Kerry says Obama is ready to use force in Iran
I know, it’s pretty funny, isn’t it? This is from the Washington Times;
In an NBC interview that took place after talks in Geneva broke down early Sunday, Mr. Kerry said criticism from some that the administration is unwilling to leverage American power in the Iranian talks and in the region is unfounded.
“The president has been willing and made it clear that he is prepared to use force with respect to Iran’s weapon, and he has deployed the forces and the weapons necessary to achieve that goal if it has to be achieved,” he said. “We can’t let mythology and politics start to cloud reality.”
It might be believable if the Daily Beat hadn’t reported earlier this week that this Administration has been loosening sanctions against Iran for the past five years;
A review of Treasury Department notices reveals that the U.S. government has all but stopped the financial blacklisting of entities and people that help Iran evade international sanctions since the election of its president, Hassan Rouhani, in June.
On Wednesday Obama said in an interview with NBC News the negotiations in Geneva “are not about easing sanctions.” “The negotiations taking place are about how Iran begins to meet its international obligations and provide assurances not just to us but to the entire world,” the president said.
So, these weakened sanctions have allowed Iran to make illicit profits on the oil they sell on the world market, making the sanctions that were supposed to influence Iran to stop making nuclear weapons ineffectual. I’m sure John Kerry threatening force on behalf of Obama has the mullahs quaking in their sandals.
Category: Barack Obama/Joe Biden, John Kerry, Terror War
Way to go asshole: gut us even more and then kill the survivors.
Way to earn that Nobel Peace Prize- hope you get impeached before the world court tries to prosecute.
Would hate to see an American president tried for aiding the “brotherhood” outside of America.
I’m waiting for the usual tools (vwp, et al,) to come in here and tell us how awesome Obama is.
Yup…still waiting…
Note to Iran: First, Kerry served in Vietnam and would have received the MOH for his one-man patrol through the jungle but for the fact that his damn camerman ran out of film. Second, B. Hussein Obama is good at killing people. So, there. Get with the program or else.
Hey it will be a forceful letter signed by the US ambassador to the UN. Iran is quaking in their boots right now
Why shouldn’t he be ready, he doesn’t have any family members serving. He’s not risking HIS life to fulfil someone’s political agenda.
When the President or Congress votes to send anyone into conflict when we haven’t been attacked directly, they should be required to send one of their children along with the combat troops. I don’t care if they are just there to tend to wounded or pick up trash, so long as they’re in zone and subject to fire. They should have to know what it’s like to worry that their child may not come back and worry about them constantly during their deployment.
BHO and Kerry… the Golfer and the Gold Digger. What a team!
@6, or the Golfer and the Gigolo?
The pleasant thing is that the Saudis are getting screwed over. That is always a good thing. The bad thing is that our President will allow Iran to keep its nukes, but we can’t keep our health insurance and health care.
It’s a great day to be an Iranian.
I wonder if Obama played this out this long before publicly acknowledging that he loosened the sanctions, just to screw with the Israelis. Nah, I don’t really wonder, at all.
So glad President Awesomesauce healed the world and all that crap.
#8 The downside, DaveO, is the Saudis will then get Paki nukes, just to keep up with the neighbors.
They’re going to use force?
Oh, I get it. They’re going to round up a squad of Bigfoot and send them in with a supply of rocks.
If it weren’t for the prior announcements (cutbacks, drawdowns, reduced funding, etc.), I would be coming up with mildly sarcastic remarks.
However, I think this ‘force’ thingy will go as far as the front steps of the Pentagon because — and I want to emphasize this for posterity – THERE AIN’T NO DAMN MONEY TO PAY FOR IT.
Ya gotta wonder just what he means by using force. A loud gasp perhaps?
How about just plain ol’ bad breath?
He’s going to fix their health care system.
I say we give B. Hussein 0bama & Co. to the Iranians, take ’em and leave ’em there, the place will be level in maybe a week!!
Obama use force? Bwahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahah!!!!11!!!eleventy!!!
I mean, seriously? What’s he gonna do> Airdrop millions of “strongly-worded letters” over Iran and hope they bleed to death from paper cuts?
After reading all’ya’all’s comments above, I have nothing more to add in the way of sarcasm or snark. Nice goin’, gents and ladies!!
The army will lead the charge, no wait, CSA Chandler has thrown out all the infantry types that had too many tattoos..
And if anyone wonders why I seldom use that clown’s name, well – now, you know.
When you’re that inept at everything else, you have to rattle a very big saber to distract people.
May every one have a good Veterans Day.
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Umm…piercing/tats monitor Chandler is only the SMA.
So the gigolo from Massachusetts who has been one of the nation’s most ineffective senators and is now serving for one the nation’s most ineffective presidents is attempting to tell us they plan to suddenly become effective and leverage US regional military power to obtain a result unachievable through diplomacy?
Based on the history of both men I will hold my judgment until I see the actual results…who am I kidding I’m not going to hold my judgment, we all know this is bullsh1t…this administration is only capable of using its power to spy on Tea Party groups through the IRS and NSA, and is seemingly unable to utilize any of those resources to achieve any diplomatic result anywhere in the world…our current foreign policy reputation is lower than GW Bush’s administration contrary to what the talking heads told us would happen….too many 4sskissing journalists. Our journalists no longer have the ability to approach their trade with the requisite healthy skepticism required to be neutral observers and reporters, instead we have yellow journalism so skewed as to be unreliable at every turn…
Finally, I figured it out.
Using force = harsh words. And a good scold, plus the time-out chair.
If I could I would post a picture of a Labrador retriever dressed as a human with the caption “I have no idea what I am doing.”
I am so glad “smart diplomacy” is working…
What do you expect from someone who never had to do anything in his entire life, other than look good in a suit?