Iran is a global threat that should be intervened with. They pose a danger to their neighbors, (ask Saudi Arabia!) the region, and the world.
Plain Ol's Anti-American remark is.....Typical. On Mon, Feb 2, 2015 at 2:31 PM, plainolamerican <[email protected]> wrote: > “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. 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