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| The Sanctions Blowback From the EU Begins |
| 2017-07-30 |
| h/t Instapundit [AmericanInterest] Yesterday, the Senate voted 98-2 to impose punitive sanctions on Russia and limit the President’s ability to remove them without Congressional review. That vote--the culmination of a lengthy process that saw the sanctions initially approved in the Senate, then held up in the House, and later rewritten after substantial objections--now clears the way for the bill to proceed to the President’s desk. If all goes as planned, President Trump is expected to grit his teeth and sign the bill; even in the unlikely event of a veto, the strong bipartisan support for the sanctions should be enough to override it into law anyway. |
| Posted by:g(r)omgoru |
| #7 Nations don't have friends, they only have "interests". |
| Posted by: Ulains Thuque6389 2017-07-30 23:30 |
| #6 The fact Russia isn't a friend, isn't a good reason to turn it into an enemy. |
| Posted by: phil_b 2017-07-30 18:11 |
| #5 I prefer war hero politicians who don't have brain tumors. |
| Posted by: jpal 2017-07-30 18:06 |
| #4 McCainiac scores again. There is a large contingent of the Beltway party that wants to prove their manhood by fighting the Russians. |
| Posted by: AlanC 2017-07-30 15:20 |
| #3 Veto it. Make them vote to override it. |
| Posted by: Thaviger Barnsmell2150 2017-07-30 14:46 |
| #2 What has Russia done that China hasn't? |
| Posted by: Abu Uluque 2017-07-30 14:35 |
| #1 Good job Congress on pushing Germany and Russia closer together. That always ends well. But hey, at least you got to throw a hissy fit. And it's all about teh Feelz, amirite? |
| Posted by: charger 2017-07-30 13:53 |