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| White House opposed new Iran sanctions |
| 2012-12-01 |
| The White House announced its opposition to a new round of Iran sanctions that the Senate unanimously approved Friday, in the latest instance of Congress pushing for more aggressive punitive measures on Iran than the administration deems prudent. On Thursday, Sens. Robert Menendez (D-NJ) and Mark Kirk (R-IL) introduced the amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act, which the Senate passed 94-0. The new legislative language would blacklist Iran's energy, port, shipping, and shipbuilding sectors, while also placing new restrictions on Iran's ability to get insurance for all these industries. The legislation would also vastly expand U.S. support for human rights inside Iran and impose new sanctions on Iranians who divert humanitarian assistance from its intended purpose. "The window is closing. The time for the waiting game is over," Menendez said on the Senate floor Thursday night. "Yes, our sanctions are having a demonstrable effect on the Iranian economy, but Iran is still working just as hard to develop nuclear weapons." But the White House told several Senate offices Thursday evening that the administration was opposed to the amendment. National Security Spokesman Tommy Vietor sent The Cable the administration's official position, explaining the White House's view the sanctions aren't needed and aren't helpful at this time. |
| Posted by:tipper |
| #8 "Who are these..economicis you speak of?" |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2012-12-01 16:15 |
| #7 a treatise on economics And which one was that, exactly? Das Kapital? |
| Posted by: SteveS 2012-12-01 14:38 |
| #6 “The most extraordinary thing about him is how normal he is. (President Obama) will read Foreign Policy magazine, a treatise on economics, and Sports Illustrated.” —David Axelrod |
| Posted by: Pappy 2012-12-01 14:26 |
| #5 Could cut into Susan Rice's portfolio? |
| Posted by: Frank G 2012-12-01 13:46 |
| #4 Not in line with the Valarie Jarret approved foreign policy of speaking loud, doing nothing, and issuing denials afterward. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2012-12-01 12:26 |
| #3 You may have noticed, the Champ is categorically opposed to nearly anything coming out of the congress. Dictatorships and totalitarian regimes don't require legislative branches of government, dictators are the government. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2012-12-01 11:31 |
| #2 So new sanctions aren't needed and aren't helpful at this time? Does this mean that Zero is planning the only thing that is needed and would be helpful: a military strike? |
| Posted by: Rambler in Virginia 2012-12-01 11:24 |
| #1 94-0, and Zero wants to fight it? Isn't that the same vote as his one and only budget? |
| Posted by: Bobby 2012-12-01 11:01 |