Scott Walker 'Absolutely' Would 'Disown' US Nuclear Deal With Iran

[DonViejo]

Source: TPM

Add Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (R) to the list of Republicans voicing strong opposition to any deal the US would come to with Iran over its nuclear weapons program.

"Absolutely," Walker said in response to a question on Hugh Hewitt's radio show about whether he would "disown" such a deal. "On day one. I mean, to me…the concept of a nuclear Iran is not only problematic for Iran, and certainly for Israel, but it opens the doors. I mean, the Saudis are next. You're going to have plenty of others in the region. People forget that even amongst the Islamic world, there is no love lost between the Saudis and the Iranians."

Walker's are some of the latest comments by a prominent Republican since Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) led a letter signed by 47 Republican senators telling Iranian leaders that any deal their country brokered with the US could be undermined by overturned by the next president. Walker's political organization, Our American Revival, had previously sent out a statement saying only that Walker would be "expressing concern" over the Obama administration's negotiations with Iran.

"Republicans need to ensure that any deal President Obama reaches with Iran receives congressional review," Our American Revival communications director Kirsten Kukowski said in the statement on March 10. "Unless the White House is prepared to submit the Iran deal it negotiates for congressional approval, the next president should not be bound it. I will continue to express that concern publicly to the President and directly to the American people."

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Read more: http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/scott-walker-disown-iran-us-nuclear

[Still In Wisconsin]

1. Walker is a total dumbass.

In addition to being a bought and paid for corporate tool, Scott Walker is undeniably dumb. He's not necessarily stupid in all ways but he's dumb, if that makes any sense.


He says he would "disown" any deal that Obama has anything to do with, never mind that (a) no deal currently exists and (b) if a deal were to be struck, we obviously have no idea what it would look like.


On behalf of the State of Wisconsin, let me just say that we're truly sorry.

[Iliyah]

2. Walker would "absolutely" govern the USA like WI, which state is now hitting rock bottom

with "total" inequality, and would fulfill the "End of Times" scenario for "total" destruction of the world (including Jews) as we know it so he and his unfit Christians can be reborn.

GOPers have an obsession with constant conflicts, wars, and downright death all in the name of their GAWD.

[Still In Wisconsin]

4. Oh, Walker would absolutely start multiple wars.

I would imagine Iran, Iraq, Syria, Yemen, North Korea, and Sudan to be likely locations. With our forces spread that wide, you'd have to expect the use of tactical nukes.

[riversedge]

5. ou hit the nail on its head. Sadly

[starroute]

3. He's talking as if any deal would allow Iran to have nuclear weapons

Using phrases like "a nuclear Iran" and saying "the Saudis are next" is obviously intended to make people think the deal is about bombs and not about nuclear power plants.

http://www.world-nuclear.org/info/Country-Profiles/Countries-O-S/Saudi-Arabia/

Saudi Arabia plans to construct 16 nuclear power reactors over the next 20 years at a cost of more than $80 billion, with the first reactor on line in 2022.

It projects 17 GWe of nuclear capacity by 2040 to provide 15% of the power then, along with over 40 GWe of solar capacity. . . .

In August 2009 the Saudi government announced that it was considering a nuclear power program on its own, and in April 2010 a royal decree said: "The development of atomic energy is essential to meet the Kingdom's growing requirements for energy to generate electricity, produce desalinated water and reduce reliance on depleting hydrocarbon resources." The King Abdullah City for Atomic and Renewable Energy (KA-CARE) was set up in Riyadh to advance this agenda as an alternative to oil and to be the competent agency for treaties on nuclear energy signed by the kingdom. It is also responsible for supervising works related to nuclear energy and radioactive waste projects. . . .

In September 2013 both GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy and Toshiba/ Westinghouse signed contracts with Exelon Nuclear Partners (ENP), a division of Exelon Generation, to pursue reactor construction deals with KA-CARE. GEH is proposing its ABWR and ESBWR, while Toshiba/ Westinghouse is proposing the AP1000 and its ABWR version.

[riversedge]

7. umm. I would think they would invest in solar energy.

[The CCC]

6. Scott Walker 'Absolutely' Would 'Disown' US Nuclear Deal With Iran

The problem with traitorous republiCONS like Scotty Walker is that the negotiations are with 5 countries not just two. Disowning it makes the word of the US worthless not just to Iran(Who will have no choice but to build that Nuke as fast a possible) but China, Russia, England, and France as well. The traitorous republiCON criminal enterprise is a basic violation of the US Constitution.

