No opinions here Plain Ol. Just established fact, that you and your Anti-American friends can sit around and argue about.
On Mon, Feb 2, 2015 at 3:35 PM, plainolamerican <[email protected]> wrote: > Iran is a global threat that should be intervened with. > --- > opinion noted. > > They pose a danger to their neighbors, (ask Saudi Arabia!) the region, and > the world. > --- > so does US intervention. > > > > > On Monday, February 2, 2015 at 2:00:41 PM UTC-6, KeithInTampa wrote: >> >> 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-killi >>>> ng-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-nuclea >>>> r-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]> >>>> ------------------------------ >>>> >>>> >>>> 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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