Rep. Amash votes on two Iran sanction bills

[nayjevin]

A minority of Americans (congress) has no natural right to dictate these actions on the rest of us.

[ExPatPaki]

The US kills more innocent people every month than Iran's so called "terrorist" puppets have ever killed.

The US supports supports the terrorist group Jundullah which has killed over 80 Iranians worshiping at mosques in their own country.

The US also supports an Islamic Marxist terrorist group known as the MEK, as well as the Kurdish terrorist group, the PJAK.

[Inny Binny]

Nevermind all these small terror groups - I point toward the murder of quarter a million Japanese as a rather clear example of US terrorism.

[kylejack]

Sponsoring terrorism.

Don't foll yourself...they are hostile.

This father was killed yesterday in Iran, almost certainly by the CIA or Mossad.



Who is a terrorist?

[Aden]

For thousands of years it was considered civilized to not kill civilians, or harm them by blocking food and water supplies. Since WWII the U.S. government has slaughtered millions of civilians with their "smart weapons," and convinced American citizens (including some here) that sanctions are not an act of war.

[bolil]

Nevermind all these small terror groups - I point toward the murder of quarter a million Japanese as a rather clear example of US terrorism.

Yeah, Id like to add that the other options would have likely resulted in a larger loss of life: Invasion? certainly. Siege? certainly... this doesn't make what happened right though.

[boneyard bill]

First Rand and now Amash. I guess ambition tops reality. There is really no reason for increasing the sanctions on Iran. This is depressing. I can hope they will show more backbone in the future. They've been good so far, but this raises alarm bells. You can't fight the propaganda if you buy into it.

[angelatc]

Remember sanctions are not an act of war in and of themselves. .

Ron Paul says that sanctions are an act of war.

[thoughtomator]

Sanctions ARE an act of war, it is the use of force to interrupt the free flow of commerce.

[JJ2]

Remember those election protests when Ahmadinejad was re-elected? Attack Iran and those young people will rally behind him.. Leave them alone and they will be the next Egypt.

The next Egypt? You mean the Muslim Brotherhood and Al Qaeda will take over?