[riversedge]

9. Walker has never learned

the art of negotiation. In WI--he has taken control and turned what we know of WI. WI run by Repugs including the SC.

[Botany]

8. A University of New Hampshire Professor's letter to the Editor of the NY Times.

(The law and Walker not so much ..... BTW the deal Sec. Kerry is working on is to keep
Iran from getting a bomb.)

A University of New Hampshire Professor's letter to the Editor of the NY Times.

To the Editor:

Re “G.O.P. Senators Write to Tehran on Nuclear Pact” (front page, March 10): The letter this week by 47 Republican senators to Iranian leaders informing them that any agreement on nuclear activities signed by President Obama could be reversed “with the stroke of a pen” by a future president shows a glaring disregard for American and international law.

Starting with George Washington, presidents have signed thousands of executive agreements with other nations that have the force of law under the United States Constitution and international law.

The Constitution has been construed by the Supreme Court as allowing the president to enter into such binding agreements as part of his executive powers. While such agreements in theory could be abrogated by an American president or a subsequent law, under international law such agreements would continue to be binding on the United States. The attempted breach would give rise to a charge that the United States was violating international law.

Senators, who are sworn to uphold the Constitution, should be more careful in making irresponsible statements about the United States’ international obligations.

ANDREW VORKINK

North Hampton, N.H.


The writer teaches international law at the University of New Hampshire School of Law.

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/11/opinion/outrage-over-a-gop-letter-to-iran.html?mabReward=A7&moduleDetail=recommendations-2&action=click&contentCollection=Opinion®ion=Footer&module=recg&pgtype=article

[still_one]

10. This is a major campaign issue for the Democrats to contrast themselves with the republicans. There

is NOT one republican potential nominee who agrees with the negotiations with Iran. That says volumes about what the republican party has become, a bunch of racist, sexist, war mongers

[Grins]

11. Good one, Scotty - be against a bill you have not read.

As for the Saudi's, home of the 9/11 hijackers, they have already said they will go nuclear if there is no deal with Iran. Or does Scotty think we also need to have an agreement with the Saudi's to avoid a middle-east nuclear arms race?

And then it gets interesting: Does the U.S. back Israel's stance of no-nukes for Arab states, all of which have vowed to wipe Israel off the map, or does the U.S. listen to the oil industry and back the Saudi's?

[Maeve]

12. So it's a damn good thing he'll never have the opportunity

My heart bleeds for you, Wisconsin.

[Geronimoe]

13. Disown?

What a clown. He wouldn't own a treaty, so he can't disown it.

As he said before, he has been tested by taking on 100,000 teacher union members and is now battle ready to take on terrorists.

[Elmer S. E. Dump]

19. It's not a treaty, it's an executive agreement with the executive of another country.

Treaties require Senate advice and consent. Executive agreements are the distinct and complete responsibility of the President.

[staggerleem]

27. NO!! It is NOT merely a 2-party negotiation!

There are 7 countries involved, here!!! This negotiation includes the 5 Permanent Member Nations of the UN (the US, Russia, Great Britain, China & France), Germany (Iran's biggest Import/Export partner), and Iran. The output will be NEITHER a treaty nor an executive agreement, but a UN Security Council Resolution! Of course, you'd never know that if network TV and hate-talk radio are your only news sources, because that makes it harder to twist things so Obama comes out looking like the bad guy!

Thanks for playing Elmer, but you lose, too ... Jay, tell him what lovely parting gifts we have for him!

[Elmer S. E. Dump]

28. Sure I know all that! Except this is the first I've heard of a UN resolution.

[staggerleem]

30. With the 5 Permanent Security Council member nations present ...

... what ELSE would it be?

[Elmer S. E. Dump]

31. How the hell should I know? That doesn't mean it will be a UN thing.

Unless you have better info than that...

[cstanleytech]

14. So he is saying no deal with Iran is possible???? I mean really lets be reasonable here a deal

with Iran is possible and Walker with that comment has proven himself imo to be unfit for the office of president.

[hue]

15. " lets be reasonable here"--->welp, Republicans have & continue to fail to respond to reason.

