Schumer: If US quits deal, US sanctions will still put 'meaningful pressure' on Tehran

[jpak]

Source: Fox News

WASHINGTON – The lone Democratic senator to publicly oppose President Barack Obama's nuclear agreement with Iran said Tuesday that even if the U.S. backs away and other countries lift their sanctions, Iran still will feel "meaningful pressure" from the U.S. penalties.

The deal between would curb Iran's nuclear program in exchange for billions of dollars in relief from crippling sanctions.

New York Sen. Chuck Schumer's view sharply contrasts with European leaders who have told U.S. lawmakers that if Congress were to reject the deal, the international sanctions would unravel, undermining global pressure on Iran.

Schumer also said that sanctions aimed at companies that do business with Iran could force U.S. allies and trade partners back to the negotiating table.

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[Chasstev365]

1. Screw You!

You're not a Senator from Israel!

[old guy]

4. Actually his actions kinda show that he is.

[Chasstev365]

12. Good Point

It just sickens me that these fools want another war after two failed ones in the Middle East.

[geek tragedy]

2. Schumer is a Neocon who won't be content with anything short of regime change in Tehran

There's not a dime's worth of difference between him and Tom Cotton and Joe Lieberman and Dick Cheney when it comes to war and peace.

[BillZBubb]

6. Agreed. He'll do what Netanyahu tells him.

[erronis]

16. Nice group of friends (Cotton/Lieberman/Cheney).

At least Cotton and Cheney are obvious about their hatred and directions.

Lieberman and Schumer were able to play the insider's game a bit longer but they eventually exposed themselves.

[Dr Hobbitstein]

3. Asshole.

Schumer, not you.

[mpcamb]

28. Dance like a puppet, Chuck

[BillZBubb]

5. Schumer is douchebag and not even a smart douchebag.

If the US backs out, the whole sanctions regime goes with it. Russia and China are not going to keep sanctions. The central reason they participated in the negotiations was to get justification to begin trading with Iran. They will rightly claim that they and Iran fulfilled there parts. If European governments see Russia and China getting lucrative deals with Iran, they too will be forced to allow their businesses to compete there.

Schumer seems to think the US threatening a secondary boycott or sanctions against European businesses would be successful. Good luck with that, you idiot. Most of Europe will tell the US to go pound sand.

[roguevalley]

7. fuck schumer. What a tool.

[NCjack]

19. American goods will be sold to Iran via intermediates in Europe. That can't

be stopped. The sanctions wall is knocked down, and Sen. Schumer and Congress can't put it back together again. What a lying tool he is.

[Faux pas]

8. Put

a sock in it schumer, you've blown it.

[Botany]

9. Schumer: If US quits deal, US sanctions will still put 'meaningful pressure' on Tehran

In a word, no. The other 5 nations in on this deal will be free to make whatever deals
they want w/Iran and we will not be able to do shit to stop it and the world will have lost
a chance to give peace a chance.

[blackspade]

10. Schumer is full of shit.

What else does this guy want?

Oh, right: WAR!

[fbc]

11. Netanyahu puppet that should be tried for treason

Apparently to some democratic politicians AIPAC dollars are worth more than human lives.

[Fred Sanders]

13. Schumer's treachery is days old and still he is the LONE Democratic Senator to say "I love Bibi more

than my country's own President".

Bet Schumer did not expect complete opposition in his own Party to his laughably illogical and factually wrong 10pm on a Thursday letter of betrayal.

And not a single ally to date.

[Johnyawl]

14. Riiigggghhhhtttt!

Because 50 years of economic sanctions worked so well in forcing regime change in Cuba. And denying the bomb to North Korea. What a tool.

[SunSeeker]

15. Wrong, Chuck. China and Russia are about to trade with Iran. This was our only chance for a deal.

[rladdi]

17. There is not ONE Senator or Congress person with the competence to make any comments on this deal.

None of them have the knowledge or experience to say NO. IT all about President Obama and their hate for him. This senate and house would prefer to destroy America than have any peace agreement. Who the hell and what expertise does Chuck Schumer have to say NO? And the senate and house is on another vacation. They work only about 1/4 of the year. But collecting full time wages from the taxpayers.

When will the voters get wise to the Senators and House members and defeat them. We need a competent work government in DC, not one on vacation most of the year.

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

18. And this is the next Senate Minority Leader? nt

[lark]

20. Schumer is a liar and he knows it.

He knows that with sanctions from everywhere in the world except the US removed, ours won't matter much. He knows that the most likely reaction to this is war within a few years, yet because that's what his AIPAC funders want, he tries to enable it by pretending things won't go that way

He disgusts me. I've been very anti-Schumer ever since he refused to filibuster either Alito or Roberts. He's a DINO at best and needs to be primaried. I was very glad to take the MoveOn pledge.

[Loki]

21. Bullshit Schumer, and you know it you ass.

[Lil Missy]

22. Fuck Schumer. n/t

[apnu]

23. And the damage that the POTUS can't negotiate is ok?

The POTUS job is to negotiate treaties. By having Congress kill such things destroys any and all future negotions by Presidents. Schemer is a schmuck on this. It's congressional over-reach.

[Obama Legacy]

24. Traitor

Not only is this guy a traitor to the party and to his President who badly needs his loyalty at this time, he's a traitor to the United States of America. To line his own political pockets he will sleep with the AIPACs and other pro Israel lobbies as well as lobbies belonging to the military companies that want war and conflict. You are a disgrace Chuck and I hope our President carries enough of a grudge to see to it that you don't become majority/minority leader. You make me sick.

[alfredo]

25. What good is sanctions by one country, when the rest of the world has lifted them?

[CanadaexPat]

26. The Reps will use Schumer's statements against our nominee.

What a bastard.

[Marty McGraw]

27. I wonder if

The phrase 'Eat Shit Schumer' would ever breach the greasy bubbled wall of DC to the Ears of this JackAss

[Daniel537]

29. Yes, because the Europeans are on pins and needles waiting for Schumer's opinion on the deal.

Sorry, Chuck, they may kiss your ass all over Brooklyn but not everyone is interested in your nonsense.

[Darb]

30. His loyalties obviously lie with Israel. Deport him.

Dickweed.