No opinions here Plain Ol. Just established fact --- just your opinion. In March 2005, former U.S. Attorney General Ramsey Clark, British MP George Galloway, former UN Assistant Secretary-General Dennis Halliday, former First Lady of Greece Margarita Papandreou, Bishop Thomas Gumbleton and others launched an international grassroots campaign called Stop War on Iran.[4] <http://www.StopWarOnIran.org>
On November 2, 2007, Jim Webb <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Webb> and 29 other United States senators <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Senate> sent a letter to President George W. Bush <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_W._Bush> stating that "no congressional authority exists for unilateral military action against Iran", that "the Senate vote on September 26, 2007 on an amendment to the FY 2008 National Defense Authorization Act ... should in no way be interpreted as a predicate for the use of military force in Iran" and "that offensive military action should not be taken against Iran without the express consent of Congress."[118] <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opposition_to_military_action_against_Iran#cite_note-senators_nowar-118> On April 12, 2006, the political group <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_group> MoveOn <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MoveOn>, which organises and informs an online community <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Online_community> estimated at 3 million people, called on its supporters to lobby the United States Congress <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Congress> to prevent US president George W. Bush <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_W._Bush> from attacking Iran.[130] <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opposition_to_military_action_against_Iran#cite_note-zmagsolomon_moveon-130> In February 2007, ex-supreme NATO <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NATO> Commander, US General and 2004 presidential candidate Wesley Clark <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wesley_Clark> founded the website StopIranWar.com <http://www.stopiranwar.com>, which advocates against an attack on Iran.[131] <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opposition_to_military_action_against_Iran#cite_note-131> <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opposition_to_military_action_against_Iran#cite_note-131> On Monday, February 2, 2015 at 2:41:55 PM UTC-6, KeithInTampa wrote: > > 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] > <javascript:>> 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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