“Iran Has Been Killing Americans For More Than Three Decades” --- US intervention comes with a cost.
On Saturday, January 31, 2015 at 6:10:14 AM UTC-6, Travis wrote: > > > > > > > And Muslims have been killing Americans since the founding of the country. > > > > B > > > > > > > > > http://www.thetower.org/1575-u-s-senator-iran-has-been-killing-americans-for-more-than-three-decades/ > U.S. Senator: “Iran Has Been Killing Americans For More Than Three Decades” > > [image: FeaturedImage_2015-01-30_112926_YouTube_Sen_Tom_Cotton] > > Sen. Tom Cotton (R – Ark.) presented an overview of Iran’s record in > targeting the United States and its citizens in an *op-ed* > <http://www.wsj.com/articles/tom-cotton-as-the-iranian-nuclear-talks-drag-on-congress-must-act-1422577455> > > published today in *The Wall Street Journal* (Google *link* > <http://As%20the%20Iranian%20Nuclear%20Talks%20Drag%20On,%20Congress%20Must%20Act>). > > After writing that “Iran has been killing Americans for more than three > decades,” Cotton offered some examples. > > In 1983 Iran helped finance and direct the bombing of the U.S. Embassy and > Marine barracks in Beirut, killing hundreds of American military, > diplomatic and intelligence personnel. Iran has also been implicated in the > 1996 Khobar Tower bombings, which killed 19 American troops stationed in > Saudi Arabia. > > More recently and personally for me, Iran has been responsible for the > killing and maiming of thousands of American troops in Iraq and > Afghanistan. During my tour in Baghdad leading an infantry platoon, Iran > supplied the most advanced, most lethal roadside bombs used against > coalition forces. My soldiers and I knew that Iranian-supplied bombs were > the one thing our armored vehicles couldn’t withstand. All we could do was > hope it wasn’t our day to hit one. My platoon was lucky; too many others > were not. > > Cotton also referenced Iran’s support for terror, noting that the State > Department described it as the “the worst state sponsor of terrorism.” > > —\ > > As the Iranian Nuclear Talks Drag On, Congress Must Act > Two essential requirements: congressional approval of any deal and new > sanctions if the negotiations fail. > > By TOM COTTON > Jan. 29, 2015 7:24 p.m. ET > > http://www.wsj.com/articles/tom-cotton-as-the-iranian-nuclear-talks-drag-on-congress-must-act-1422577455 > > > A nuclear-capable Iran is the gravest threat facing America today. The > Obama administration’s nuclear negotiations with Iran, the so-called P5+1 > talks, were supposed to stop Iran’s rush to a nuclear bomb. Regrettably, > what began as an unwise gamble has descended into a dangerous series of > unending concessions, which is why the time has come for Congress to act. > > Our negotiating “partner,” Iran, is not a rational or peaceful actor; it > is a radical, Islamist tyranny whose constitution explicitly calls for > jihad. Iran’s ayatollahs have honored the call: Iran has been killing > Americans for more than three decades. > > In 1983 Iran helped finance and direct the bombing of the U.S. Embassy and > Marine barracks in Beirut, killing hundreds of American military, > diplomatic and intelligence personnel. Iran has also been implicated in the > 1996 Khobar Tower bombings, which killed 19 American troops stationed in > Saudi Arabia. > > More recently and personally for me, Iran has been responsible for the > killing and maiming of thousands of American troops in Iraq and > Afghanistan. During my tour in Baghdad leading an infantry platoon, > Iran supplied the most advanced, most lethal roadside bombs used against > coalition forces. My soldiers and I knew that Iranian-supplied bombs were > the one thing our armored vehicles couldn’t withstand. All we could do was > hope it wasn’t our day to hit one. My platoon was lucky; too many others > were not. > > Iran also continues to terrorize the civilized world. It is the worst > state sponsor of terrorism on the planet, according to President Obama’s > State Department. Iran is a lead financier and arms supplier of > Hamas, Hezbollah and Palestinian Islamic Jihad, terrorist organizations > dedicated to destroying Israel. Iran and its proxies also have a nasty > habit of blowing up