Posted on 09/19/2017 1:33:28 PM PDT by jazusamo
WASHINGTON -- The top Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee charged that President Trump's United Nations speech ripping the "embarrassment" Iran deal could have killed any chance for a peaceful solution with North Korea over its nuclear weapons program.
"The United States has great strength and patience, but if it is forced to defend itself or its allies, we will have no choice but to totally destroy North Korea. Rocket Man is on a suicide mission for himself and for his regime," Trump declared in his first address to the world body in New York.
Trump, who said Monday that he's still weighing whether the U.S. will remain party to the P5+1 nuclear deal with Iran, today called it "one of the worst and most one-sided transactions the United States has ever entered into -- frankly, that deal is an embarrassment to the United States, and I don't think you've heard the last of it, believe me.
As Iran's representatives looked on, Trump said it's "far past time for the nations of the world to confront another reckless regime, one that speaks openly of mass murder, vowing death to America, destruction to Israel and ruin for many leaders and nations in this room."
In a statement issued quickly after the speech, Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) stressed that while "the goals of the United Nations are to foster peace and promote global cooperation, today the president used it as a stage to threaten war."
He missed an opportunity to present any positive actions the UN could take with respect to North Korea, and he launched a diatribe against Iran, again offering no pathway forward," Feinstein said. By suggesting he would revisit and possibly cancel the Iran nuclear agreement, he greatly escalated the danger we face from both Iran and North Korea. What nation would negotiate with the United States when the agreements we reach with other countries are so easily undermined?"
Trumps bombastic threat to destroy North Korea and his refusal to present any positive pathways forward on the many global challenges we face are severe disappointments. He aims to unify the world through tactics of intimidation, but in reality he only further isolates the United States."
House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) criticized the speech's foreign policy approach for being "transactional," arguing "it ought to be based on a long-term vision for achieving our interests by supporting democracy, human rights, and opportunity."
"America cannot be strong if it is not respected. I wish the president had used his platform at the United Nations to rally the world to common action against the challenges of terrorism, nuclear proliferation, ethnic violence, poverty, and climate change," Hoyer said. "Unfortunately, he offered only his trademark bluster and grandstanding, which will do little to make America or our world any safer."
Not all reaction from Capitol Hill was critical:
! "It's about time somebody talked turkey on that little bastard over there." -- Orrin Hatch on Trump's UN speech about NK/Rocket Man
This once again is the art of the deal.
Iran and N. Korea and any other two bit nation, has to think, is he bluffing? And they won’t know until he’s tested.
...oh, it said DiFi is nuts.
Never mind.
Perhaps DiFi and Pelousi will share a room in the Alzheimer’s Wing of the National Nursing Home soon?
The Dem butt hurt is glorious to watch.
and moist assuredly the nightly fake news.
Ha Ha, DiFi! But when these nation’s leaders threaten us, nary a peep is heard from you!
Do not take counsel of your fears.... General George Patton
I must not fear.
Fear is the mind-killer.
Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration.
I will face my fear.
I will permit it to pass over me and through me.
And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path.
Where the fear has gone there will be nothing.
Only I will remain.....Bene Gesserit mantra
The weakened old lady is frightened and can’t handle her fear. The California girl is no more
di fi, get off your knees. You are done servicing the bearded hatemonger, and the short, fat rocket man. We know you love communist and m*slim dictators, but come on! these two are a danger to the world.
Best, and most important part of today's speech, IMO.
Bump!
The Norks just detonated a powerful hydrogen bomb and are launching Icbms at will while saying they are going to reduce the US to ashes! And finestein says we are escalating!!!!!! So are we supposed to let kim boy nuke sf, la, Chicago, Dallas , or DC and then have a UN meeting deciding what to do....then issue an utmost sternly worded letter. No one in their right mind wants war but sometimes a dangerous bully must be dealt with...
well let’s see...
Iran has been threatening to destroy its Great Satan (that’s us, folks, in case you were wondering)...
for Years, and Obama has enabled them to acquire ICBMs and nuclear bombs, plus Iran has named the first half-dozen big American cities it intends to nuke, destroy
and North Korea now has H bombs and ICBMs well under development, too... and routinely threatens to attack USA
note that DiFi’s home town of San Fransicko is on both Iran’s and NK’s destuction lists
hum... maybe ... its a good idea ... okay DiFi, you keep fronting for Iran and North Korea, you keep telling
Americans they are no threat to us
at least until they clean up San Fransicko
saves the rest of us the expense of a big urban renewal job
To liberals the whole world is on tenterhooks ready to rage at the least perceived slight and righteously so. Liberals see themselves as the only human beings capable of rational thought and action. It is elitism to the tenth power.
North Korea has said it intends reduce the US to ashes with its thermonuclear weapons despite no provocation from the US
It has backed up its threats with the detonation of a thermonuclear device supposedly beyond NK technology and six ballistic missile tests to show the world its serious
Trumps response is actually very moderate because if NK attacks America with a nuke missile, the American people will demand Trump wipe NK off the face of the earth
Stupid Feinstein! The United Nations is the problem, fostering atrocities around the world. Like the wolf guarding the henhouse, the UN is setting the stage for muslims to pillage, burn and murder the rest of humanity. President Trump is our salvation and is a voice of reason against a Congress of appeasers.
Trump greatly reduced the threats from NK and Iran. He set their bullying tactics back on their heels. Feinstein is an Orwellian idiot.
emotionally unstable is not a subset of the Left. It is a universal characteristic of the Left.
They get up in the morning looking for ways to disrupt President Trump....his speech to the UN was the first time that organization has ever had someone talk as a father would to a son, tough and honest, it was excellent. Feinstein is on shaky ground with her failing state...she certainly has obeyed US Constitutional Law...what a joke...California is a failed state...I expect DiFi is failing with it.
Argentina never threatened residents of the Falklands with nukes.
Absolutely! After watching the full video of his speech I felt the same.
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