Washington – Secretary of State John Kerry pitched the administration’s controversial nuclear deal with Iran before a skeptical House Foreign Affairs Committee on Tuesday, pushing back against the allegation it would ease crippling sanctions forever in exchange for temporary concessions on weapons development.
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Kerry spoke as the administration picked up support for the deal from Rep. Sander Levin, D-Mich., a strong supporter of Israel who referred to his Jewish background in announcing his decision.
Seventeen-term Rep. Sander Levin of Michigan said in a statement that the accord “offers the best option to prevent Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon.”
Levin said he believes that Israel, the Middle East and the world are far more secure if Iran doesn’t move toward possession of a nuclear weapon.
“I believe that Israel, the region and the world are far more secure if Iran does not move toward possession of a nuclear weapon,” he said.
Levin has been a strong supporter of Israel.
The congressional hearing was the second in as many weeks for Kerry and his Cabinet colleagues. Faced with Republican majorities in both houses, their objective was to line up enough support for Obama among Democrats in what is all but certain to become a veto fight this fall.
Congress is expected to vote in September to prevent Obama from lifting sanctions imposed previously by lawmakers, a step that would likely cause Iran to walk away from the agreement. Obama has said he will veto any bill along those lines, and Republicans will need a two-thirds majority in both houses to override his objections.
These two statements are contradictory.
“…The accord ‘offers the best option to prevent Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon.'”
“I believe that Israel, the region and the world are far more secure if Iran does not move toward possession of a nuclear weapon,”
ANOTHER PROUD MEMBER OF THE JUDENRAT.
INTERESTING THAT A CROSS TRANSLATION OF GERMAN AND ENGLISH WOULD TRANSLATE IT TO JEW RAT.
of course the jewish liberals will support this Auschwitz deal. For them the Liberal religion is paramount even to thousands of jewish lives.
Liberalism is a mental disorder indeed.
Democrat first Jew Second, need I say more?
Nebech.
The Spiegel published an article on German made Israeli submarines which are operational. They have cruise missles on board which may have nuclear warheads. I read the article and so did the Iranians. They have a better account of Israeli nuclear capability. All the talk on this website is sheer nonsense
another jew bowing down to Obama…Mordechai refused to bow to haman but this peice of dreck does.
Looks like his last term in office now.
vote him out the next election possible
that is the only way