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2006-03-16 Syria-Lebanon-Iran
White House opposes Iran sanctions bill
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Posted by Steve White 2006-03-16 00:11|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07]  Top

#1 Some creative ideas are starting to emerge, it appears. This one certainly presents some risks-especially economic ones-but I'm glad to see that we're not in the mindset that we must immediately choose between pushing UN sanctions and attacking Iran militarily (with no allied backing except Israel). I'd like to hear this bill fleshed out and hope even more ideas emerge.

Now I have to come back to reality, though-we all must. Even if this bill passed, how long before its effects were felt; and would those effects in any way prevent Iran from realizing its nuclear dream? And what of Iran's statements about Israel? Do we have that much faith that Iran won't act on its declaration to wipe Israel off the map? Do we have that much faith that even an Iran without Ahmedinejad would desire anything different?
Posted by Jules 2006-03-16 01:06||   2006-03-16 01:06|| Front Page Top

#2 My opinion:
$5 will get you $50 that the only people who will be hurt by economic actions of any type would be Joe Persian. The Mullahs have cash running out their ears, total control when and where they want it, and 50+ countries who'd kill their mother to sell them anything they think they can get away with - for cash on the barrel-head.

In fact, only one thing will stop the Mullahs - regime change - and that's the ugly truth. You have to play with the hand actually dealt, not the one you wish you had.
Posted by Glert Thetch2165 2006-03-16 01:41||   2006-03-16 01:41|| Front Page Top

#3 Sanctions are a waste of time, paper, and ink. All these regimes are liars and cheats, it's the culture. And, it seems, the culture of some major European powers that are willing to enable regimes like Iran for 30 pieces of silver.

Glert is right on the mark. Nothing will stop the march of the M²s to nuclear holocaust except regime change. This whole thing is going to get a lot uglier before it gets better. the M²s don't give a rat's behind for their people---they will use them to achieve their ends. Look at the many thousands that they threw away against their war with Sammy.
Posted by Alaska Paul">Alaska Paul  2006-03-16 10:39||   2006-03-16 10:39|| Front Page Top

#4 Must be an election year.
Posted by GK 2006-03-16 10:43||   2006-03-16 10:43|| Front Page Top

#5 Well, Generals Ros-Lehtinen and Lantos say...
Posted by Glert Thetch2165 2006-03-16 10:49||   2006-03-16 10:49|| Front Page Top

#6 The Congress likes to think they are taking action. Duh, wouldn't it be smart to work with the administration and the state department and furnish what they need to deal with Iran ?
This is a clue to what's wrong with our CIA and border patrol and port security and state department and tax system and property rights and energy plans and health care and social security and on and on.
Posted by wxjames 2006-03-16 16:45||   2006-03-16 16:45|| Front Page Top

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