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The only reason to add sanctions now, rather than when/if Iran violates the dear, is to kill the diplomacy and prepare for war.
Barry will slap these es with a veto.
26 Senators Defy Obama, Back Iran Sanctions Bill
Source: ABC News
More than a quarter of the Senate defied President Barack Obama on Thursday by introducing legislation that could raise sanctions on Iran, and compel the United States to support Israel if it launches a pre-emptive attack on the Iranian nuclear program.
The bill, sponsored by 13 Democrats and 13 Republicans, sets sanctions that would go into effect if Tehran violates the nuclear deal it reached with world powers last month or lets it expire without a long-term accord. The measures include a global boycott on Iranian oil exports within one year and the blacklisting of Iran's mining, engineering and construction industries.
The goal, according to supporters, is to strengthen the negotiating leverage of the Obama administration as it seeks to pressure Iran into a comprehensive agreement next year that would eliminate the risk of the Islamic republic developing nuclear weapons. But it could also create added complications for U.S. negotiators, who promised Iran no new economic sanctions for the duration of the six-month interim pact that was finalized on Nov. 24 in Geneva.
"Current sanctions brought Iran to the negotiating table and a credible threat of future sanctions will require Iran to cooperate and act in good faith at the negotiating table," said Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., who spearheaded the effort with Sen. Mark Kirk, R-Ill.
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I didn't realize these guys had (D-Tel Aviv) after their names....According to a statement released by the WH...It is not necessary for Congress to pass this bill, because we are enforcing existing sanctions and can move to sanctions if negotiations don’t succeed or if Iran cheats,” the senior administration official says. “The fact is, passing new sanctions now would split the international community, embolden Iranian hard-liners, and likely derail any prospect of a diplomatic resolution.”Members of Congress pressing for this bill are effectively choosing to close the door on diplomacy, making it far more likely that we’ll be left only with a military option,” one senior administration official tells me, characterizing the message that’s being delivered directly to Senators. “You close the door on diplomacy, and you’re left only with a choice between a possible military option or Iran steadily advancing its nuclear program.”....
The only reason to add sanctions now, rather than when/if Iran violates the dear, is to kill the diplomacy and prepare for war.
Barry will slap these es with a veto.
It'd be the first war Obama was against.
lol
But seriously he doesn't care two s. He just doesn't want to lose face now that there's that deal.
Menendez and Schumer are hacks. They won't get re-elected without that ProIsraeli money. High ranking Democratic hacks Boutons. The worst of Washington right along with your favorite Repugs.
I'm really up your nose, aren't I, pgardn?
Lol "compelled" to support Israel in their war of aggression
10 Democratic Committee Chairs Warn Menendez's Iran Sanction Bill Could Blow Up Negotiations
In a remarkable rebuke to Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), 10 other Senate committee chairs are circulating a joint letter to Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada, urging him to reject an effort by Menendez to tighten sanctions on Iran and warning that his bill could disrupt ongoing nuclear negotiations.
The senators write in their letter that "at this time, as negotiations are ongoing, we believe that new sanctions would play into the hands of those in Iran who are most eager to see the negotiations fail."
Earlier Thursday, a senior White House official had accused Menendez of undermining the negotiations.
“We have consistently and strongly opposed any new sanctions legislation during the negotiation. It is not necessary for Congress to pass this bill, because we are enforcing existing sanctions and can move to sanctions if negotiations don’t succeed or if Iran cheats," a senior administration official said. "This bill does not provide the president with the flexibility necessary to negotiate an agreement. The fact is, passing new sanctions now would split the international community, embolden Iranian hard-liners, and likely derail any prospect of a diplomatic resolution. Members of Congress pressing for this bill are effectively choosing to close the door on diplomacy, making it far more likely that we’ll be left only with a military option."
White House press secretary Jay Carney warned that the president would veto any such bill.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/1...n_4475204.html
I had hopes for you bouttles.
I give up. But alas, Contradictions can't view themselves.
I'm really up your nose, aren't I, pgardn?
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