Tom Cotton Comes Out Swinging Against Iran Deal: 'Congress Will Kill' This

[DonViejo]

Source: TPM

The freshman senator who made waves earlier this year when he sent an open letter to Iran's leaders said Tuesday that a landmark nuclear deal struck with that country was "dangerous" and will be nullified by Congress.

"This proposed deal is a terrible, dangerous mistake that's going to pave the path for Iran to get a nuclear weapon while also giving them tens of billions of dollars of sanctions relief, even lifting the arms embargo at a time when they're destabilizing the entire middle east," Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AK) said in an appearance on MSNBC's "Morning Joe." "The American people will repudiate this deal and I believe Congress will kill the deal."

Cotton, an Iraq War veteran and the youngest member of the Senate, has been the most vocal opponent of a nuclear deal with Iran. He sent an open letter to Iran's leaders in early March that warned Congress did not intend to honor any potential deal. Forty-seven of Cotton's fellow Republican senators signed the open letter.

The Arkansas Republican particularly took issue with the fact that the deal allows "where necessary, when necessary" inspections of Iran's nuclear sites rather than "anytime, anywhere" access to those sites.

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Read more: http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/tom-cotton-iran-nuclear-deal-dangerous

[Botany]

1. Congress all but powerless to block Iran deal

"If President Barack Obama announces a nuclear containment deal with Iran
this week, an army of critics led by Republican hawks in Congress will leap
into action to kill it.

That’s very unlikely to happen."

http://www.politico.com/story/2015/07/congress-all-but-powerless-to-block-iran-deal-119821.html

[peacebird]

6. Obama will veto any attempt, I don't think the Rs have votes to override veto...

[dixiegrrrrl]

10. Republicans....in Congress....leaping into action?

The most do nothing Congress....leaping?

[lark]

23. Hell, they've already leaped into the fray.

Bet they had the talking points ready to be emailed before this was announced. They may have the votes to "kill" it initially, but sure don't have the votes to over-ride the veto. Hope enough Dems have the courage to support him so they even win the first vote. Hope enough will be disgusted by the vitriolic display and blatant effort to interfere in anohter country's interal decisions from little murderer that they turn against his proposal to kill the agreement.

[Archae]

2. Wolf Blitzer had him on CNN yesterday.

What an ass.

[wheniwasincongress]

3. Blitzer or Cotton?

[peacebird]

4. Yes.

[dixiegrrrrl]

8. *snort*

[LiberalLovinLug]

31. I could be wrong

But I think Blitzer was a pioneer in using the phrase "some would say..." in order to introduce a point of view, but in the form of a statement that "some" want aired to pretend its a valid point of view shared by many. When in fact its simply a wedge or tangent devised by the RW meant to deflect the message of the guest.

[mountain grammy]

5. Saying what he's paid by the war machine to say!

[Fred Sanders]

7. "Whores of War". I am writing a screenplay about the nuclear talks starring Tehran Tom and Grandpa McCain....

Their roles will be played by Big Bird, and the grouchiest, bitterest old actor one can find - so the role of John McCain will be played by himself.

Apparently the unanimous opinions of the five permanent members of the UN Security Council are bullshit compared to the personal opinions of Republicans in America.

The Republicans are a party that have abandoned all pretence of compassion and Grace, and embraced Bullshit as their official policy, that is the short explanation.

You know, like Jesus.

In Bizarro World.

[Capt.Rocky300]

19. Wilfred Brimley would be good

if McCain is busy.

[Roy Rolling]

9. Did he get Bebe's approval to kill this? n/t

[Elmer S. E. Dump]

11. And EVERYONE will know the Repugs KILLED peace, and will be responsible for more war.

Which nobody except the hard-core teabaggers wants.

[Feeling the Bern]

12. What a small minded, Koch sucking jerkoff

[wordpix]

27. I like that Koch sucking bit - mind if I use it?

it's just so apropos

[Feeling the Bern]

32. Enjoy. I hold no copyrights to it.

Anyone can use my turds of wisdom, or pearls of wisdom depending on their reaction to my words.

[still_one]

13. It isn't up to this ignoramus. As long as we have enough Democrats to prevent an overriding of a

veto, the republicans are irrelevant

They have shown themselves to be irrelevant also on almost ever other issue

[Sunlei]

14. whats new? Republicans let everyone else do YEARS of work, then ALL they do is criticize.

you wasted, squandered months of 'the peoples' time in our Gov. already Tom Cotton.

You made a BAGGER-FOOL of yourself & the Republican party sending that threat letter to Iran.

[liberal N proud]

15. The anti Peace Congress

How would they like that label?

[DCBob]

16. I guess he forgot what veto means.

Idiot.

[kacekwl]

17. What's your plan Tom ?

Send in the troops ? More sanctions ? Go to war for Israel ?

[Geronimoe]

18. Traitor Tom Cotton

Pimping for the war profiteers.

[asiliveandbreathe]

20. giving them tens of billions of dollars of sanctions relief

giving them tens of billions of dollars of sanctions relief - cottonmouth surely knows - surely he does, right?

Congressionally-mandated sanctions on Iran is linked to issues outside the nuclear program, a full removal seems unlikely given the current political climate on Capitol Hill, though dynamics could change if it appeared a deal were within reach that satisfied US goals.

At the same time, the use of waivers is preferential for the United States, at least in the short term, to hedge against evidence of Iranian non-compliance. They are also not subject to any Congressional approval, leaving US negotiators the freedom to sanctions offer relief as they deem necessary.

Iran Sanctions Relief: What It Means

http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2013/02/iran-sanctions-relief-obama-p51-almaty-kazakhstan.html#

[rladdi]

21. Republican Tom Cotton is a TERRORIST. HE Love wars. Like the other

Republicans he thinks war is the only way to Peace. When with the American voters wake up to the mission of the GOP. BTW Cotton is a racist and has contributed to racist politicians

[underpants]

22. He don't seem to cotton to this agreement

[msanthrope]

30. it's not what Ronald Rayon would have done. nt

[Vinca]

24. I bet all his investments are in war profiteers.

[wordpix]

26. yes I'm sure he's loaded up on Raytheon, Halliburton and the rest

and his warmongering speculation with his MIC pals isn't going as planned

[wordpix]

25. Cotton forgot to add that his puppetmasters in the corporate MIC doesn't like this deal

They're already doing the "in 10 years we'll be toast" haranguing. IOW, give us the $$$$ to keep turning out the military hardware and in 10 yrs. we'll go into Iran and do what we can to mess things up further.

[oasis]

28. Cotton had better talk to the half dozen international partners who voted YES

To the deal. They ain't for returning the sanctions on Iran.

[still_one]

29. The new idiot doesn't realize that with no deal Iran goes back to doing what it did before

enriching uranium

Are these folks real?

Second, and most important they do not have the votes to override a veto

Third, the U.S. Isn't the only country involved