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Congress aides: New US sanctions may hinge on Iran talks
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Published: 13.04.12, 21:38
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1. THE CONGRESS OF THE WORLD´S DISUNITED STATES
sick mind ,   from mental hospital   (04.13.12)
put all the legislative POWERS of the federal government in the congress,THE POWERS of congress include THE AUTHORITY international trade,make UNLAWS,maintain ARMED FORCES AND DECLARE WAR
2. Sanctions failed !
Khalid   (04.14.12)
Obama's much trumpeted sanctions against Iran have failed miserably ! Countries like India, Turkey, Pakistan are all actively helping Iran easily bypass the half-hearted sanctions efforts. Successful use of barter system, routing payment thru tax-havens, smuggling oil & goods across border etc....all effectively nullifying the weak sanctions attempts. Obama is a liar & wimp, only interested in his re-election. Only fools believe him. Sanctions EPIC FAIL !
3. Tweak This!
ASTRONAUT ,   USA   (04.14.12)
Dear U.S. Congress: your circle jerk has gone on long enough.
4. Maybe - Maybe Not.
Mark of Lewiston ,   USA   (04.14.12)
Congress and especially the US Senate is dysfunctional. Majority rule no longer is available in the US Senate. Nobody knows what will happen if and likely, when the Iran-P5+1 talks fail. The President has no unilateral authority. He is not a king. These Congressional aides only are guessing. One Senator can freeze everything and prevent anything from happening. And that can be done anonymously.
5. We've tried talking since '79: Sanctions Now!
Yossi ,   Houston/Israel   (04.14.12)
6. Just today on Ynet an article stated that
(04.14.12)
iranian oil tanker's were told to Take Off their GPS tracking devises and iranian was paying for shipping? As well as iran was possibly storing oil on vessels at sea. If the So-Called sanctions which Came Way Too Late are being Circumvented it seems these sanctions Are Too Porous to really put pressure on the little bearded monkey ?
7. Sanctions fail !
Ahmed MAnsour ,   Tehran   (04.14.12)
You have to ask Obama whats the use of "10% sanctions with waivers" ? Iran is mostly self-sufficient in food items, imported items like cars, gadgets etc are affected. Also has over $100 billion in cash reserves in tax-havens & gold bullion, which is enough for few years. A total naval & land blockade may have been more effective, but not such eye-wash sanctions. And since many countries are co-operating with Iran in thwarting the sanctions, they are clearly not effective.
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