Kerry: US Will ‘Do What We Must’ to Stop Iran
Confirmation Hearings Seen as Formality, Approval Could Come Tuesday
Senator John Kerry (D – MA) vowed that the US would “do what we must” to stop Iran from ever acquiring a nuclear weapon, adding that “the clock is ticking” for Iran to comply with US demands.
Sen. Kerry’s comments came at his confirmation hearing for Secretary of State, a process seen as little more than a formality, as his brand of non-confrontational, bullet-point speech giving and willingness to tow the line on foreign policy virtually ensures his approval, which could come as soon as Tuesday.
Kerry went on to give lip-service to a “two-state solution” in Israel, calling for Syrian President Bashar Assad’s ouster, and reiterating a number of Obama Administration positions, interspersed with pauses for members of the Foreign Relations Committee, which he is the leader of, to praise him for his “leadership.”
The closest thing to content his hearing had was an insistence that US foreign policy is “not defined by drones,” arguing that in addition to killing thousands of people with flying robots the US also provides food aid in some cases.
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persnipoles
January 24th, 2013 at 11:34 pm
If it confined itself to 'food aid,' I doubt it'd be looking over it's shoulder all the time. Say, did he manage to resist calling something or another a global threat? That'd be my threshold for seeing him as flesh rather than plastic…
El Tonno
January 25th, 2013 at 12:11 am
Pod person reactivated …. program upload complete … checking system. Flip-flop subsystem running. No spines detected. Activate speech centers.
"The clock is ticking…"
MarketingFile
January 25th, 2013 at 3:12 am
NICE !!! Kerry sold out faster than a 2 dollar prostitute . Good job Kerry .
backblow
January 25th, 2013 at 4:05 am
Why do you insult 2 dollar prostitutes? At least they have some sense of what they are worth – comparing him to one cent prostitutes would be closer to the mark.
jinx77@gmx.com
January 25th, 2013 at 4:11 am
there is not one politician with any integrity of any sort in this country…
all hail the chosen
jinx77
January 25th, 2013 at 6:14 am
why is antiwar putting extreme right wing warmongering site like Newsmax ad here
liberal
January 25th, 2013 at 6:20 am
LOL.
MoT
January 25th, 2013 at 7:20 am
Touche! I actually got a good laugh out of this one. And I dare say it's the same programming for the rest of the gov-bots.
MoT
January 25th, 2013 at 7:22 am
US policy may not be "defined" by drones but it sure as hell is "punctuated" by them.
Larry
January 25th, 2013 at 7:31 am
Lets cut through the BS and get to the hidden agenda. This is all about the "PETRODOLLAR" Iran does not want to trade their oil for the very devalued US dollar anymore, they have worked out agreements with Russia, China, India and Brazil to trade with gold.
The US is trying to fight against losing the dollar and the world currency-"OIL FOR DOLLARS"
1944 The Brettonwoods Agreement backed by gold.44 nations agree to trade oil in US dollars
1971 Nixon gets rid of the gold standard
1973 The Petrodollar was created (oil for dollars)
1975 OPEC agrees in exchange for weapons and US military backing
more demand for oil means more fiat money printing less buying power.
Soloution for other countries, trade with other currency or metals.
Iraq started trading oil in Euros in 2000
Do you see the pattern? Do your research and connect the dots.
Don_Bacon
January 25th, 2013 at 7:52 am
Kerry is experienced in putting the knee pads on. He's done it before. August 10, 2004
Kerry stands by 'yes' vote on Iraq war — Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry said Monday he would not have changed his vote to authorize the war against Iraq, but said he would have handled things "very differently" from President Bush.
And now he's doing it on Iran. June 10 2009 : “The Bush administration [argument of] no enrichment was ridiculous .?.?. because it seemed so unreasonable to people,” said Mr Kerry, citing Iran’s rights as a signatory of the nuclear non-proliferation treaty. “It was bombastic diplomacy. It was wasted energy. It sort of hardened the lines, if you will,” he added. “They have a right to peaceful nuclear power and to enrichment in that purpose.” –And now when it's kneepad-time it's “the clock is ticking” for Iran to comply with US demands.
peter vojta
January 25th, 2013 at 8:20 am
……to comply with US demands……This is really US style ofdiplomacy. Demands – or missile diplomacy. And what abouth ILLEGAL ARSENAL OF WMD in Province of Palestine called Israel?
peter czech
MarketingFile
January 25th, 2013 at 9:41 am
Backblow – You are absolutely correct . My apology ….
Also ; my apology to the prostitutes both in general and as a profession . You don't deserve to be compared to politician .
peter vojta
January 25th, 2013 at 9:49 am
……to comply with US demands……This is really US style of diplomacy. Demands – or missile diplomacy. And what abouth ILLEGAL ARSENAL OF WMD in Province of Palestine called Israel? peter czech
MarketingFile
January 25th, 2013 at 9:49 am
You are correct . What is even worse is the fact that they think we are all morons and don't remember what they did or say a few years back . Not bad enough that they use our name to do the dirty deeds ; but insulting our intelligence on top of it all ….
pendulum
January 25th, 2013 at 9:50 am
kerry volunteers to jump from a boat and attack by himself hero like, as his aging mind floats back to vietnam
Tricky Dick
January 25th, 2013 at 10:42 am
Heinz-Kerry is a self-serving bobblehead, and will no doubt double his $184 million net worth before 2015. He'll make a good Obama puppet and yes-man. Hands down, he is the best flip-flopper in US history, and makes flip-floppers McCain and Romney look like amateurs.
Bill Lee
January 25th, 2013 at 10:49 am
Ha ha ha.
More big talk and little action.
STFU, USA.
Mr. Mojo
January 25th, 2013 at 1:21 pm
About as fast as he did when he "ran for president."
paulBass
January 25th, 2013 at 1:46 pm
the general goal of us hegemony across the world is the same, the difference is that some democrats kerry, biden, brzezinski schoolers have always seen pakistan as the primary focus and thankfully any sentient being with a pulse, knows that invading and occupying pakistan is just the worst idea anyone can come up with. but as crazy and irrational as the neocons are,these people will do far worse, far more rationally.
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January 25th, 2013 at 2:20 pm
[...] Kerry: US Will Do What We Mustto Stop Iran: Senator John Kerry (D-MA) vowed in his Senate confirmation hearings to be the next Secretary of State that the US would do what we must; to stop Iran from ever acquiring a nuclear weapon, adding that the clock is ticking; for Iran to comply with US demands. [...]
JOHN JOHN
January 25th, 2013 at 2:36 pm
Kerry and Rand Paul are what i call typical ISRAELI " ASSWIPES" Washington is loaded with them!
jaydi
January 25th, 2013 at 3:55 pm
Are you out of your friggin mind? IRAN is INNOCENT you perverted worm Kerry!
Fred Hewitt
January 25th, 2013 at 4:03 pm
Mr, Kerry, Nominal respect to you. You, like the President, are eager to bash the violence that Assad is causing in Syria, nothing about the brutality that Israel is perpetuating in Palestine.
With all your education, experience, prestige, wealth and the service you have done for the country, have you sold out and lost your Vietnam spark to speak truth to power? Free the Palestinians from the yoke of the Israelis and leave the Iranians to pursue their nuclear goals and not try to starve them to death.