First Read - "Republicans Pounce On The Iran News" - Demand That Pres. Obama Cancel Talks With Iran [View All]

[TomCADem]

Here is the right wing continuing with its anything short of bombing Iran is appeasement line of attack against President Obama:

http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2009/09/25/2080394.aspx

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REPUBLICANS POUNCE ON THE IRAN NEWS

Republicans are using the revelation of a secret nuclear facility in Iran -- something that U.S. intelligence has known about for about a year -- to criticize the Obama administration's willingness to talk to Iran.

House Minority Whip Eric Cantor was first out of the gate with a statement:

"The existence of a second uranium enrichment facility not only undercuts the Administration’s policy toward Iran, but leaves little doubt that terrorist nations are not to be trusted or negotiated with diplomatically. Congress should act immediately to give the President the tools he needs to implement sanctions on Iran by passing the bipartisan Iran Refined Petroleum Sanctions Act."

Next was House Minority Leader John Boehner:

"The United States should not participate in direct negotiations with Iran – negotiations that will further legitimize this brutal regime – until we have answers to these important questions. Unfortunately, the Administration has not, to date, given Iran reason to believe we are serious about preventing them from acquiring or developing a nuclear capability, especially in light of the Administration’s recent policy decision regarding missile defense in Central Europe and its public remarks about Israel and the Middle East peace process"

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