Obama Says U.S. Loses Nothing by Waiting on Iran Sanctions
Source: Bloomberg
By Margaret Talev and Terry Atlas - Nov 15, 2013
U.S. President Barack Obama argued for offering Iran modest relief on sanctions in exchange for progress on nuclear talks and urged Congress to hold off on imposing more economic penalties.
We can dial those sanctions right back up if Iran doesnt live up to an agreement, Obama said yesterday at a White House news conference. If were serious about pursuing diplomacy, then theres no need for us to add new sanctions on top of the sanctions that are already very effective and that brought them to the table in the first place.
Obama got backing today from Senator Dianne Feinstein, the California Democrat who is chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee. New sanctions at this time would not lead to a better deal, she said in a statement. It would lead to no deal at all.
I am baffled by the insistence of some senators to undermine the negotiations between world powers and Iran, she said.
Read more: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-11-15/obama-says-u-s-loses-nothing-by-waiting-on-iran-talks.html
R. Daneel Olivaw
(12,606 posts)Seemingly there are a contingent of congress critters that believe that Israel is one of their constituents.
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Cali_Democrat
(30,439 posts)Cali_Democrat
(30,439 posts)don't you realize those folks in Congress will do everything they can to undermine Obama? In fact, Obama might have been better off if he insisted the sanctions move forward, then those Republicans in Congress would do the opposite because they hate Obama so much.
Reverse psychology.
karynnj
(59,503 posts)the effort to get sanctions. I almost regret that I ever volunteered to canvas and phone bank for him -- which I did partly because of a KERRY email supporting him!
Too bad that we could not clone Kerry and keep one copy as Chair of Senate Foreign Relations!
Jansen
(105 posts)I would not be surprised if Obama had done that if the talking point was rolled out... that's a start but he's not going far enough!!!
Obama might have been better off if he insisted the sanctions move forward, then those Republicans in Congress would do the opposite because they hate Obama so much.
Reverse psychology.