How The U.S. Undermines Its Commitment To Sanctions Against Iran

An Iranian pumps gasoline into his motorbike at a gas station north of Tehran
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Who Is Obstructing the Iran Refined Petroleum Sanctions Act? -- John Appleton, American Thinker

Iran is the number-one terror-sponsoring nation in the world; it has been killing Americans for years. The country is led to by mad mullahs who see nuclear weapons as a ticket to paradise. Why would one key congressman spend the last year and a half trying to derail plans to stop Iran's nuclear program? Perhaps because he is doing so at the behest of Barack Obama.

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My Comment: In public, the call for sanctions is publicized and promoted. But when decisions have to be made .... delay and inaction is the rule.

In summary .... American Thinker has just made the case for China, Russia, and scores of other countries who do are not comfortable with the idea of sanctions .... especially when they see the U.S. saying one thing, but doing something else.

Here is one country that makes billions on this talk and on busting sanctions.

Update: Time Magazine looked at gasoline sanctions on Iran last year.