biden: The Best Outcome Is A “Diplomatic Solution That Puts Significant And Verifiable Constraints On Iran’s Nuclear Program” But The GOP Letter “Is Designed To Convince Iran’s Leaders Not To Reach Such An Understanding With The United States.” “There is no perfect solution to the threat posed by Iran’s nuclear program. However, a diplomatic solution that puts significant and verifiable constraints on Iran’s nuclear program represents the best, most sustainable chance to ensure that America, Israel, and the world will never be menaced by a nuclear-armed Iran. This letter is designed to convince Iran’s leaders not to reach such an understanding with the United States.” [Vice President Biden Statement, Wall Street Journal, 3/9/15] Vice President Biden On Iran: Cotton Wants To End Iran Negotiations, But “Without Diplomacy Or Increased Pressure, The Need To Resort To Military Force Becomes Much More Likely—At A Time When Our Forces Are Already Engaged In The Fight Against ISIL.” “The author of this letter has been explicit that he is seeking to take any action that will end President Obama’s diplomatic negotiations with Iran. But to what end? If talks collapse because of Congressional intervention, the United States will be blamed, leaving us with the worst of all worlds. Iran’s nuclear program, currently frozen, would race forward again. We would lack the international unity necessary just to enforce existing sanctions, let alone put in place new ones. Without diplomacy or increased pressure, the need to resort to military force becomes much more likely—at a time when our forces are already engaged in the fight against ISIL.” [Vice President Biden Statement, Wall Street Journal, 3/9/15]