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Just curious, is anyone here in favor of lifting the
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Just curious, is anyone here in favor of lifting the


Feb 19, 2021, 9:57 AM

sanctions on Iran and entering into another "deal" with them.

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We should convince all Iranians


Feb 13, 2022, 1:00 PM

To come to the US and live here

Then there will be no more animosity

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There is a nice Iranian lady at one of my customers


Feb 19, 2021, 10:13 AM

GaTech grad.
She goes back to Iran once a year to visit family. She is pro-America and does not care for the Dictators there like the vast majority of Iranians.

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Re: Just curious, is anyone here in favor of lifting the


Feb 19, 2021, 10:22 AM

I would ask what do you think that the sanctions are accomplishing - or are intended to accomplish ?

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I would guess its to keep Iran poor


Feb 19, 2021, 10:34 AM

So they dont nuke the Obama out of their neighbors

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I'm thinking it's moreso to get the citizens pizzzed off


Feb 19, 2021, 10:38 AM

enough at the fundamentalists in power to actually do something about them.

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So... Shah II ? Democracy->Totalitarian Monarchy->


Feb 19, 2021, 11:50 AM

Religious Fundementalism-> ???

Barely a decade after Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin met in Tehran for their summit, all three countries have been doing their best to tell Iran who they should be 'loyal' to and who should have control of their oil... Follow the money, well at least the part that the Shah didn't steal.

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Re: I'm thinking it's moreso to get the citizens pizzzed off


Feb 19, 2021, 12:42 PM [ in reply to I'm thinking it's moreso to get the citizens pizzzed off ]

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I don't disagree, but we cannot do that unilaterally. If other countries think that trying to regulate Iran's nuclear power program is the best way forward, then we need to get on board and set up meaningful inspections.

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There may be good reasons to do it, but like your


Feb 19, 2021, 12:44 PM

mama taught you hopefully, "because everyone else is" is never one of them.

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Re: There may be good reasons to do it, but like your


Feb 19, 2021, 1:45 PM

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I am not suggesting that we just go along for no reason. OUR sanctions mean less than nothing if other countries aren't doing the same. If we refuse to buy Iranian oil, they will just sell it to someone else - what have we accomplished ?

This is the way of the world now. We might wish that we could stand astride the world and force our will upon others, but it dopes not work that way anymore. In fact, every void that we leave will be filled by our competitors our adversaries.

All of our existential problems are international in nature. They will require cooperation, compromise, and consensus to solve them. If America demands to be a world dominator rather than a world leader, I am not sure that we can solve these problems.

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Re: I would guess its to keep Iran poor


Feb 19, 2021, 12:43 PM [ in reply to I would guess its to keep Iran poor ]

chem

That does not seem to be working.

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Re: Just curious, is anyone here in favor of lifting the


Feb 19, 2021, 10:44 AM [ in reply to Re: Just curious, is anyone here in favor of lifting the ]

An attempt to change behavior

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Re: Just curious, is anyone here in favor of lifting the


Feb 19, 2021, 12:42 PM

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Could you be more specific ?

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Re: Just curious, is anyone here in favor of lifting the


Feb 19, 2021, 10:38 AM

I only favor lifting sanctions if Iran agrees to direct any future violence towards the US at highly (preferably wholly) democratic cities or precincts.

It is only fair the people supporting these policies receive the benefits of those policies! Who can disagree with that.

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Dude, you're unhinged AF. This might top this:


Feb 19, 2021, 11:49 AM



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You think they're going to attack bfe NC?***


Feb 19, 2021, 12:19 PM [ in reply to Re: Just curious, is anyone here in favor of lifting the ]



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Re: Just curious, is anyone here in favor of lifting the


Feb 19, 2021, 1:47 PM [ in reply to Re: Just curious, is anyone here in favor of lifting the ]

NC

It is almost like if any conversation evolves beyond the complexity of an 8th grader you can't handle it.

From where did you get your PhD ??

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Wow. You're kind of a POS***


Feb 22, 2021, 2:22 PM [ in reply to Re: Just curious, is anyone here in favor of lifting the ]



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If lifting sanctions will prevent them from developing


Feb 19, 2021, 10:40 AM

weapons-grade Uranium - I say "go for it".

However - I believe if you look into why Trump got out of the deal - it was basically because the Iranians weren't very forthcoming when asked to hold up their part of the deal (don't make weapons-grade Uranium).

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Re: If lifting sanctions will prevent them from developing


Feb 19, 2021, 11:03 AM

No, we got out of the deal because Trump's Saudi buddies wanted him to and they paid him handsomely to do so. It was straight personal grift on Trump's part, nothing more and anybody who looks for a reason beyond that is just rationalizing. Trump never has a reason beyond that. Ever.

Yeah, Iran's a bad actor, but they have oil, and allowing them to sell it on the world market drives the cost down...which in turn drives Saudi profits down also. (Do we care about that? Can't get there, myself.)

