U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) blasted President Obama this week, saying he had an opportunity to use leverage created by international sanctions to take apart Iran’s nuclear systems, but instead signed on to a nuclear agreement that falls drastically short.

“(Obama) had an opportunity to show leadership and restore our standing in the world,” Capito said during the Weekly Republican Address. “Yet, instead this is a deal that fails to meet even the administration’s own objectives. Because the president operated from a position of concession and not of strength, the American people are left with a bad deal.”

Capito continued, explaining how legislators have examined the details of the president’s agreement with Iran and its profound implications for the security of the nation, and how they measured its effectiveness based on a few simple questions: will this agreement eliminate Iran’s path to a nuclear weapon; will it improve the security situation in the Middle East; will it make America safer?

“The bipartisan majority of Congress and the American public have concluded it will not improve our safety, our security or our stability,” she said. “The partisan minority in Congress who support the deal acknowledge its shortcomings, and the litany of flaws raised throughout this debate should invoke serious concerns about our entering into this agreement with Iran.”

Capito added that the tens of billions of dollars that Iran will receive once the sanctions are lifted will only increase its ability to sponsor the Syrian regime, support Hezbollah and threaten U.S. allies.

Despite lobbying for votes to block the flawed deal, the Senator explained, it soon became clear that 42 Democrats would band together to allow the agreement to move forward.

“Majority Leader Mitch McConnell offered an amendment that would prevent the president from lifting nuclear sanctions in the agreement until Iran recognizes Israel’s right to exist and releases the four American prisoners currently held in Iranian custody,” she said, adding that Democrats also blocked a vote on the amendment, allowing the deal to pass through.

“Because the president operated from a position of concession and not of strength, the American people are left with a bad deal," Capito concluded.