Posted on 09/11/2015 7:47:32 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
Congress is finally having its say on the Iran deal. It will be an elaborate charade, however, because, having first gone to the U.N., President Obama has largely drained congressional action of relevance. At the Security Council, he pushed through a resolution ratifying the deal, thus officially committing the United States as a nation to its implementation — in advance of any congressional action.
The resolution abolishes the entire legal framework, built over a decade, underlying the international sanctions against Iran. A few months from now, they will be gone.
The script is already written: The International Atomic Energy Agency, relying on Iran’s self-inspection (!) of its most sensitive nuclear facility, will declare Iran in compliance. The agreement then goes into effect and Iran’s nuclear program is officially deemed peaceful.
Sanctions are lifted. The mullahs receive $100 billion of frozen assets as a signing bonus. Iran begins reaping the economic bonanza, tripling its oil exports and welcoming a stampede of foreign companies back into the country.
It is all precooked. Last month, Britain’s foreign secretary traveled to Tehran with an impressive delegation of British companies ready to deal. He was late, however. The Italian and French foreign ministers had already been there, accompanied by their own hungry businessmen and oil companies. Iran is back in business.
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He did not swindle Americans. Just the GOPe.
"Constitutiona decency"? From a man who shreds new articles of the Constitution every day? From the guy who called it a "Charter of negative liberties"?
Right.
THE GOPE DID THIS TO THEMSELVES - they have no one other to blame.
I would love to see the next president, assuming he/she is Republican, to say that this deal is null and void. Reason being, because it was not ratified as a treaty. A treaty ratification requires a 2/3 affirmative vote of the Senate to be legally binding.
I question how this deal with Iran is officially a treaty, and how it is legally binding.
Krauthammer is a big part of the GOPe problem.
If Obama's word is no good, then neither are his "agreements".
Quit making gentleman's agreements with him. He's a liar and a swindler.
Blame? Why it was pre-planned complicity on the part of the GOPe!
They did it to us, too. Damn them to Hell.
The Beltway Elites control Congress no matter what party label is on the majority at the moment.
No he didn’t swindle them, they look to be willing accomplices!
“How Obama Swindled Americans on Iran”
Mitch McConnell
The clueless masses.
Don’t just blame Obama, he has millions of supporters that tout this agreement as his wonderful legacy of peace and prosperity in our time.
I agree with you that America will never recover her freedom and wealth. I used to laugh at folks that said the UN’s goal was to level all First World Nations with refugees. I’ve got egg on my face for sure.
When war breaks out, the “Progressives” cunningly will call upon us to defend this nation. But look around, what’s left to defend?
Most people don't like to beat their heads against the wall because it hurts. But some like to beat their heads against the wall because it feels so good when they stop.
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