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sabra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-15-06 12:46 PM Original message |
Senators Support Penalties Against Iran |
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tatertop (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-15-06 12:48 PM Response to Original message |
1. Here we go again |
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mbperrin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-15-06 12:49 PM Response to Original message |
2. These senators are willing to fight to the death of every one of their |
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Flabbergasted (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-15-06 12:50 PM Response to Original message |
3. Why does it seem like every time these.. |
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Tom Joad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-15-06 12:54 PM Response to Original message |
4. I am not happy dems seem to be leading the charge against Iran. |
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Poppyseedman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-15-06 01:02 PM Response to Reply #4 |
6. You are kidding right? If you are talking about Israel |
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leesa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-15-06 01:05 PM Response to Reply #6 |
8. Right. Israel and the US start most of the wars we engage in but they are |
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MrPrax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-15-06 01:15 PM Response to Reply #6 |
11. They're democratic? |
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pinerow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-15-06 01:41 PM Response to Reply #6 |
13. Democratic Israel denies the vote to Arab Israelis' who have lived there |
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cantstandbush (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-15-06 03:00 PM Response to Reply #6 |
16. The US is the ONLY nation to have used nukes so why do you think |
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Poppyseedman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-15-06 03:04 PM Response to Reply #16 |
17. Pretend for a moment we don't have nukes. |
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cantstandbush (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-15-06 03:06 PM Response to Reply #17 |
18. The rest of the world that does does not include Iran, Iraq, or NK |
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Poppyseedman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-15-06 03:11 PM Response to Reply #18 |
19. You can't honestly think Iran or NK would not be nuke capable |
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Zhade (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-15-06 11:09 PM Response to Reply #6 |
74. U.S nukes are not a threat, despite the fact that... |
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EuroObserver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-15-06 12:57 PM Response to Original message |
5. What (credible) threat was that, again? |
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Zhade (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-15-06 11:10 PM Response to Reply #5 |
75. None. NONE. |
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leesa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-15-06 01:03 PM Response to Original message |
7. I support penalties against the US for war crimes. |
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USA_1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-15-06 01:13 PM Response to Reply #7 |
9. I support penalties against Bush for war crimes |
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USA_1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-15-06 01:14 PM Response to Reply #7 |
10. Daniel Schorr on radio this morning ... |
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Delphinus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-15-06 01:25 PM Response to Original message |
12. Well, I don't! |
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Tom Joad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-15-06 01:49 PM Response to Reply #12 |
14. I don't quite agree. |
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Delphinus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-15-06 01:55 PM Response to Reply #14 |
15. I am 100% behind you in what you said: |
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Zhade (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-15-06 11:12 PM Response to Reply #15 |
76. Really hard to unite when even some liberals buy into an 'Iranian threat'. |
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lovuian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-15-06 03:14 PM Response to Original message |
20. Congress beats the War drums... but are the people wanting |
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UpInArms (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-15-06 09:19 PM Response to Original message |
21. NYTs: Senators Voice Support for Sanctions Against Iran (grrr) |
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izzie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-15-06 09:19 PM Response to Reply #21 |
22. I hope Bush is not behind this dream. |
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merwin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-15-06 09:19 PM Response to Reply #21 |
23. Economic sanctions are not a bad thing. |
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still_one (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-15-06 09:19 PM Response to Reply #23 |
26. You and I are on the same page on this one |
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K-W (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-15-06 09:19 PM Response to Reply #23 |
27. So its ok to starve people but not to bomb them? EOM |
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merwin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-15-06 10:42 PM Response to Reply #27 |
71. What is the other option when it comes to dealing with a nation that won't |
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K-W (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-17-06 04:19 AM Response to Reply #71 |
91. How about we stop threatning them? |
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0007 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-17-06 03:37 PM Response to Reply #71 |
96. How about trying to bring Israel and the Middle East together |
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Zhade (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-15-06 11:14 PM Response to Reply #23 |
