Clinton: GOP Iran Letter Either Meant To Help Iranians Or Harm Obama

[DonViejo]

Source: TPM

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton slammed a group of Senate Republicans who signed a letter to Iran meant to undermine the Obama administration's efforts to strike a deal on the country's nuclear program.

"Either these senators were trying to be helpful to the Iranians or harmful to the commander in chief in the midst of high stakes international diplomacy," Clinton said Tuesday at a press conference at the United Nations. "Either answer does discredit to the letter's signatories."

Clinton's comments came a day after 47 Senate Republicans signed a letter to Iranian leaders saying a nuclear deal with the Obama administration would likely not last beyond Obama's time in office. Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) took the lead on the letter. It came as Obama officials are said to be nearing an agreement that would end economic sanctions on Iran if its nuclear program is halted.

"The president and his team are in the midst of intense negotiations. Their goal is a diplomatic solution that would close off Iran's pathways to a nuclear bomb and give us unprecedented access and insight into Iran's nuclear program," Clinton said. "Now reasonable people can disagree about what exactly it will take to accomplish this objective and we all must judge any final agreement on its merits. But the recent letter from Republican senators was out of step with those traditions of American leadership."

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[TheNutcracker]

1. It's called 'sedition'. What will Hillary or anyone do about it, now or later?????

[groundloop]

15. I'm sure Hillary will march right into the Capitol Building and arrest them

Oh wait.... she's just a private citizen now. Never Mind.

[lewebley3]

17. No Hillary should not demand anything, Obama is the President, she respects him!!

The American people need to demand this administration set up
a grand jury!!

[Marthe48]

20. Logan Act?

Fines and/or jail time? And who would get the honor or slapping the Farsi-47 down?

[lewebley3]

22. Just Start with the Ring leaders, call them in for questioning in front of their Fellow Americans

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We need to expose this deed to everyone in American, so
they know GOP party is not loyal to America

[Marthe48]

25. Yes, something like stopping McCarthyism

but more like stopping a coup

[lewebley3]

26. No, not like MCCarthyism, Like trying Stop the GOP, from more Crimes

McCarthyism, never had any facts support their claims,
We have letter of proof, logan law, and we have Cotton working
against the USA, helping our emmies

No witch hunt :, the American people need understand if GOP committed
treason, this about the law: we need to know,. before they were just awful Americans,(no law against that),
but now this more serious: their behavior could get Americans killed.

[Marthe48]

27. I was thinking of the statement

by Joseph Welch to Joseph McCarthy: "You’ve done enough. Have you no sense of decency, sir? At long last, have you left no sense of decency?"

Which was finally somebody standing up to McCarthy and ending the witch hunt. I understand the huge difference between McCarthy's search for Communists and the 47 letter. But we do need someone (Bernie Sanders made an excellent statement, for instance) to make the Republicans stop eroding our national security and our standing in the world.

[blm]

2. Most important issue of the day - PERIOD!

Glad she went there.

[DonViejo]

3. It was the second comment she made in the presser....

Her first comment was an expression of thanks to the UN for hosting the conference on women.

[blm]

4. That's appropriate. The TraitorTots issue, though, cannot be underestimated.

.

[MBS]

13. "Traitor Tots"

perfect!

[samsingh]

5. kick

[yallerdawg]

6. Now that was some real news!

The gloves are off, that was bareknuckle!

[blm]

7. STAY on this story like a laser beam.

Let the email drown the GOP in pout rage while this ramps up.

Don't let the TraitorTots get away with their sedition.

[Iliyah]

8. In the eyes of the RWers aka GOPs, no matter what she says or do will be wrong,

criminal, un-patriotic because we all know that the GOPs are your ultimate patriots who loves America unconditional - NOT.

[Scuba]

9. Great job Hillary! Thank you!

[vkkv]

10. She went rather LIGHT on them!

WTF HILLARY ??

[leftofcool]

11. Good job Hillary!

[lewebley3]

18. Agreed, Hillary, was good to stand up for Obama, we all should, with a grand jury!

This is not just about Obama, is it about treason against the United States of America,(the American people: "Us", Obama
will not always President, traitors are all Americans business, it is crime against our safety, the GOP are trying to start a war!!)
we use to shoot these people!!! George Washingon would, if he had caught Benedict Arnold,
he would have executed him.

The GOP were calling for heads of soldier that have deserted!!

American needs to know if GOP has become a fraction, working against American, in short
American's need to know from a grand jury if the GOP party can be trusted as loyal Americans.

[Orsino]

12. Good job, Madame Secretary.

That is the way a diplomat takes spoiled children to the figurative woodshed.

[MBS]

14. exactly the right thing to say. n/t

[lewebley3]

16. What we need is a grand jury,if indicted the Senators should Strand trial for Treason

If a crime has been committed the Americans need to know!!

[Wash. state Desk Jet]

19. Should be interesting to hear what jimmy Carter will have to say

As to what that letter is, I don't think Hillary is prepared to get right down to it at this time. And I have no doubt not one of those 47
senators has any real idea about just what they all have stepped into. And we still have a do nothing congress .If that letter is supposed to be a reflection of doing something than they have done nothing more than place a lame foot forward.

[groundloop]

21. yep...he knows a thing or two about outside interference with Iran

[azureblue]

23. Article Three of the U.S. Constitution

Article Three of the U.S. Constitution, Section 3, defines treason and its punishment.

Treason against the United States, shall consist only in levying War against them, or in adhering to their Enemies, giving them Aid and Comfort.

[DonCoquixote]

24. I may be frustrated with Hillary at times

But this was a good, clear, not calculated action. Good Job!

[Cha]

28. Good.. she kept it in the news! Thank you, Hillary~Mahalo Don

[Wash. state Desk Jet]

29. !

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[davidpdx]

30. I'm glad to hear her call them out

I hope some of the other former Secretaries of State under Democrats will do the same.

[lewebley3]

31. You mean out of step, most American don't usually committed treason, Your right!!

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I like your story, and I stand with Hillary: however, I think when Americans
see traitors they need to speak up, and call a spade a spade. These 47 Senators
can no longer be trusted with the American peoples lives, they want to go to war, and willing committed treason to
do it. We need a grand jury to find out about their emails and what else they are doing
to start a war. Cotton motives are clear he is owned by the defense contractors, he would
sell American lives for money.

GOP can not be Trusted!!!

[Blue Meany]

32. Maybe she should explain that she had private email because she

was the Republicans in Congress might get ahold of her sensitive foreign-policy correspondence and work to undermine her efforts or leak them to the enemy.

[greatlaurel]

33. Her statement on Teheran Tom and the Traitor Tots was spot on. She looked confident and competent

Just the opposite of the Traitor Tots.

[samsingh]

34. she is so brilliant in putting gop treachery in these terms.