Jews around the world, from Argentina to Bulgaria to > Israel. > > Consider, too, what has happened in the past few weeks. Iranian-aligned > Shiite militants have seized the capital of Yemen. Iran continues to prop > up Bashar Assad ’s outlaw regime in Syria. An Iranian general > was discovered near Israel’s border preparing offensive operations with > Hezbollah against Israel—fortunately, he was discovered by an Israeli > missile. Iran signed a new defense pact with Russia. And Iran proceeded > with a sham prosecution against an American journalist held hostage there. > > President Obama, citing the sensitivity of nuclear negotiations and Iran’s > continuing participation, has asked Congress to postpone new legislation > dealing with the Iranian threat. One has to ask: If this is the cooperation > that our forbearance has achieved, can America afford any more cooperation > from Iran? > > The answer is no. It is the nature of Iran’s regime to kill Americans, > export terror, destabilize the Middle East and foment world-wide Islamic > revolution. If Iran commits these crimes against the West now, imagine > what Iran would do with a nuclear umbrella. > > Yet the nuclear negotiations have become an endless series of concessions > to Iran. As it stands, American negotiators have conceded to Iran the right > to enrich uranium, for which Iran has no legitimate need, much less a > right. The negotiators have also conceded to Iran its plutonium-producing > reactor and possession or development of thousands of advanced centrifuges. > Nor are the negotiators even addressing Iran’s ballistic-missile program. > In return, Iran has received billions of dollars in sanctions relief. > > To end this appeasement, the Senate Banking Committee on Thursday approved > legislation that would impose new conditional and prospective sanctions on > Iran if nuclear negotiations fail. The proposed legislation also calls for > congressional approval of any nuclear agreement. It would have been > preferable never to have eased the economic sanctions on Iran to begin > with, but 20 months of negotiations is more than enough time for a process > that Secretary of State John Kerry once predicted would take three to six > months. > > Many Senate Democrats oppose the proposed legislation, agreeing with > President Obama that it might cause Iran to “walk away” from negotiations. > Yet sanctions brought Iran to the table in the first place. The threat > of future sanctions would cause the Iranians to walk away only if that is > what they planned to do all along. The regime in Tehran could easily avoid > new sanctions by making a deal. > > Perhaps the Obama administration isn’t so much worried about the > ayatollahs’ delicate sensibilities as it is focused on avoiding any > deadline for itself or congressional review of its actions. This makes > congressional action all the more necessary. Congress must protect America > from a bad deal—anything less than Iran’s complete nuclear disarmament. The > U.S. cannot live with a nuclear Iran, whether it is achieved with a > formal agreement or in slow motion through endless negotiations. > > Some Senate Democrats claim to share the goal of stopping a nuclear-armed > Iran. They will now have their chance to prove it when this new legislation > comes to the Senate floor in a few weeks. > > Mr. Cotton, a Republican, is a U.S. Senator from Arkansas and a member of > the Senate Banking and Intelligence committees. > > > > > > > __._,_.___ > ------------------------------ > Posted by: "beowulf" <[email protected] <javascript:>> > ------------------------------ > > > Visit Your Group > <https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/grendelreport/info;_ylc=X3oDMTJmZTlmamQ5BF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzIwMTk0ODA2BGdycHNwSWQDMTcwNTMyMzY2NwRzZWMDdnRsBHNsawN2Z2hwBHN0aW1lAzE0MjI2NTE2Mzk-> > > > - New Members > > <https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/grendelreport/members/all;_ylc=X3oDMTJndnRxNmthBF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzIwMTk0ODA2BGdycHNwSWQDMTcwNTMyMzY2NwRzZWMDdnRsBHNsawN2bWJycwRzdGltZQMxNDIyNjUxNjM5> > > 1 > > [image: Yahoo! 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