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To: one_less who wrote (843214)	3/16/2015 9:55:03 PM
From: Mongo2116	Respond to of 1576835

Col. Lawrence Wilkerson: Republican Senators Are ‘Traitors With This Open Letter’ To Iran Distinguished adjunct professor of Government and Public Policy at William and Mary University in Virginia and former chief of staff for Colin Powell, Col. Lawrence Wilkerson, may be a Republican – but he seems to have made a career out of enraging conservatives the last few years. This time he is not holding back any punches as he calls 47 Republican senators “traitors” for sending a letter to the leadership of Iran. Speaking to MintPress News over the phone from his home in Virginia, Wilkerson spoke out about the lack of a “sound strategic approach” by the United States in the Middle East, noting that Tuesday’s election in Israel is one of the most important events related to U.S. foreign policy in the region. MintPress News reports that The Israeli election is being held on the heels of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s scandalous visit to the U.S. Congress, and amid the fallout of a letter to the Iranian leadership that has been described as “treasonous.” The letter, signed by 47 Republican senators, locksteps neoconservative geopolitical strategy in the Middle East with that of the national security prerogatives of Israel’s current prime minister. Wilkerson told MintPress News that “The only positive thing I can see right now is the potential for Bibi Netanyahu to lose,” adding that Netanyahu has created “unprecedented” damage in the region: Fifty-one percent of the [Israeli] land belongs to the security complex, either outright or leased. Sixty families in Israel own about 75 percent of the wealth, which is unbelievable. They’re the most predatory capitalist state in the eastern Mediterranean, and that’s saying something because we [the U.S.], China, and Russia have exemplified predatory capitalism in the last 20 years, but Israel outstrips us all. As long as the United States continues to support Israel, “It is impossible to say you have a sound strategic approach to the region,” concluded Wilkerson. MintPress News reports that they “made the case that the U.S. does in fact have a foreign policy strategy, which includes realizing the uselessness of invasion and occupation. MintPress argued that the U.S. is attempting to balance regional powers by reaching out to Iran and having a lighter footprint overall in the Middle East, so that it can focus more closely on East Asia,” but Wilkerson disagreed: You think that’s the case when you have senators and representatives in the House that are doing everything they possibly can, including becoming traitors with this open letter to the leaders of Tehran to start another war in southwest Asia? You really think that’s our strategy? MintPress continues, reporting that the Republican senators were attempting to “upend current negotiations between Iran and the P5+1 nations — the U.S., China, Russia, France, Germany, and the United Kingdom. The potential deal between the six powers would restrict sanctions on Iran in exchange for guarantees that the Islamic Republic will not pursue a nuclear weapons program.” The Obama administration and many members of Congress, including some Republicans, support this effort. Yet a significant number of other politicians and current and former U.S. officials do not, and they have made it a priority to stop this deal by any means necessary. They have invited the leader of a foreign state (Israel) to speak to Congress without the approval of the executive branch. They wrote the above-mentioned letter and addressed it to a foreign power (Iran) in brazen contradiction to the president’s foreign policy efforts. They have also supported former terrorist groups, such as the People’s Mujahedeen of Iran (MEK), that want to overthrow the Iranian government and take power for themselves.

To: one_less who wrote (843214)	3/16/2015 10:03:13 PM
From: Mongo2116	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1576835

RIng of Fire: Scott Walker Once Compared ISIS to Protesters, Now He Compares Them to a Computer Virus16th March 2015 Brent BlogWisconsin Gov. Scott Walker’s (R) understanding of ISIS was called into question when he said he could take on the terrorist group because he took on protesters. Walker has made it clear that he does not understand ISIS at all with his new comparison: ISIS is like a computer virus. Computer viruses do not brainwash children, rape women, and kill entire villages; ISIS does. Wiping out ISIS would be far more complex than scrubbing a computer’s hard drive. BUT HEY...HE'S AN IDIOT

To: one_less who wrote (843214)	3/16/2015 10:05:25 PM
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CBS News Delivers A Knockout Punch To Tom Cotton – VIDEO CBS anchor Bob Schieffer delivered a knockout punch to Tom Cotton with just one question during a Sunday interview on “ Face The Nation.” Senator Tom Cotton (R-AR) stood behind his controversial letter sent to Iran last week, telling CBS anchor Bob Schieffer “It’s so important we communicated this message straight to Iran,” adding that “The fact that President Obama doesn’t see this letter as way to get more leverage at the negotiating table just underscores that he is not negotiating for the hardest deal possible.” However, Schieffer unloaded on Cotton, destroying his argument with one question: Are you planning to contact any other of our adversaries? Do you plan to check with the North Koreans to make sure they know any deal has to be approved by the Congress? Cotton smiled nervously, then proceeded to dodge the question, answering: Right now I and most every other senator is focused on stopping Iran from getting a nuclear weapon. You can watch Cotton being destroyed, below: [iframe class="youtube-player" type="text/html" width="900" height="537" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/mLlNRTUtLt8?version=3&rel=1&fs=1&showsearch=0&showinfo=1&iv_load_policy=1&start=25&wmode=transparent" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="true" style="box-sizing: border-box; border-width: 0px; padding: 0px; max-width: 100%; border-radius: 0px !important;"][/iframe]