Group of 17 Democrat Party Congress members calls for reducing US sanctions on Iran

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Naturally the jihad Rep. Ilhan Omar is leading the charge to reduce sanctions on the Islamic Republic of Iran.  Iran is the world’s leading sponsor of terrorism. Iran’s leaders threaten to annihilate America’s greatest ally Israel. They finance terror around the world. They jail and butcher their own citizens. They persecute Christians. They subjugate Iranian women. They hang homosexuals from cranes. The list goes on and on. Yet the Democrats want Iran’s leaders to have more money, which they will use to inflict unimaginable havoc. The Democrat Party is evil.

Group of 17 Congress members calls for reducing US sanctions on Iran

In a letter to Treasury Secretary Mnuchin, the lawmakers, led by Reps. Ilhan Omar, Raúl M. Grijalva and Barbara Lee, urge the administration to “conduct a sweeping review” of the sanctions campaign.

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By JNS, December 21, 2019:

Seventeen members of Congress, led by Reps. Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.), Barbara Lee (D-Calif.) and Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.), sent a letter to Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on Tuesday calling on the administration to dramatically reduce its sanctions against Iran, which Omar characterized as “economic warfare.”

The letter focuses on the impact the sanctions are having on Iranians’ access to medicine, stating that while Iran manufactures 97 percent of its medicine domestically, it depends on foreign imports for the rest.

“We strongly urge the Administration to conduct a sweeping review of its sanctions campaign against Iran and identify and implement the necessary adjustments required to fulfill responsibilities under international law, as ordered by the ICJ [International Court of Justice] in October 2018, to protect the Iranian people’s right to health,” wrote the lawmakers.

The lawmakers argue in the letter that while the administration has taken steps to ensure that the sanctions do not interfere with humanitarian aid, they are not sufficient.

 

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Rider
Rider
4 years ago

Of course. She’s a somali muslim that hates America.

strangequark
strangequark
4 years ago
Reply to  Rider

And who swore her oath of office on the Quran.

Kuffar
Kuffar
4 years ago

17 traitors you mean

tituspullo
tituspullo
4 years ago

those 17 are america-hating racists who love our muslim enemies. not one white person in the bunch

livingengine
livingengine
4 years ago

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livingengine
livingengine
4 years ago
Reply to  livingengine

leave a comment here when you see spam and the moderator will come take care of it

Michelle
Michelle
4 years ago
Reply to  livingengine

Does that include Holocaust deniers and blatant anti-Semitic Nazis? I ask as I will not inform upon them despite my opinions of them as their presence justifies my views and my opinions of what we should be doing.

livingengine
livingengine
4 years ago
Reply to  Michelle

just spam, please. Thanks

Michelle
Michelle
4 years ago

A good list to remember> Is the death penalty still in place for treason in the USA? It should be returned for treason all over the west.

Jim McCormack
Jim McCormack
4 years ago

A very subversive move by the usual traitors.

Seaside
Seaside
4 years ago

These are anti-America democratsocialists who are against keeping America safe, keeping America free. ALL should be taken out of office and given a one-way ticket to iran.

The_Devilbat
The_Devilbat
4 years ago
Reply to  Seaside

Communists not socialists.

strangequark
strangequark
4 years ago
Reply to  The_Devilbat

Maybe communists but more likely fueled by the technocrats whose technocratic ideology and agenda are part of a globalist mission. Meanwhile, useful idiots until they are no longer useful.

The_Devilbat
The_Devilbat
4 years ago
Reply to  strangequark

I agree with you there. One can only imagine what the fate would be for people like Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg and the rest of the globabist idiots will be if and when the real people behind the world takeover ever take control. They would likely be turned into CO2 and carbon deposits in the fancy new furnaces of the population control agency.

strangequark
strangequark
4 years ago
Reply to  The_Devilbat

Re: the “real people behind the world takeover”….I think the answer lies with the Bilderberg Group whose membership includes old money and royalty with untraceable wealth and international connections. This is who Trump is really up against.

The_Devilbat
The_Devilbat
4 years ago
Reply to  strangequark

Dig deeper. I think that you might find out that the Rothschild banking family is behind it all.

strangequark
strangequark
4 years ago
Reply to  The_Devilbat

I believe Rothschild is a member of this Group.

The_Devilbat
The_Devilbat
4 years ago
Reply to  strangequark

Dig deeper. I think that you might find out that the Rothschild banking family is behind it all.

Ed C
Ed C
4 years ago

democrats are the anti American party, so it’s understandable.

Drifter
Drifter
4 years ago
Reply to  Ed C

They are not Democrats. They are the Progressive Socialist enemies of the United States.

The_Devilbat
The_Devilbat
4 years ago
Reply to  Drifter

You are correct. The democratic party was taken over by communists beginning in the 1960’s who were funded by the Soviet Union. The takeover today is complete. They are NOT your grandfather’s democrat party, they are a dangerous collection of America hating radical communists.

Michael Garfinkel
Michael Garfinkel
4 years ago
Reply to  The_Devilbat

Well put – although the younger members, e.g. “the squad,” can also be described as nihilistic.