Walker does not know what he is word salading about. He is given a script & puppets it for his handlers/masters.
He does not read, write and/or understand any of the legislation he is ordered to sign.

Walker is a placeholder for the top 1%.

[truthisfreedom]

16. Laughable.

Disown is meaningless in this context.

[turbinetree]

17. Hell

he disowns the mess in Wisconsin and all the corruption and attacks on the citizens that he and others have foisted onto the state and yep he would and does support individuals 47 of them for violating the Logan Act, this just shows the character of this man in what he just said, if your powerful and in the elite break the law, we don't need any stinking acts or a Constitution, we have our corporations telling us what to do

[Comrade Grumpy]

18. This guy's foreign policy experience is in dealing with Minnesota.

[red dog 1]

20. How the hell did Scott Walker ever become governor of a blue state like Wisconsin?

Perhaps this is how:


"Meet Command Central, The People In Charge Of Wisconsin Voting Machines"


46 Wisconsin counties and 3,000 voting machines are being controlled by a two-person company operating out of a strip mall in Minnesota.
By law, voting machines must be publicly tested prior to every election.
A Programmable Read Only Memory (P,R.O.M.) pack or cartridge is used to reprogram the machines with the details of the current election.
Clerks receive two PROM packs from Command Central: A PRE-LAT, which is used a week or so before the election for the public test, and an "Official" pack used on Election Day.
WHOEVER PROGRAMS THE PROM PACKS HAS THE ABILITY TO INJECT ALL THE MACHINES WITH A VIRUS THAT WILL FLIP VOTES ONLY ON ELECTION DAY.
With two different PROM packs in play, it's easy to see how public tests could be flawless and the machines could still flip votes on Election Day.

In his report of his experience with the November 2010 gubernatorial election for Scott Walker, John Washburn, an election integrity investigator, and professional software tester for almost 20 years states:
"I have been to dozens of voting system test sessions and have never seen any of this faux 'testing' actually test the voting system software correctly."
This is the professional opinion of a software tester testing software since 1994.

"Washburn also filed an open records request with Command Central to examine the PROM packs from the July 15, 2011 re-call election in wards 1-4 in Fox Point.
When they responded that it would cost him $450, Washburn filed a complaint alleging that Command Central LLC wasn't cooperative in responding to the open records request."

Read entire article;
http://wcmcoop.com/2012/05/22/meet-command-central-the-people-in-charge-of-wisconsin-voting-machines/

[dembotoz]

21. no it is more than voting machines

start with a state party that only seems to care about milwaukee and madison

sprinkle in the most segregated city in the country milwaukee surrounded by very red and racist suburban counties, add a few cups of media hell bent on serving the racist areas cause that is where the folks with money that the advertisers want live.

add some obama wants to take away your deer rifle which is sacred around here.


get the idea?

[red dog 1]

23. "start with a state party that only seems to care about milwaukee and madison"?

What is your source for this statement?

[lutefisk]

22. Walker is the candidate most likely to bring war to American soil

Far dumber than George W. Bush.

[LiberalLovinLug]

24. The GOP won't be happy until the US is at war with every other nation in the world

Peace treaties and diplomacy are for wussies.

As long as its someone elses sons an daughters doing the Lord's work on the front lines.

[Red1]

25. Silver

tongue devil. obama probably takes notes when snotty speaks.....<sourcasm>

[staggerleem]

26. Anyone who is not actively trying to scuttle the deal ...

... does not call Iran's nuclear POWER program a nuclear WEAPONS program.

What's apparent here is that Walker doesn't feel the need to communicate with anybody who is smarter than he is. Because those of us who ARE realize that this is a not a negotiation between Iran and the US, but between Iran, the 5 permanent member nations of the UN Security Council, and Germany, their largest trading partner. The output of the negotiations will not be a treaty between 2 nations, but a UN Security Council Resolution.

You wanna "disown" that, Scotty-boy? Be my guest! You Rethuglicans don't need no steenking UN anyhow, so go right ahead and show the rest of the world what YOUR version of "American Exceptionalism" is all about ... "You can't trust those Americans any farther than you can throw a damned Aircraft Carrier!"

[Thor_MN]

29. That is the problem with conservatives: Absolutes.

Everything is 100% Yes or 100% No. No ability to see shades of gray, no ability to compromise.