Of course, there's also the fact that the second you take your eyes off Iran they're going to start testing you again...and be right back pushing the Saudis for dominance in the region, but hey. Imperfect world.

I think you do a deal because what we were doing was completely stupid and wasn't working, and especially with Keystone XL dead in the water we need new oil from somewhere.

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Really don't need the Keystone XL anymore. Oil


Feb 19, 2021, 12:37 PM

slick bud of mine says it was a great idea in 2004 when they proposed it, but not anymore. Instead of waiting on three administrations to make up their minds, industry leaned heavy on developing fracking tech and not only made up for the deficit, but massively improved the supply chain. Only beneficiary of KXL today would be Canada....eh.

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Re: Really don't need the Keystone XL anymore. Oil


Feb 19, 2021, 1:49 PM

Meanwhile earthquakes have skyrocketed in Oklahoma.

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Link to your info about Trump being paid to get out of the


Feb 19, 2021, 2:12 PM [ in reply to Re: If lifting sanctions will prevent them from developing ]

deal please

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Re: Link to your info about Trump being paid to get out of the


Feb 19, 2021, 2:42 PM

Well, this is how many people have observed how Trump did his business (and right out in the open for all to see) his first term:

https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2019/10/25/trump-hotel-sale-washington-dc-229880/


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I was ticked when Trump backed out of the


Feb 19, 2021, 10:18 PM

deal - because it wasn’t a deal between Obama and Iran, it was a deal between the US and Iran.

But after reading up on it - I guess this was 2017 - I remember finding that Iran wasn’t doing their part of the deal.

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Re: Just curious, is anyone here in favor of lifting the


Feb 19, 2021, 11:04 AM

No.It may be that Iran obtains nukes whether sanctions remain or not. However, in the meantime with the sanctions, Iran has less cash to devote to funding terrorism. The mullahs have been very clear about wanting to destroy Israel and hurt the US. It's a thorny issue, but I think the original Obama/Kerry deal was naive. Biden will lift the sanctions, someone else will have to deal with the consequences. Iran violated the conditions of the deal anyway. I am not sure why anyone thinks the Iranian government can be trusted? It's a shame, as the Iranian people are ready to be unshackled from the oppression they live under.

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Re: Just curious, is anyone here in favor of lifting the


Feb 19, 2021, 11:06 AM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l1dnqKGuezo

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The Trump Administration's policy toward Iran has resulted


Feb 19, 2021, 11:16 AM

in a pretty quiet Iran and supported the normalizing of three Muslim nations' relations with a key democratic ally in the region, so I would be in support of continuing those policies.

But of course, we can't do that. So, buckle your seat belts.

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Re: The Trump Administration's policy toward Iran has resulted


Feb 22, 2021, 9:51 AM

Was Iran not quiet before we got out of the deal? In fact, when was the last time Iranian backed Shia attacked American civilians? There's a pretty long list of attacks by Sunni terrorist groups (saudi) in the last 20 years. Are we on the wrong side in the Middle East?

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Been told “The Art of tge Deal” is key. Details as well.***


Feb 19, 2021, 11:30 AM



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Yes.***


Feb 19, 2021, 11:46 AM



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they need nuclear power we need


Feb 19, 2021, 11:48 AM

Solar panels

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Hey it worked well last time didn’t it


Feb 19, 2021, 1:54 PM



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We gave them 'back' tons of cash and other money that the


Feb 19, 2021, 2:59 PM

Shah stole when he abdicated... Check the history. That's what the hostage situation was all about.

As to inspections, I totally agree.

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We confiscate US citizens funds daily via the RICO act.


Feb 19, 2021, 3:34 PM

I would hope that a first year law student could have drummed up a viable rationale for us to have kept that money as long as we wanted from an enemy of the state.

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When the Shah abdicated, he brought over a 1000 of his


Feb 19, 2021, 3:55 PM

closest 'confidants' to the US... They had expenses. I personally spoke with the Shah's "personal limo driver" while living in CT... I later was in the Shah's estate in Greenwich which was protected by 'former' Secret Service agents, two on at all times. One escorted his granddaughter to school everyday and sat outside the classrooms.

They wouldn't let us in the attic at first when we were trying to track down the problem with some 3-way/4-way switching. They finally did and that's when we saw the bank of servers that were part of the security system that they were monitoring from a room off of the kitchen. The US put him in power and took care of him and his family afterwards. What I stated before stands. I'VE SEEN IT.

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did both parties ever sign the first agreement***


Feb 19, 2021, 3:27 PM



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Yes, sanctions are an act of war.***


Feb 19, 2021, 11:57 PM



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Yes of course, why would you not be?


Feb 22, 2021, 2:20 PM

Fewer nuclear proliferation, less free market restrictions.

Win/win.

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