Rand Will Vote Against Nuclear Deal

[T.hill]

From Rand's fb page

The proposed agreement with Iran is unacceptable for the following reasons:
1) sanctions relief precedes evidence of compliance
2) Iran is left with significant nuclear capacity
3) it lifts the ban on selling advanced weapons to Iran
I will, therefore, vote against the agreement.
While I continue to believe that negotiations are preferable to war, I would prefer to keep the interim agreement in place instead of accepting a bad deal. Please help share this news.

 

[mit26chell]

Cool Rand... you look like a real tough guy now. What a flip-flop from 2007 and a disappointment.

 

[Chieppa1]

Israel lobby much? We need a liberty minded candidate with some backbone. This is so disappointing. I don't want to hear the excuses that he needs to win the Republican vote. This is about aggression, just war theory and morality. Rand is playing politics to the point that his presidency will barely move the meter if he panders this much in office.

 

[supermario21]

Disappointed, but sadly not surprised.

 

[mit26chell]

Israel lobby much?

He is officially beholden.

 

[Chieppa1]

He is officially beholden.

I know the political move is that the deal with pass without his "yes" vote, but principal is what inspires people. His campaign is not inspiring. All he is doing is collecting baggage he will have to deal with if he ever got to office.

 

[Wilf]

I know the political move is that the deal with pass without his "yes" vote, but principal is what inspires people. His campaign is not inspiring. All he is doing is collecting baggage he will have to deal with if he ever got to office.

No GOP campaign is inspiring,what did you expect?

 

[GunnyFreedom]

I know the political move is that the deal with pass without his "yes" vote, but principal is what inspires people. His campaign is not inspiring. All he is doing is collecting baggage he will have to deal with if he ever got to office.

You really think ⅔ of the Senate is going to vote for this?

 

[LatinsforPaul]

No GOP campaign is inspiring,what did you expect?

Agree, but having a constitutionalist / libertarian in the White House would be.

 

[juleswin]

He is certainly trying to differentiate himself from Ron. Very disappointed but can't say that its surprising.

 

[Wilf]

Agree, but having a constitutionalist / libertarian in the White House would be.

Yup

 

[Chieppa1]

You really think ⅔ of the Senate is going to vote for this?

It will pass. Obama will veto any objection.

 

[FSP-Rebel]

Well, Ron supported Israel's right to bomb Iraq's nuclear facility back in 1982ish and this likely kept the Iraqi military from having hardcore weaponry in the US's former bouts w/ them during the last twenty some years. One could argue that no deal will force or allow Israel to decide whether it wants to take action again in this instance w/o us getting involved any further. I suspect that in foreign policy votes like this where Rubio and Paul vote on the same side, it's for very different reasons. I'd keep that in mind.

 

[Mr.NoSmile]

So wait, this was apparently a lose-lose scenario, regardless of how he voted, yet there's still disappointment?

 

[hells_unicorn]

So wait, this was apparently a lose-lose scenario, regardless of how he voted, yet there's still disappointment?

There is no pleasing certain folks, it goes against their nature.

 

[Chieppa1]

So wait, this was apparently a lose-lose scenario, regardless of how he voted, yet there's still disappointment?

If he voted for the deal, it would signal to me that he gives a crap about morality and the idea of just war. But in a campaign, political sense; yeah I guess this is a lose-lose.

How far the expectations have fallen.

 

[wizardwatson]

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[David Sadler]

From Rand's fb page

The proposed agreement with Iran is unacceptable for the following reasons:
1) sanctions relief precedes evidence of compliance
2) Iran is left with significant nuclear capacity
3) it lifts the ban on selling advanced weapons to Iran
I will, therefore, vote against the agreement.
While I continue to believe that negotiations are preferable to war, I would prefer to keep the interim agreement in place instead of accepting a bad deal. Please help share this news.

Rand adopted the position of the Bill Kristol, his neocons and Israel.

Why is Rand so intent upon intervening in Iran's national security decisions?

 

[Chieppa1]

Rand adopted the position of the Bill Kristol, his neocons and Israel.

Why is Rand so intent upon intervening in Iran's national security decisions?

Because the grumpy, fear-driven, racist FOX News crowd is intent on intervening in Iran's national security decisions. But Rand Paul also wants to be the candidate of the hip, young crowd that really loves warmongering against Iran. Oh wait.

 

[specsaregood]

So wait, this was apparently a lose-lose scenario, regardless of how he voted, yet there's still disappointment?

I trust that Randal thinks that the current situation is better than the situation this deal would create.

1) sanctions relief precedes evidence of compliance

I might suggest that some want it this way so that when they don't "comply" they can say Iran has broken the deal and push for actual war.