The Senate is recessed until December 9, but job one when they return from their holiday recess is Iran sanctions, at least so far as Senate hawks are concerned.
Sen. Robert Menendez (D – NJ), head of the Foreign Relations Committee and a big advocate of sanctions, has urged the rest of the leadership to keep pushing the sanctions forward as an “insurance policy” in the event the Iran deal collapses.
Absent in this justification, of course, is that the sanctions themselves are the primary threat to the Iran deal. Other advocates have argued for the sanctions specifically to kill the deal, and Iran has made it clear that they would view new sanctions as a violation of the pact.
President Obama has vowed to veto any sanctions bills pushed during the interim period, and it is unclear, despite heavy Israeli lobbying, if Congress has the votes to override such a veto.
The moment American Senators vote for MORE Sanctions Iran gets to tell the World it is America and Israel that doesn't want change to happen, NOT when the President vetoes the sanctions but the time the sanctions are put to Congress. And the Iranians will have a field day!
Agreed, Lion. It seems incredible to me that the senate would be so beholden to Israel that a toughened sanctions bill could even be brought to the floor at such a delicate time. Hasn't "leader" Reid stopped many, often worthy, House passed bills from even being considered? Would the senate dems, who are in control, be willing to pass such a vindictive measure against the wishes of a president of their party, let alone vote to override his veto? Not to mention the gop senators, many of whom reflexively vote against Obama no matter the issue. We're truly living in bizarro world.
The American people were sleeping then the Zionist took over your government the solution get rid of who`s there now and start fresh or you will end up as Europe "broke"
A "Christian " nation punishing "those other people" extra hard during the holiday season. Great example of brotherly love ?
An insurance policy for whom? Israel? But, of course, it'll be the American taxpayers who pay the premiums.