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Biden, Kerry urge Senate to hold off on new Iran sanctions
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Published: 01.11.13, 10:18
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1. American logic...
ex-frummie ,   Johannesburg S.A.   (11.01.13)
Just when you get your opponent into a vulnerable position, allow them back on their feet so as to lose the advantage. I want to buy all companies on the Dow Jones, please send this negotiation team to negotiate with me. I should pick half of wall street for a song.
2. Other than making the US look more foolish
spyguy ,   seattle   (11.01.13)
Further US sanctions on Iran are completely worthless. The US has zero trade with Iran and has frozen all the Iranian assets in the US long ago. Any attempt by the US to force any other country to stop trading with Iran will be met with prompt and angry to the US and the US will be ignored. If the US tries to use economic weapons, they will simply push everyone on earth to join China in de-americanizing the entire global financial system, driving the US dollar through the floor. The US has reached to limits of its power and can do nothing further to Iran other than take the best deal they can right now before the whole world just tells the US to shut up and go sit in the corner. China is right now trying to build an alternative to the US/UK SWIFT financial network and once it is operational, most of the world will not have to worry about US economic blackmail.
3. The dying empire
Etienne Prinsloo ,   Nova Scotia, Canada   (11.01.13)
The once great USA now grovels at the feet of Iran and Syria. They have backstabbed all their Sunni allies by squarely climbing in bed with the Shi'ites. Biden and Kerry are both weak and indecisive, that being the very reason why HBO appointed them. Obama's next step will be to lift all sanctions against Iran. Once Iran has a functional nuclear device, they can expand their Shi'ite agenda and obviously their anti Israel agenda at will. America has a history of selling it's allies down the river, never before has it knelt in front of two terrorist states in total obedience like this. BHO has been successful, the American empire is no more.
4. Sanctions,
michael Pielet ,   israel   (11.01.13)
Sanctions will not stop iran. Might as well go along with obama. Alternative, Israel acts unilaterally.
5. Never mind holding off on new sanctions
(11.01.13)
the Obama administration will soon lift existing sanctions to placate their new buddy Iran. Another knife in Israel's back, courtesy of Barack Hussein Obama.
6. No problem BOMBS AWAY!
BUILD BABY BUILD ,   United States   (11.01.13)
that should do it ending Iran's con job of obama the eunuch who'd gladly hand up Israel on a silver platter. When has the US ever eliminated any enemies nuclear facilities? Never. We know only Israel has both the will and capacity to do so again, not to mention the real reason to do so being her own national survival. Personally, I'm enjoying the accumulated woes of the exposures to 'the obama follies'. Don't like this scandal, wait 5 minutes, there comes another. IMPEACHMENT??? Coming soon, stay tuned. p.s. obama should study history a bit further, if not for America bombing the life out of Jaan, another 1 million lives might have been lost. War is hell but, there's only one winner obama aint it, kids. KEEP BUILDING BABY !!!!
7. Congress vs the Papist fools
Brod ,   USA   (11.01.13)
Congress should tell the Papist fools-Biden and Kerry that they are fools for being fooled by the Ayatollahists. The latter uses deception to fool the idiots in the Administration to unscrew the sanctions so that they will have ample time to complete their nukes. If they think the fanatical Ayatollahists have become angels and therefore the sanctions should be withdrawn, they are fools indeed. If not, it shows that they share the Ayatollahist cesspool of Anti-Semitism that wants to wipe Israel off the Map. The Ayatollahists have not rescinded their threats of wiping Israel off the Map of the world. The Ayatollahists have not apologized to Israel for threatening to destroy Israel. The fact is the Ayatollahists are feverishly working on their nukes so that they can accomplish their evil intention. They pose an existential threat to America, Europe, the region and Israel.
8. Talks are unfolding for the last 4 months. How much longer?
Steve Benassi ,   Silver Bay, MN USA   (11.01.13)
9. Sanctions
Joe Mevorah ,   Lincoln, USA   (11.01.13)
If there were meaningful and enforceable sanctions before W.W.II Hitler wouldn't have come to power. Instead, a dictator was appeased, and the results were catastrophic. Unfortunately, we never learn from history. What is needed now is backbone and conviction which the Obama administration and the European Union lacks. Israel will not allow this to happen. It's the rest of the world that I worry about.
10. To #4
Joe Mevorah ,   Lincoln, USA   (11.01.13)
Israel has acted unilaterally since its creation. What else is new! Every nation, including Israel, has the right and obligation to its people to defend itself. Going along with Obama, or any other leader is an invitation to disaster. Deal with that my friend.
11. Biden & Kerry = Irans 5th column !
Chris Rettenmoser ,   Bayerisch Gmain Germ   (11.01.13)
12. #8 not mine.
Steve Benassi ,   Silver Bay, MN USA   (11.01.13)
13. Re: American Logic
Thorne Kontos ,   Sullivan, MO.   (11.02.13)
Democrats are ALWAYS on the wrong side of history.
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