The Obama Administration, having failed to convince AIPAC of the merits of diplomacy with Iran, is now taking its case directly to Congress, urging them to “pause” the imposition of new sanctions on Iran for at least a little while to give the talks a chance.
Since AIPAC isn’t on board, it almost goes without saying that Congressional hawks aren’t on board either, though they still felt the need to reiterate that fact today, with Sen. Bob Corker (R – TN) saying that the administration has “24 to 48 hours” to convince him and others not to impose new sanctions.
Sen. Mark Kirk (R – IL) is reluctant to even wait that long, insisting that the United States is “capable of negotiating while imposing new sanctions” and insisting that the vote should move forward.
While the Obama Administration probably will attempt to negotiate even with new sanctions imposed, they would do dramatic harm to America’s credibility as a negotiating partner, and also major harm to Iran’s reformist president, who is facing opposition from hardliners who believe the US can’t be trusted to keep a deal, and will no doubt use the imposition of new sanctions to underscore that point.
Fools…
And here I thought the prez. has the last word, if he don't sign it it ain't law. Make them override a veto.
Isn't it ironic that lawmakers in this country crow about how Iran's president has no power, that he's the puppet of the Ayotollah and the Iranian hardliners…yet when it's time for our president to negotiate a real settlement, he is cut off at the knees by Congress?
If our POS president doesn't have the stones to stand up to these bought and paid for bureaucrats and say enough's enough, I'm going to negotiate peace with Iran, then he's no better than the "crazy mullahs" everyone's always going on about.