Regarding Iran, it’s quite clear that economic sanctions will not solve the problem – nor will they be decisive with the North Korean dictator.

No one likes to consider it, but the awful fact is that in each case, war will come – sooner rather than later.

Sgtsnuffy
Sgtsnuffy
4 years ago
Reply to  Ed C

ALWAYS HAVE BEEN AND ALWAYS WILL BE !!!

Dave Jensen
Dave Jensen
4 years ago

We should throw scum like that out of the country and end all Muslim immigration. Hell, we should end nearly all immigration.

Happy Hanukkah.

France-HP-a-ciel-ouvert
France-HP-a-ciel-ouvert
4 years ago

All 17 of them should be IMMEDIATELY deported to Iran, one way ticket. Every single person who voted them in as well, just to go the extra mile.

The Rodeo Clown
The Rodeo Clown
4 years ago

So moslem Qatar/Iran agent Omar, who is funded by Soros, wants to help her fellow moslems.

patd
patd
4 years ago

Can’t fix STUPID with these ignorant libturd dumocrap criminals!!!! Probably all on the take with iran like the POS anti-American muslim yard ape was!!!!

VMS
VMS
4 years ago

The current sanctions are working. Iran is in an economic tailspin. We have to increase sanctions or at least maintain the status quo, and deal with other countries that attempt to circumvent the sanctions. Good diplomacy involves obtaining compliance without firing a shot, These congressional, traitors are meddling in US foreign policy, which constitutionally is in the province of the presidency.

Liatris Spicata
Liatris Spicata
4 years ago
Reply to  VMS

These congressional, traitors are meddling in US foreign policy, which constitutionally is in the province of the presidency.

Opposed as I am to these Democrats’ letter, the Constitution grants Congress, not the Executive branch, the power to declare war. You seem to have lost sight of that.

Billy Noll
Billy Noll
4 years ago

Liatris Spicata, you seem to be trying to muddy the waters here in your statement about declaring war. What is being done with sanctions is legal and constitutional else these same democrats and Iran (who seems to believe we are stupid) would be all over your misguided factoid about declaring war vs. sanctions. Sanctions and diplomacy without any teeth would be useless. Democrats like these are clearly in the traitor and treason camp and how in the world they are continuing in office is mysterious and a travesty.

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4 years ago

You can see the BDS Movement agenda,….. if you really want to !!

Crystal Waters
Crystal Waters
4 years ago

These women have spent their time in office advocating for everyone but Americans. Stop paying their salary.

eassa
eassa
4 years ago

“The letter focuses on the impact the sanctions are having on Iranians’ access to medicine, stating that while Iran manufactures 97 percent of its medicine domestically, it depends on foreign imports for the rest.”

Leftists always search for a heart-rendering reason to do the wrong thing! The sanctions are working.

TD
TD
4 years ago
Reply to  eassa

very true!
Question: What’s worse than Radical Islam?

Answer: Nuclear Islam!

toughen the sanctions.

TD
TD
4 years ago
Reply to  eassa

very true!
Question: What’s worse than Radical Islam?

Answer: Nuclear Islam!

toughen the sanctions.

mjazzguitar
mjazzguitar
4 years ago

For some odd reason, we are feeding Venezuelans to the tune of $400 million.
Why is it our job to feed them?
They have the richest oil fields in the world, why can’t they just sell the oil and buy food?

stephen5970
stephen5970
4 years ago
Reply to  mjazzguitar

WTF!

Speechless.

Drifter
Drifter
4 years ago

Why are Americans paying salaries to our nation’s enemies?

Daddyo
Daddyo
4 years ago

Let`s give Omar and her 16 dementocrat colleagues plane tickets to Iran: 1 way tickets with no re entry to the USA allowed. If they go, then, good riddance!!!

minted
minted
4 years ago

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and kidnapping of British journalist John Cantlie in Syria’ is living
with wife and son on benefits in east London

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7818869/ISIS-recruiter-gang-linked-Jihadi-John-lives-benefits-London.html

Worsethanitlooks
Worsethanitlooks
4 years ago

The fact that only 16 of the 238 Democrat members of Congress are trying to help Iran is evidence that the sanctions are not effective enough.

Sanctions are a means to an end. The bottom line objective is to remove the current Islamo-nazi regime from power. Since undoing Obama’s disastrous nuclear deal, we are moving the needle again.

The_Devilbat
The_Devilbat
4 years ago

” identify and implement the necessary adjustments required to fulfill responsibilities under international law”
What morons. We only live under US law. What the Hell are they talking about?

Joan Flaherty
Joan Flaherty
4 years ago

As if they’d spend the money on medicine!

Drew the Infidel
Drew the Infidel
4 years ago

It should be pointed out that these commiecrats had a 50-50 chance of getting it right and still blew.

And they want me to surrender my guns to legislators who, in all likelihood, could not pass their own pet “universal background checks”?

Be safe, be trained, be alert.

ed
ed
4 years ago

Why is the anti-American, anti-Israel, islamic adulteress still in the US Congress ???

