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applegrove

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Thu Jan 22, 2015, 06:15 PM Jan 2015

Obama Warns Lawmakers: Stay Away From Iran Talks

Obama Warns Lawmakers: Stay Away From Iran Talks

by Ali Watkins at the Huffington Post

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/01/20/iran-congress-nuclear_n_6512452.html

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WASHINGTON -- President Obama warned lawmakers in his State of the Union address on Tuesday against interfering with his administration's nuclear negotiations with Iran, promising to veto any new sanctions legislation that makes it to his desk.

“New sanctions passed by this Congress, at this moment in time, will all but guarantee that diplomacy fails  -- alienating America from its allies and ensuring that Iran starts up its nuclear program again,” Obama said. “It doesn’t make sense. That is why I will veto any new sanctions bill that threatens to undo this progress.”

The warnings come as the newly-minted GOP majority rallies support for new Iran legislation. Among the proposals are a measure that would threaten new sanctions against Tehran should negotiators fail to reach a nuclear agreement, and a separate measure that would guarantee Congress an up-or-down vote on any deal that’s struck.

But Obama also said he was not overly optimistic that a deal would be reached.



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Obama Warns Lawmakers: Stay Away From Iran Talks (Original Post) applegrove Jan 2015 OP
And the Neo-Cons beat the Drums of War. Wellstone ruled Jan 2015 #1
 

Wellstone ruled

(34,661 posts)
1. And the Neo-Cons beat the Drums of War.
Thu Jan 22, 2015, 06:51 PM
Jan 2015

Bomb Bomb Iran,what the F___. Noticed the Military Industrial Complex wants a jobs program. This is part and parcel of the 2016 Rethug campaign and that's the bottom line.

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