[Peace] News-Gazette LTE: Iran deal shows parties' differences

[C. G. Estabrook]

Would this be your position on Obama’s wars, Bob?

"Establish a foreign policy based on diplomacy, international law, and human rights. End the wars and drone attacks, cut military spending by at least 50% and close the 700+ foreign military bases that are turning our republic into a bankrupt empire. Stop U.S. support and arms sales to human rights abusers, and lead on global nuclear disarmament.” —<http://www.jill2016.com/plan> (Chief among the ‘human rights abusers’ is of course Israel.)


> On Aug 27, 2015, at 10:12 AM, Robert Naiman via Peace <peace at lists.chambana.net> wrote:
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> http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/letters-editor/2015-08-26/iran-deal-shows-parties-differences.html
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> Iran deal shows parties' differences
> Wed, 08/26/2015 - 7:00am | The News-Gazette
> David Gill has certainly chosen an odd time to claim that there is no meaningful difference between Democrats and Republicans, or that political parties don't matter. Doesn't he read newspapers?
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> Democratic President Barack Obama and Democratic Secretary of State John Kerry worked with our European allies to negotiate an agreement to control Iran's nuclear program. Illinois Democratic Sen. Dick Durbin supports the agreement. All Democratic presidential candidates, including Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders, support the agreement.
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> All Republican presidential candidates, including Donald Trump, Jeb Bush and former war-skeptic Rand Paul — the apple fell far from the tree — oppose the agreement. Republicans in Congress like Illinois Republican Sen. Mark Kirk and Illinois Republican Rep. Rodney Davis are trying to blow up the agreement so that the Republicans who brought us the Iraq war can have a war with Iran.
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> If the agreement survives Republican Congressional attempts to sabotage it, it will be because congressional Democrats stood with the Democratic president.
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> No difference between Democrats and Republicans? Really, David?
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> David is right about one thing: A Democrat is sure to run to challenge Rodney Davis. I personally guarantee it.
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> If no other credible Democrat steps forward, I will.
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> ROBERT NAIMAN
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> Urbana
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