77. I wonder if the half-million dead Iraqi children would agree with you. |
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Ediacara (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-15-06 09:19 PM Response to Reply #21 |
24. Correct me if I'm wrong, but don't we already have strict Iranian |
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still_one (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-15-06 09:19 PM Response to Reply #21 |
25. Nothing is wrong with sancations, that is NOT the same thing |
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bpilgrim (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-15-06 09:19 PM Response to Reply #25 |
28. we can't afford to sanction their natural resources as the west depends |
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still_one (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-15-06 09:19 PM Response to Reply #28 |
31. then we should become energy independent so we don't |
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bpilgrim (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-15-06 09:19 PM Response to Reply #31 |
34. i agree %100 but that doesn't describe todays REALITY |
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Zhade (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-15-06 11:18 PM Response to Reply #34 |
78. Man, doesn't it just feel like the march to war all over again? |
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0007 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-17-06 03:38 PM Response to Reply #78 |
97. Many on this board falling into the same trap, eh? |
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oblivious (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-16-06 01:15 AM Response to Reply #25 |
88. Iran is not violating the NPT. Why do you say that? |
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K-W (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-17-06 03:20 PM Response to Reply #25 |
92. The US is violating its nuclear obligations. |
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4dsc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-15-06 09:19 PM Response to Reply #21 |
29. What if Iran sanctions the West?? |
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still_one (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-15-06 09:19 PM Response to Reply #29 |
32. Iraq hasn't exported oil out for years |
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High Plains (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-15-06 10:25 PM Response to Reply #32 |
36. 2.6 million barrels a day, according to DOE |
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HuffleClaw (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-15-06 09:19 PM Response to Reply #21 |
30. idiots |
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Vinca (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-15-06 09:19 PM Response to Reply #21 |
33. Pssssst . . . someone remind them Iran's got the oil! nt |
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applegrove (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-15-06 09:19 PM Response to Reply #21 |
35. This is what the UN is for. |
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sabra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-15-06 10:36 PM Response to Original message |
37. McCain: Oil Prices Can't Stop U.S. From Pressing Iran |
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dapper (755 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-15-06 10:36 PM Response to Reply #37 |
38. Bwaa haa haa |
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Rose Siding (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-15-06 10:36 PM Response to Reply #37 |
39. Bring it on!, said the rich guy |
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juliana24 (209 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-15-06 10:36 PM Response to Reply #39 |
53. McCain: The loose cannon on the deck speaks out again. |
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bahrbearian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-15-06 10:36 PM Response to Reply #37 |
40. Sill sticking with plan A , what no plan B? |
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Dunvegan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-15-06 10:36 PM Response to Reply #37 |
41. Run-up to an invasion of Iran, anyone? |
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K-W (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-17-06 03:22 PM Response to Reply #41 |
94. A hungry people are easier to occupy. EOM |
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Jackpine Radical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-15-06 10:36 PM Response to Reply #37 |
42. There are people around here who think McCain is a Good Guy!!?? |
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Zhade (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-15-06 11:20 PM Response to Reply #42 |
80. I can see it now...McLiebercain 2008! |
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NanceGreggs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-15-06 10:36 PM Response to Reply #37 |
43. Excuse me. Mr. McCain ... |
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LynneSin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-15-06 10:36 PM Response to Reply #37 |
44. When he's running for president lets remind the world of this |
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Zhade (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-15-06 11:23 PM Response to Reply #44 |
81. Yeah, and also how he helped fuck people over on the bankruptcy bill. |
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killbotfactory (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-15-06 10:36 PM Response to Reply #37 |
45. It would probably help the oil company profits... |
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VegasWolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-15-06 10:36 PM Response to Reply #37 |
46. McCain can afford $150 to fill his gas tank each week. nt |
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juliana24 (209 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-15-06 10:36 PM Response to Reply #46 |
55. What about all that jet-fuel he burns that we have to pay for? |
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HuffleClaw (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-15-06 10:36 PM Response to Reply #37 |
47. i really thought he had more sense than that. |
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IDemo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-15-06 10:36 PM Response to Reply #37 |
48. Petrodollar Warfare: Dollars, Euros and the Upcoming Iranian Oil Bourse |
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Dunvegan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-15-06 10:36 PM Response to Reply #48 |
