Fight Schumer and AIPAC on their intent to pass new sanctions -- in spite of the agreement!

[karynnj]

Seeing that Schumer is STILL pushing for more sanctions - as Netanyahu would like - it may be a good time for people to call their Congress people and Senators.

I wonder if Schumer even bothered to listen to the details Kerry laid out - or just followed Netanyahu. I wonder if Netanyahu's secret plan to unravel this first step is to get his bought Senators and Congressmen to pass that bill -- which Obama will veto. The question is whether the President can hold enough Democrats to prevent it from being overridden.

All when about 64% of Americans WANT an agreement like this.


Here is the petition - http://act.jstreet.org/sign/iran_negotiations/

[ProSense]

1. Kick! Complicity:

Republicans May Derail Historic Iran Deal In Push For More Sanctions
http://thinkprogress.org/security/2013/11/24/2988371/gop-sanctions-iran-agreement/

[gtar100]

13. Oh, aren't our republicans just awesome. So ready to shit on anything good in this world.

It's as if their real agenda is to support whatever is corrupt, regardless of form or content. We can always count on them to be against anything that helps humanity. Disgusting people that they are.

On edit: well my bad. Schumer is a Democrat. How could I have possibly jumped to the conclusion that he's a republican!

[rdharma]

2. Don't worry about Schumer's statements.

He's only trying to insure his continued financial support from AIPAC.

[spanone]

3. k&r....

[Mass]

4. Schumer is far from being the only one. Both Hoyer and Engel were for new sanctions as well

as have many other Dems I have read today.

Except for the usual clowns of the GOP (Rubio, Graham, Cornyn, Rodgers) it is hard to distinguish Democrats and Republicans on this one (if anything, the GOP does not seem to feel the need to be overly harsh because they know Dems will be). If anything, it was shocking to see how few people (if any) were supporting the deal this morning on the morning shows.

I support fully this deal, but this is something the White House will have to deal with.

However, a veto wil be substained by a coalition of Democrats and Republicans. In the House, there are Republicans who disagree with their leadership on this as well.

[karynnj]

15. Fair point - I singled out Schumer because of his DEMOCRATIC leadership position

and his position on this. If it were just Republicans, there would be no real problem. They can't get anything out of the Senate alone. On this, I had thought last night that the Democrats would at least give the President the space of these 6 months to try to get the complete deal - something that will not be easy.

My other problem is that Schumer LIED about the provisions of the plan.

[wildbilln864]

5. k & r! n/t

[Laelth]

6. I tend to forgive Democrats when it comes to Iran.

This is why.

-Laelth

[sulphurdunn]

18. The status quo

has changed significantly since the '70s. Iran is tactically surrounded and poses no military threat. It does, however, pose an economic threat to many transnational corporate interests of the Saudis and Israelis. I believe the TPP is less a matter of geopolitics than a corporate power grab, which is far more troubling to me than an emerging China. We have, I think, little to fear from Iran and much to worry about from ambitions second rate powers like Israel, Saudi Arabia and their wielding of undo influence over American foreign policy.

[Laelth]

26. I don't disagree with you at all.

Thanks for your insight.

-Laelth

[pasto76]

7. all americans want this, not just 64%. everyone in the world wants it too

maybe some of them dont know it. and more than 99% of americans can not relate to the 2nd, 3rd and 4th sentences of his statement mean.

if anyone who is unhappy about this development (consider what that word means) would actually have to go fight a war with Iran, they would change their tunes pretty damn fast.

[karynnj]

12. I was just citing a recent poll - nothing that Obama or Kerry said

I agree that many espousing war as "strength" are chicken hawks - and neither they or theirs will fight.

[WowSeriously]

8. But he's a Democrat!

Why would he do this?

[lumpy]

14. His Jewish connection ?

n

[WowSeriously]

16. Israel is our Allie worthy of unconditional support

[lumpy]

17. Why ?

[WowSeriously]

31. Because, like ethanol subsidies, you must take the pledge to be a viable candidate.

[kelliekat44]

19. I don't think so. No country is worthy of unconditional support...especially Israel.

When has Israel done anything for the US other than keep our MIC going...helping to bankrupt our social safety net?

[WowSeriously]

29. That's my position. I just don't know when supporting

The President becomes anti-Semitic or supporting Israel becomes racist.

[sulphurdunn]

22. This is why

http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/summary.php?cid=n00001093

[EC]

9. Hopefully Reid will hold the line

and not allow it brought up.

[hedda_foil]

10. Thank G-d for J-street.

J-street is so much more representative of Jewish-Americans' opinions than the neocon Israel firsters at AIPAC.

[Hippo_Tron]

11. Likud firsters, not Israel firsters

Lots of Israelis want a peaceful solution just as much as we do.

[Chan790]

21. Thank you for this.

It drives me nuts when people want to ascribe a monolithic foreign policy to Israel or any other foreign state.

Assuming Likud and the conservative ruling coalition speaks for all Israelis is like assuming the Bush international agenda was supported by all Americans. They don't and they didn't. The majority of people are peace-loving and hate the extremists on their own side as much as the extremists on the other side.

It's not at all unlike the situation in Belfast for the decade before the accords...the majority of the Catholics just wanted people to stop blowing shit up and murdering people, the majority of the Protestants wanted people to stop blowing shit up and murdering people; the Orange and the Provos wanted to stop blow shit up and murder each other and claim they spoke for everybody else.

[Comrade Grumpy]

24. Too bad those peace-loving Israelis can't win any elections.

[sulphurdunn]

25. If by lots you mean

support for the interim Iran deal, it's about 16%. Opposition to a unilateral Israeli attack upon Iran, that's about 22%. The good news is that about 60% support a 2 state solution to their conflict in the occupied territories but most doubt it will happen.

[Hippo_Tron]

30. Sources?

[sulphurdunn]

36. Here

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2013/10/04/israel-iran-poll-attack/2922291/

http://www.naharnet.com/stories/en/105856

http://america.aljazeera.com/articles/2013/9/8/analysis-israelisnotreadyforpeace.html

http://www.jewishjournal.com/hella_tel_aviv/item/watch_peace_nows_goosebumpy_new_video_in_support_of_two_state_solution

[hedda_foil]

37. Yes. You're absolutely right about that.

I didn't intend to paint the Israeli people with the broad brush you inferred from my unfortunate wording. I meant the US congresscritters who take their cues on Israel from the AIPAC/Likud lobby rather than the majority of Jewish citizens of the US and a substantial number of Israelis.

[Cha]

20. Signed! thank you,

karyn!

[Major Hogwash]

23. Wow, that was quick. Does Schumer agree with Ari Fleischer?

In that we are abandoning Israel?

[Whisp]

27. what the HELL, Schumer!!!

DISAPPOINTED in you. I will always be suspicious of your every action from now on, you asshole.

[A Simple Game]

33. Schumer will never surprise me as far as Israel is concerned.

He will always put Israel before the US past the point I would consider traitorous.

He will never get my vote, I wouldn't care if he had ten D's after his name.

[Whisp]

34. It's sickening that the Israeli RW has such a grip on American politicians.

Shameful.

[A Simple Game]

35. I haven't forgotten what Israel did to the USS Liberty.

That would have been considered an act of war if done by any other country and as far as I'm concerned Schumer is aiding and abetting an enemy state.

[elfin]

28. Have long thought Schumer is a Zionist first

And a US senator second. Perhaps being too harsh, maybe it is only greed from their donations driving him.

[Purveyor]

32. K&R Thanks you for posting, indeed! eom

[Whisp]

38. kick Schumer's ass.