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Hey, lookie. We made the Maddow show.

With this:

Utah senators increase risk of war — Salt Lake Tribune Editorial

" ... By seeking to undermine not only these negotiations, but also the political authority of this and all future presidents to conduct America's foreign policy, the senators seem determined to build tensions in the Middle East, endanger Israel and greatly increase the chances that the United States will wind up taking military action against Iran.

"Which is a possibility that becomes even more frightening when it is remembered that the faction of Americans pushing this course of action is the same crowd that demanded the disastrous U.S. invasion of Iraq. The one that was not welcomed by rose-petal strewing Iraqis, found no weapons of mass destruction and did not plant the seed of democracy in the Middle East — though it did embolden Iran and create the Islamic State. ..."

Since then, this. A little less agitated:

Senate's warning letter to Iran seems ill-timed — Deseret News Editorial

" ... Whatever advantage the senators hoped to gain by inserting themselves into the negotiations has been overshadowed by the message the letter sent to the world, which is that the United States has a government so dysfunctional its president cannot negotiate in good faith. ..."

"For all the theatrics of 47 Senate Republicans addressing an open letter to the Iranian regime, there was never a chance it would have any effect on that country's attitude toward negotiations with the United States over its nuclear capabilities.

"The letter — signed by Colorado Sen. Cory Gardner — had no prospect of blowing up the talks, in other words. What it did risk, and what similarly misguided initiatives in the near future would almost surely do, is undermine a bipartisan assessment of the deal. ..."

Risch, Crapo Antagonize Iran — Twin Falls (Idaho) Times-News Editorial

"U.S. Sen. Jim Risch must care more about partisan demagoguery than his own political capital on the Intelligence and Foreign Relations committees.

"The Idaho Republican might have wasted that capital Monday when he joined 46 other GOP senators, including Idaho comrade Mike Crapo, and penned his name to a patronizing letter to the Iranian government. ..."

McCain's habit: bad judgment — Linda Valdez | The Arizona Republic

"Sen. John McCain's lack of judgment in signing the letter to Iran deserves sustained attention. His behavior was frighteningly in character. ..."