Schumer 'Disappointed' With Obama's Iran Nuclear Deal
Source: TPM
CAITLIN MACNEAL – NOVEMBER 24, 2013, 12:29 PM EST
Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) said Sunday he is "disappointed" with the nuclear deal reached Saturday between the U.S. and Iran
"I am disappointed by the terms of the agreement between Iran and the P5+1 nations because it does not seem proportional," he said in a written statement.
The agreement with Iran does not reduce the country's nuclear capabilities enough, he added, making it more likely that the Senate will push for increased sanctions in December.
"Iran simply freezes its nuclear capabilities while we reduce the sanctions," he said. "This disproportionality of this agreement makes it more likely that Democrats and Republicans will join together and pass additional sanctions when we return in December. I intend to discuss that possibility with my colleagues."
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Atta boy Chuckie! Dance for Bibi!
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They are actually rolling back the amount of processed uranium they have. Over the 6 months they will convert all the 20% enriched to a form that can not be weaponized.
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/
Did this ass even read the agreement? 
...as Israel's senior US senator, what should we do? Screw the diplomacy route and just bomb the shit out of them? Turn the gulf into an active war zone, sending oil prices to astronomical levels? Oh that would just be wonderful for everyone. Iran is making concessions not dreamed of a few months ago, and hopefully this is just the beginning of meaningful and productive negotiations. He says it ain't enough and makes an inaccurate statement to boot. Part of the agreement is for Iran to get rid of it's 20% enriched uranium stockpile you idiot. I could expect such stupidity from a Rethug, but not someone from the President's own party. 
Unless everybody's getting rid of all their nuclear weapons at the same time, it's unreasonable to expect any given country to give up theirs unilaterally.
Besides, Iran doesn't have any nuclear weapons.
Meanwhile, the only Middle Eastern country to possess nuclear weapons denies it has them, and is completely outside the international monitoring and control agreements, unlike Iran.
The only solution to the hypocrisy and imperialism is for everybody to agree to the terms of a monitored, international nuclear disarmament process.
It will be impossible, not just unfair, to limit Iran's nuclear capabilities by singling them out for sanctions and controls that other countries don't agree to submit to, unless there's a worldwide, concerted disarmament framework in place.
Otherwise, this is just imperialism.
We have the right to own and operate nuclear weapons but we don't acknowledge Iran's right to do that?
It's such an obvious injustice that it cries out for new parties at the negotiations, new terms for international relations, and revolution, in short: a public takeover.