50. Diplomacy would have done wonders in staving off the "PetroEuro"... |
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Geo55 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-15-06 10:36 PM Response to Reply #48 |
51. Exactly ! |
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IndianaGreen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-15-06 10:36 PM Response to Reply #37 |
49. Rich people can afford to pay $5 a gallon |
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juliana24 (209 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-15-06 10:36 PM Response to Reply #49 |
54. What about the price of heating oil? Its very cold out right now and |
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IndianaGreen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-15-06 10:53 PM Response to Reply #54 |
73. The city of Chicago turned down Venezuela's offer of cheap heating oil |
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juliana24 (209 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-15-06 11:20 PM Response to Reply #73 |
79. Why fear terror when our own government is happy to freeze us to death? |
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Zhade (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-15-06 11:28 PM Response to Reply #79 |
82. Damn good point. |
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WePurrsevere (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-15-06 10:36 PM Response to Reply #37 |
52. We're juggling money like crazy to heat our home already. Gas prices are |
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Orsino (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-16-06 09:13 AM Response to Reply #37 |
89. Oil Prices *Drive* US to Press Iran n/t |
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Javaman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-16-06 03:35 PM Response to Reply #37 |
90. The first sentance is the indicator of stupidity.... |
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CHIMO (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-15-06 10:37 PM Response to Original message |
56. US senators: Iran strike an option |
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ixion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-15-06 10:37 PM Response to Reply #56 |
57. yeah, brilliant idea |
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bluestateguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-15-06 10:37 PM Response to Reply #56 |
58. Iran: retaliation is an open |
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VegasWolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-15-06 10:37 PM Response to Reply #56 |
59. Let's see, when Cheney's friends get gas to 5.00 / gallon it will cost $75 |
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savemefromdumbya (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-15-06 10:37 PM Response to Reply #56 |
60. Cheney is determined to go to war with Iran |
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NanceGreggs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-15-06 10:37 PM Response to Reply #56 |
61. Like sheep to the slaughter-house ... |
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AndyTiedye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-15-06 10:37 PM Response to Reply #56 |
62. Put The Kool-Aid Down, Senator Bayh. Move Away From the Pitcher |
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The_Casual_Observer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-15-06 10:37 PM Response to Reply #56 |
63. There is as much "proof" to this Iran shit as there was to the Iraq shit. |
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PDJane (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-15-06 10:37 PM Response to Reply #56 |
64. Pakistan has nukes. |
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Zhade (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-15-06 11:31 PM Response to Reply #64 |
84. There might be, if turncoats like Bayh didn't LIE about the threat... |
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Flabbergasted (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-15-06 10:37 PM Response to Reply #56 |
65. A customer pointed out that the political reason behind McCain's |
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tuvor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-15-06 10:37 PM Response to Reply #56 |
66. Meanwhile, in North Korea... |
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WildEyedLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-15-06 10:37 PM Response to Reply #56 |
67. Senator Evan Bayh of INDIANA |
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HuffleClaw (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-15-06 10:37 PM Response to Reply #56 |
68. "the last resort." |
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IndianaGreen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-15-06 10:37 PM Response to Reply #56 |
69. Alito filbuster is not an option, but bombing Iran is? |
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Zhade (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-15-06 11:33 PM Response to Reply #69 |
85. THANK you! |
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Geo55 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-15-06 10:37 PM Response to Reply #56 |
70. There was a time, |
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Zhade (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-15-06 11:29 PM Response to Reply #56 |
83. FUCK YOU, BAYH, and your neocon coddling. |
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Zhade (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-15-06 10:51 PM Response to Original message |
72. Uh, Bayh? The *U.S.* is the foremost sponsor of terrorism in the world. |
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Zynx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-15-06 11:42 PM Response to Original message |
86. Hmmm...Taking 2.5 million barrels of exports off the world market is |
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pinniped (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-15-06 11:45 PM Response to Original message |
87. See, * really doesn't want to strike Iran, the senators do! |
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0007 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-17-06 03:21 PM Response to Original message |
93. Argh! This will be a big big mistake. Gas prices will go out of sight. |
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superconnected (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-17-06 03:30 PM Response to Original message |
95. lemme guess |
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