WASHINGTON, DC (Press Release) – U.S. Representatives Nita Lowey (NY-17), Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-23), Eliot Engel (NY-16), Albio Sires (NJ-8), Gerry Connolly (VA-11), Susan Davis (CA-53), and Jerrold Nadler (NY-10) on Wednesday, Jan. 6, sent a letter to President Barack Obama calling for immediate punitive sanctions in response to Iran’s recent violation of international law by test-firing medium-range ballistic missiles in October and November 2015. The lawmakers issued the following joint statement:
“We condemn Iran’s blatant violation of international law, and urge the Administration to act immediately with punitive measures. Iran’s destabilizing behavior in the region and continued support for terrorism represent an unacceptable threat to our closest allies as well as our own national security. As the international community prepares for implementation of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), Iran must understand that violating international laws, treaties, and agreements will have serious consequences. We call on the Administration to immediately announce new, U.S. sanctions against individuals and entities involved in Iran’s ballistic missile program to ensure Iran is held accountable for its actions.”
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Preceding provided by Congresswoman Susan Davis.
I do believe J.J. Surbeck nailed it.
Jerome C. Liner, Cincinnati, OH
Is this a rather obvious case of buyer’s remorse or just posturing to protect themselves from the unavoidable consequences of the deal THEY supported? These Democrats who blindly supported the Iran deal are either waking up to the fact that they made a terrible mistake (I don’t believe that’s the case, though), or realize that the all-too obvious subservient and friendly attitude displayed by the Obama administration towards an international outlaw regime is bound to cost them politically down the line. That’s more like it. Anyone who supported this wretched pseudo deal will be held accountable, and deservedly so. Trying to distance themselves now to protect their own political future is pure cynicism and hypocrisy rolled into one big insult to American voters’ intelligence.
–J.J. Surbeck, San Diego