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Ron Paul: US obsessed with ‘act of war’ on Iran

Press TV – August 3, 2012

Texas Congressman Ron Paul says the US is “obsessed with” keeping Iran under illegal sanctions, while pushing for furthering the embargoes in, what he calls, an “act of war” against the Islamic Republic.

Addressing Congress on Wednesday, Paul accused Washington of “marching into a determination to have another war.”

“When you put on sanctions on a country, it’s an act of war and that’s what this is all about,” he said.

“I think this bill would be better named Obsession with Iran Act 2012,” Paul said, referring to a bill, which has been approved by the House of Representatives and the Senate, targeting Iran’s energy sector.

In a statement, released by the White House, US President Barack Obama has said the existing illegal sanctions on Iran’s oil industry has been expanded “by making sanctionable the purchase or acquisition of Iranian petrochemical products.” He said that the US sanctions will apply to any financial institution that allows Iran to access the international financial system.

However, Paul said, “What we continue to be doing is obsess with Iran and the idea that Iran is a threat to our national security.”

He asserted, “The IAEA (International Atomic Energy Agency) and our CIA said they are not on the verge of a nuclear weapon. It is so similar to what we went through in the early part of this last decade, when we were beating the war drums to go to war against Iraq. And it was all a façade. There was no danger from Iraq.”

The new embargoes build on Iranian crude sanctions, signed into law in December and approved in March, that penalize other countries for buying or selling Iran’s oil. The sanctions took effect on June 28.

The US sanctions are meant to pile up pressure on Iran over its nuclear energy program, which Washington, Tel Aviv, and some of their allies claim may include a military aspect.

Iran refutes the allegation and holds that, as a signatory to the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) and a member of the IAEA, it is entitled to enrich uranium for peaceful purposes.

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2 Comments »

  1. A TRUE AMERICAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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    Comment by Jay Colbe | August 3, 2012 | Reply

  2. The US command to Iran to cease all nuclear enrichment forcefully demonstrates the void of political will and leadership that exists in the United Nations. When nations are allowed to bully other nations outside of an international framework, that signifies the erosion of human civilization.

    It is really frightening to think where is the world heading outside of an institutional framework to govern the behavior of nations. The US, more than any other nation, needs to operate within an institutional framework. The US is the only nation to use atomic weapons in the genocide of a civilian populations. In addition, the US is the only nation to unilaterally wage war against another nation and then admitted that the war was waged on lies. In other words, fabricated intelligence.

    When you look at the formation of Israel and its behavior since. What gives Israel the moral authority to dictate to another nation on its nuclear developments.

    Clearly, you have boys running around the globe with guns in their hands, who believe that because their gun is more powerful, other nations should just humble themselves to their wishes. This is the culture of gangs and the mafia in the US that is being played out on a world stage.

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    Comment by Ribeekah Grant | August 4, 2012 | Reply


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