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GOP, White House lock horns over Iran talks
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Published: 09.03.15, 17:11
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1. Agreements are worthless ...
Sarah B ,   U.S.A. / Israel   (03.09.15)
... when dealing with a rogue state sponsor of terror such as Iran. A normal American administration would have insisted on a treaty, but The One just doesn't have the votes.
2. So 47 republican seantors want war?
spyguy ,   seattle usa   (03.09.15)
BTW - it appears that the senators don't realize that the USA is just one party to the agreement and if the USA backs out, the rest will still go ahead and remove sanctions and there will be NOTHING the senators can do about it. The agreement with be with the UN, not just the USA.
3. #2
Bill ,   New York, USA   (03.09.15)
So we had better let Iran try to get the bomb or else Iran is going to try to get the bomb. Great thinking!
4. NO SPYGLASS THEY DON'T WANT WAR
Brant ,   Hilton Head USA   (03.09.15)
They want Congress to have its rightful say. They do not want a deal that's a deal for the sale of a deal. They want a deal that might actually hold Iran's fee to the fire. They have learned, as perhaps many of President Obama's supporters have not, that the choice is not between a crappy deal or WAR. The choice is between a meaningful deal or none. We haven't come close to calling Iran's bluff.
5. Letter
Gene Graczyk ,   Santa Rosa CA USA   (03.09.15)
bibi's handiwork? If true, it is another sign that he has irreparably damaged Israel's relationship with its sole ally in the world. More likely, it is anothet sign of the incompetence, ignorance, and malice of the GOP. These are important talks with critical implications, not an electioneering ploy by a foreign government or another FOX slam at Obama. Grow up Israel! Stop doing harm to yourself and the rest of us!
6. excellent move by the senators
CJK   (03.09.15)
what they state in the letter to iran is simply true.
7.  WHO NEEDS A DEAL?
ORA ,   JERUSALEM   (03.09.15)
The invasion of Germany began one week after signing the Molotov Ribbentrop pact. Get the picture? Boys,we should make them harmless
8. #2 amazing post
(03.09.15)
6 years ago, Obama was given the Nobel Peace Prize because he would usher in a nuclear free age. Now, his lackeys are demanding voiding the NPT and giving nukes out like peanuts to avoid war.
9. true but irrelevant
(03.09.15)
Obama will be President until February 2017. Iran will have nukes by then and won't really care what the next President does.
10. #2 is a little challenged
David ,   New York   (03.09.15)
The way to have a real war is to sign an agreement with Iran that lifts their sanctions and let's them proceed unimpeded to produce a nuclear arsenal. This would be a catastrophe beyond comprehension. It would be far worse than not signing an agreement (of course, this may be a little hard for #2 to comprehend)
11. #4 - A viable agreement requires compromise
spyguy ,   seattle usa   (03.09.15)
What the congress critters want is not possible. Once the USA walks away, most of the third-party sanctions will disappear and the situation with Iran will be similar to the USA situation with Cuba. That is, the USA will have accomplished NOTHING. Once the congress critters blow up the deal, what other options does the USA have?
12. #7 - Please explain exactly how you are going to do that.
spyguy ,   seattle usa   (03.09.15)
How is Israel going to make Iran "harmless" without suffering massive destruction and death in the process? Do you have any idea how much fire power Iran has and how much damage it can do to the USA and Israel? You may be able to blow up lots of stuff in Iran and kill lots of people, but they will do the same to Israel and the USA. Count on a very bloody and costly war that could bankrupt the USA and Israel.
13. Supercilious+Seditious+SOBs = 47 Republican Senators
Jew-C ,   JewLandia (Israel)   (03.09.15)
Don't these gentlemen realize that the USA is only one of the parties negotiating? Don't these gentlemen realize that the ONLY the Office of the President of the United States and the Office of the Secretary of State at the direction of the Office of the President of the United States can by law negotiate with a foreign nation on behalf of the people of the United States?
14. what will these 47 do when their financial backer(s) die?
Sally Forth ,   Israel   (03.09.15)
after all their financial backer(s) like the rest of us is/(are) mortal.
15. Following Bibis speech, mullah Obama
Chris Rettenmoser ,   Bayerisch Gmain Germ   (03.09.15)
gets a spanking...LOLLLL
16. 12 Israel will surprise you with her
ORA ,   JERUSALEM   (03.09.15)
ingenuity,if only G-D is on her side.Therefor,all Israelis have to do, is to keep the Tora laws.
17. To: No. 12
Sarah B ,   U.S.A. / Israel   (03.10.15)
Why would you think that Israel would restrict itself to conventional weapons to get rid of the greatest threat to civilization that has ever existed -- Iran? The world will thank us in the end.
18. @17 right! (not)
(03.10.15)
Here in Israel all of us will just put on our Ray-Ban sunglasses and take a giant step back - so as to be out of nuclear harm's way! The Ray-Ban's will protect us from the glare and the step back will protect us from the nuclear fallout...
19. #17 - In the REAL WORLD, if Israel uses nukes
spyguy ,   seattle usa   (03.10.15)
Israelt will quickly cease to exist. The world will definitely NOT thank Israel for using nukes, but severely punish Israel. Anyone that follows Sarah's ranting s will quickly regret that choice.
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