John Acord
John Acord
4 years ago

The Commiecrat party is openly supporting and advocating for the world’s leading terrorist organization, the Islamic Republic of Iran. It is certain any “humanitarian aid” is deiverted for the support of this terrorism. Absolute, increasing sanctions must be applied at all levels against Iran and any country like Turkey which is actively aiding the mullahs.

Recuerdodeamor
Recuerdodeamor
4 years ago

The Koran is the strategic basis for the world’s most inhuman ideology.
Sharia is its instruction manual.
Everybody knows now that ISLAM is nothing but slaughter, robbery, slayvery, terror – responsable for 1400 years of permanent wars of conquest and infiltration.

Islam doesn’t know any mercy – it treats it’s subordinates like cattle, fatstock, lower animals.
Islam sucks other cultures without contributing.
Islam is nothing but pure parasitism.

Whereever muslims appear they have highest pretensions, cause at least trouble, and growing numbers of muslims in a non muslim community are the death sentence for any civilized society.

The Solution is clear:
REMOVE ALL MUSLIMS TOGETHER WITH THEIR ACCOMPLICES

1PierreMontagne1
1PierreMontagne1
4 years ago

Sanctions on Iran affect only 3% of its medicine requirements….so that requires a sweeping review?. The pro Iranian/pro terrorist Democrats need a Flag that says “Give Terrorism a chance”. Or a Slogang like “Don’t be mean to Terrorists”
Democrats suffer from “Reality Derangement syndrome”

Sgtsnuffy
Sgtsnuffy
4 years ago

A LIST, WE NEED THE NAMES ON A LIST SO WE CAN PROPERLY DENOUNCE THEM FOR THE SEDITIOUS TRAITORS THEY ARE. AND JUST BETCHA THAT EVERYONE OF EM IS A PERSON OF COLOR.

Ed Maher
Ed Maher
4 years ago

It’s creeping Sharia law into the legislative branch of our government! The impeachment hearings are proof of this. Rep. Scalise said the Dems where running Soviet-style hearings, it was more like Sharia law hearing!
Pelosi is letting AOC plus three dictate their socialist Islamic policies in the House of Representatives! It is an absolute disgrace that our country is going down this path!

Mathew M
Mathew M
4 years ago

Ilhan Omar WHY has this criminal not been deported after serving time for her crimes???????????????????

disqus_7EcB0kPDrU
disqus_7EcB0kPDrU
4 years ago

The bloody mullahs continuing to slaughter their own citizens, the sanctions should be cranked up to maximum effect.

Robert Kahlcke
Robert Kahlcke
4 years ago

These SWINE should move to Iran or be EXECUTED by the U.S. Military.

Ziggy46
Ziggy46
4 years ago

Ilhan Omar and her pro-Jihad Democrats should face indictment for treason. Calling for the reduction of sanctions on Iran, a terror state, not merely a sponsor of Jihad, but a full participant in Jihad falls into the charge of treason. The maiming and killing of American military personnel and those of other nations by the hands or weaponry supplies by this rogue nation are but one reason. Iran’s relentless menacing threats toward Israel, America, along with supplying terrorists bent o murdering Israelis/Jews, American or all non-believers by this worldwide scourge. Omar and ‘her coven’ of sixteen, needless to say, will not face censuring from Pelosi’s coven of neo-Nazis. The reason, they are rife with Jew, Israel-hatred, and of this Republic.

Omar’s unmitigated subversion will continue unabated because she is not the singular spokesperson or advocate on this Iran issue. The entirety of the Democratic Party will remain mute, those who oppose, if any moderates exist, will nod donkey-like to their master, the Speaker of the House, Pelosi and her tagalong Gestapo-like sycophants.

Worsethanitlooks
Worsethanitlooks
4 years ago

Reuters has reported that the Iranian regime murdered 1500 of its own people in last months anti-govt demonstrations. 400 of the murdered were woman.

Iranian police, revolutionary guard and security forces acted upon the full approval of Supreme Leader Khamenei.

This is the same barbarian Islamo-Nazi govt that Obama made a deal with, fully supported by the feckless US Congress.

Conclusion: Trump is an evil racist.

Cauc-Asian Patriot
Cauc-Asian Patriot
4 years ago

My major problem with the sanctions on Iran that should also be imposed on Saudi Arabia as a formentor of Islamic terrorism is that we aren’t dialoguing with the one country that could influence its leadership, Russia. I think that we should be working with them a lot more on limiting Iran’s access to nuke technology that deep down they agree with! Fact is all sanctions on medicine and food do is hurt our own economy and hurt civilians!
The Government of the Ayatollahs brought on Persians of Iran by the USA Dem-Rat Prez, Jimmy Carter isn’t as much affected by them as we westerners like to think! If people are hungry, sick and die, I genuinely believe their leadership could care less although it inconveniences them from a military, financial perspective but not to the degree we want to think! Blessed Chanukah and Christmas!

Mike Kevins
Mike Kevins
4 years ago

We all know whose side Ilhan Omar is onand it is not ours. Just do the opposite of whatever says and chances are it will be good for the US. Tighten the sanctions!!!

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