Mike Huckabee on CNN Newsroom July 15, 2015

well you're trying to make the case for this deal let's get some Republican reaction Mike Huckabee's a former governor of

Arkansas he's a Republican presidential candidate he's joining us live right now says the burden is on you our

governor go ahead and make the case what would you do with your launch military action to try to deal with your Iranian

nuclear program well first of all great to be with you and here's what I think the president should have done is kept the sanctions going they were working there were putting pressure they

were making it difficult for this government to a four to spend money on Hamas Hezbollah and other terrorist activities around the world we

whole deal and I've read all one hundred fifty nine pages %HESITATION I think what's troubling is that it's all based on

the assumption that we are going to try the Iranian government now why would we do that when

they have not done one thing over the past thirty five years to give us any indication that they could be trust I've

killed Americans they kidnapped American they sponsor terrorism and suddenly they're going to change their behavior I

don't want to point out they have even changed their rhetoric much less their behavior they're still chanting death to America and vowing to destroy Israel and

we still have American hostage stuck in there I I can understand while deer dance and while kat and why Congress is divided a

wolf I really can they the president is saying you know that the US has not trust the Iranians he saying don't trust the Iranians but verify make

sure that all the commitments that they have agreed to are honored he says there are specific detailed

you read the law hundred fifty nine pages specific area we're going to ask and its partners in this in

this area can verify that the Iranians are in fact flying your reaction well once again we

have to trust that they're telling us where every one of their activities are we have to make sure that we

can believe them when they say all this is all we have %HESITATION again if if we're willing to go out on that limb we're

doing something that none of the neighbors of the Iranians are willing to do not Israel not Egypt not Jordan not

of the Saudis not the immigrants not Kuwait those of their neighbors who live closer to them who

know them that they don't trust this why should we the president says governor that the Iranians will pay a severe price if

they cheat listen listen to this little if Iran violates its commitments there will be real consequences nuclear

related sanctions that have helped their crops the Iranian economy will snap back into place without a we risk even

more war in the Middle East and other countries in the region would feel compelled to pursue their own nuclear program threatening

a nuclear arms race most balls region in the war so he says that those sanctions could be reinstated snap reinstatement

of those sanctions alright what do you say well through the sanctions they continue to sponsor terrorism they continue to be responsible for the deaths of a lot of innocent people so