Iran Sanctions Bill Wins Approval

[FreeChile]

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Iran Sanctions Bill Wins Approval From House International Relations Panel
Thursday, March 16, 2006
Congressional Quarterly

By Eleanor Stables

A House committee approved an amended version of a bill Wednesday that would impose sanctions on foreign companies and countries that do business with Iran's oil industry while the country is suspected of seeking nuclear weapons.

The International Relations Committee's vote on the Iran sanctions bill (HR 282) was 37-3, with Republicans Jim Leach of Iowa and Ron Paul of Texas and Democrat Earl Blumenauer of Oregon voting no.

 

[Ed]

stupid, windowdressing crap.

How many fingerprints are on a gallon of Iranian oil by the time it gets burned up in your Hummer? How many times does that gallon change ownership while it is on a tanker?

Stupid.

 

[Cleon]

Yes, I'm sure this is a viable solution. After all, economic sanctions have worked so well elsewhere.

 

[FreeChile]

Diplomacy?

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/03/16/AR2006031600457.html

Iran Willing to Talk With U.S. About Iraq

By Karl Vick and Fred Barbash
Washington Post Staff Writers
Thursday, March 16, 2006; 11:03 AM

TEHRAN, March 16 -- A ranking Iranian national security official said Thursday that Iran is willing to engage in direct talks with the United States about the political future of Iraq.

In Washington, the White House said it was prepared to open discussions with Iran -- provided that the talks were restricted to Iraq-related issues.