Senate passes Iran sanctions bill

[oberliner]

Source: CNN

(CNN) -- The U.S. Senate unanimously voted to tighten sanctions on Iran on Monday, three days after a dispute over including the threat of American force stalled the legislation.

The new sanctions would target Iran's oil and banking industries, as well as other sectors. The measure passed the Senate on a voice vote Monday evening, two days before a new round of talks between Iran and leading U.N. members in Baghdad.

"Today the Senate has showed we can still act in a bipartisan way on important priorities," said Sen. Tim Johnson, D-South Dakota, the chairman of the Senate banking committee.

Passage came after senators agreed to add language warning that military force would be an option available to the United States if Iran seeks to build a nuclear weapon. But the measure also states that nothing in the legislation authorizes military action.

Read more: http://www.cnn.com/2012/05/21/politics/senate-iran/index.html

[arcane1]

1. "we can still act in a bipartisan way if we use the voice vote" n/

[may3rd]

2. Sanctions don't work

this will only hurt the common people no matter how the spin is sold

[bananas]

3. Sanctions do work

They don't always work, but they should be given a fair chance before taking more extreme measures.

One example of many:

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disinvestment_from_South_Africa

Disinvestment (or divestment) from South
Africa was first advocated in the 1960s, in
protest of South Africa's system of Apartheid ,
but was not implemented on a significant
scale until the mid 1980s. The disinvestment
campaign, after being realized in federal
legislation enacted in 1986 by the United
States, is credited[2] as pressuring the South
African Government to embark on
negotiations ultimately leading to the
dismantling of the apartheid system.

[cstanleytech]

4. They can work but only if they have near worldwide support to do so which

is why the ones on Cuba have largely been a failure because other nations still trade and do business with them.

[Arctic Dave]

5. When it comes to more hostilities towards other countries they can always come together.

Anything of importance to you they don't give two shits about.

[lib2DaBone]

6. Shouldn't Senate be working on JOBS for America?

A strong job market means a strong America.

Senate is COMPLETELY lost!