"how much do you think we can get the Ayatollah to kick us back on the $150B grant we're sending him if we can get this deal nailed down so they can get their bomb"?
Posted on 08/07/2015 3:40:10 AM PDT by Dave346
HANOI, Vietnam — US Secretary of State John Kerry said Friday he “profoundly disagrees” with the reasoning behind decisions by two prominent Democratic lawmakers to vote against the nuclear deal he negotiated with Iran.
Speaking in the Vietnamese capital, Kerry said the facts do not bear out the arguments made by the Senate’s No. 3 Democrat Chuck Schumer, and the ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Eliot Engel. He said he respects the right of lawmakers to make their own decisions about the merits of the deal, but said rejection does not offer any alternative than a drumbeat to conflict.
Schumer and Engel, both from New York, announced Thursday that they would oppose the deal. Schumer is the first Democratic senator to say he will vote no on the deal, which would curb Iran’s nuclear program in exchange for billions of dollars in relief from crippling sanctions.
Schumer complained that the pact does not allow inspections “anywhere, anytime” and that the United States cannot demand inspections unilaterally.
Schumer said in a statement that “after deep study, careful thought and considerable soul-searching, I have decided I must oppose the agreement and will vote yes on a motion of disapproval,” adding that he would make an effort to persuade his fellow lawmakers to oppose the deal.
Engel, the most senior Democrat on the US House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee, also announced on Thursday he would oppose the accord.
“The answers I’ve received simply don’t convince me that this deal will keep a nuclear weapon out of Iran’s hands, and may in fact strengthen Iran’s position as a destabilizing and destructive influence across the Middle East,” Engel said, according to Reuters.
Kerry said he has great respect for both Engel and Schumer, and called Schumer a friend, noting he served with him in the Senate.
“I obviously profoundly disagree with the judgements made,” Kerry said. He said that with 25 years of uranium tracking, “it is physically impossible to build a bomb.”
“It’s a question of eliminating options in a realistic way,” he added. “I would respectfully suggest that rejection is not a policy for the future, it does not offer any alternative.”
Kerry said that if the deal is rejected, “there will be a hue and cry about Iran’s continued activity and that will lead people to put pressure on military action since the United States would have walked away from the diplomatic solution.”
Didn’t they say they didn’t need Congress as this isn’t a treaty? Why do they care what Congressmen think?
Schumer has finally taken a stand against the destruction of America. Good for him.
Schumer has finally taken a stand against the destruction of America.
Profoundly is in frankenstiens vocabulary?
I can guarantee that he has heard from the people he represents If he wants to win his next election he had to stick with Israel on this issue.
Chuck Schumer Explodes as 60 Jewish leaders Look On
He knows the game's up for him if he votes with Obama on this thing.
Ok, so they lose one democratic Senator on the deal If we were talking five to ten, it might mean something.
Schumer is to Israel what Pauly Shore is to comedy: he pays pathetic lipservice to the concept, but only a robot would believe he truly cares about Israel.
"how much do you think we can get the Ayatollah to kick us back on the $150B grant we're sending him if we can get this deal nailed down so they can get their bomb"?
Kerry said with 25 years of uranium tracking, “it is physically impossible to build a bomb.”
What’s profound is the consequences of Kerry’s stupidity.
Perhaps they’ll just buy 10 bombs from Pakistan with the $150 billion we’re giving them.
How ironic that Kerry was in Hanoi. Were there any references to Ghengis Khan?
Tear this treaty apart. Tear everything the pretender has built into shreds. This next election, I don’t want a president, I want a wrecking ball and I want him to destroy everything the democrat bastards have dreamed of these past disastrous 6.5 years.
Lurch’s old stomping ground...
I saw what they did there. Good one.
crappola,
Schumer needs them Jews for their donations.
he throws Israel down Obammy’s sewer and there goes his money support.
and maybe Pollard's release was conditional....
I could be wrong but chances are that they dont have the votes to overturn the iran deal, and schumer was given the go ahead to vote against the deal so that he can protect and save his political hide. This way he can go back to his constituents and say something along the lines of, “hey, I tried. I voted against it”. This would explain why he took so long to announce his intentions. And kerry is playing along, pretending to be upset by schumers “decision”.
Obama wants another Peace prize no matter how many people die.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.