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| White House Warns Congress Opposing Iran Deal Could Lead to War |
| 2013-11-13 |
| [An Nahar] The White House warned U.S. politicians Tuesday that tightening sanctions on Iran could box America into a "march to war" and derail a diplomatic push to limit Tehran's atomic program. The warning marked a significant toughening of President Barack Obama I think when you spread the wealth around, it's good for everybody... 's stance towards skeptical U.S. politicians as he prepares to resume high-stakes nuclear diplomacy with Iran later this month. "The American people do not want a march to war," White House front man Jay Carney told news hounds. Obama has vowed he will not allow Iran to develop a nuclear weapon, but last week intense negotiations between Iran and six world powers failed to reach an interim deal to halt its program. This setback fueled skepticism in Congress about the administration's plans to freeze planned new economic sanctions. Secretary of State John F. I was in Vietnam, you knowKerry Former Senator-for-Life from Massachussetts, self-defined war hero, speaker of French, owner of a lucky hat,conqueror of Cambodia, and current Secretary of State... heads to Capitol Hill on Wednesday to make the case for continued diplomacy. Meanwhile, ...back at the the conspirators' cleverly concealed hideout Montefiore's foot was still stuck in the tree roots and the hound had completely soaked his uniform with slobber... the White House prepared the ground by warning that limiting Obama's scope to negotiate could leave him little option but a recourse to military force against Tehran's nuclear operations. Key senators, some responding to Israel's denunciation of the proposed agreement, are framing plans to stiffen sanctions or to curtail Obama's power to ease current measures. But the White House implicitly warned that new sanctions could embolden hardliners in Tehran who oppose talks, and force Obama to begin preparations for military action. Carney said Americans "justifiably and understandably prefer a peaceful solution that prevents Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon, and this agreement, if it's achieved, has the potential to do that. "The alternative is military action," Carney warned. "It is important to understand that if pursuing a resolution diplomatically is disallowed or ruled out, what options then do we and our allies have to prevent Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon?" White House aides privately say that once war-weary Americans understand the alternative to a deal with Iran means another Middle East conflict, they will will warm to Obama's approach. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #12 ...IMHO, W-war is coming - it's in the cards. The only questions are (1) When (I'm guessing within 10 years, more likely 5-to-7); and (2) How successful the Donks will be in finding a way to push it as a 'Pub responsibility... |
| Posted by: Uncle Phester 2013-11-13 19:22 |
| #11 Methinks the esteemed Mr. Secretary has his eyes on 2016. Oh pls, pls, pls, pls, pls, pls. AllahPundit would kill for pictures of Jawn making pancakes. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2013-11-13 17:34 |
| #10 Well, our esteemed sauciere d'eta was busy drinking sake and photo bombing our new ambassador to Japan. |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2013-11-13 15:44 |
| #9 Peace in our time. |
| Posted by: Ebbang Uluque6305 2013-11-13 15:39 |
| #8 John F. Kerry in his stentorian voice reassuringly said "we are neither blind nor stupid" Methinks the esteemed Mr. Secretary has his eyes on 2016. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2013-11-13 13:34 |
| #7 Yeah, but Arak won't be able to make plutonium for a couple of years, so it can wait until after Champ's next election. Gotta get the Legacy thing goin'! |
| Posted by: Bobby 2013-11-13 12:46 |
| #6 Sticking point appears to be Iran's heavy water reactor at Arak. The White House, along with the rest of the Euros (outside of the French) thinks it's something that can be dealt with later. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2013-11-13 10:54 |
| #5 "You were given the choice between war and dishonor. You chose dishonor and you will have war." - Churchill |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2013-11-13 10:30 |
| #4 Obama's toughening reminds me of Neville Chamberlain appeasement policy (Munich Agreement, 1938) with Adolph Hitler. The appeasement policy culminated in WWII. But not to worry, John F. Kerry in his stentorian voice reassuringly said "we are neither blind nor stupid" (Lesser voices in the peanut gallery here expressed some doubt). Meanwhile, Bibi Netanyahu, who lives in a very tough neighborhood, said the Iran deal is a very bad deal. Many in the U.S. have been distracted by shiny objects as they try to sign up for "pig-in-a-poke" healthcare insurance policies. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2013-11-13 09:00 |
| #3 Obama's still searching for a war he can start. |
| Posted by: Redneck Jim 2013-11-13 08:47 |
| #2 OTOH TOPIX, WORLD NEWS > HAGEL: PENTAGON FACES UPEAVAL WITH 2014 SEQUESTER CUTS. and * SAME > [GOP Sen. Lindsey] GRAHAM: PROLONGED SEQUESTRATION WILL BREAK US MILITARY + NATIONAL SECURITY. By extens to also include breaking US GLOBAL/ GEOPOL SECURITY = US-LED WORLD ORDER. As illustrated by ... * ATLAS SHRUGS > "WE WILL BLEED YOU [USA] TO DEATH": BRITISH JIHADIS DESCRIBE THEIR AIMS FOR AMERICA AFTER SYRIA FIGHT. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2013-11-13 00:44 |
| #1 Unilateral milaction by Israel aside, Baby Assad + Iran are effec safe thru next Summer or EOY Fall 2014. That means the ball is in CHINA's court + Ambassador Caroline Kennedy as per preventing China-versus-Japan, Everybody East-South Asia wide military conflict, which Perts believe could easily rise to the level of NUCLEAR WAR, ESPEC LIMITED NUCLEAR WAR OR LIMITED TACTICAL NUCLEAR WAR. * WORLD MILITARY FORUM > PLA DONGFENG 21D ANTI-CARRIER ASBM CAN COVER MOST OF WESTPAC [Western Pacific], BUT CANNOT YET HIT STRIKE US BASE ON GUAM. * SAME > POLARIZED WORLD IS INEVITABLE: SCHOLAR [Yan Xuetong] SAYS TWO SUPERPOWERS WILL APPEAR IN THE WORLD IN YEAR 2023, OF WHICH CHINA WILL BE ONE + US LIKELY(???) TO BE THE OTHER. * SAME > US WORRIES ABOUT REPORTS OF CHINA HEAVY/STRATEGIC BOMBER THAT CAN HIT GUAM + HAWAII. Espec via much-improved LR ALCMS. * SAME > EXPERTS: PLA SUBMARINES TO DEVELOP THE LONG-RANGE CAPABILITY TO TRANSPORT ELITE COMMANDO UNITS + EQUIPMENT AFTER 2015. Reminds me of 1980', 1990's "ITS CALLED THE OSCAR-CLASS". |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2013-11-13 00:37 |