Western Resolve

House Chamber, Washington, D.C.
December 15, 2009

M. Speaker:

I rise to applaud the passage today of HR 2194, the Iranian Refined Petroleum Sanctions Act of 2009.

Irans regime has consistently lied to the world over its nuclear ambitions. Yesterdays revelation that Iran has been working on nuclear bomb detonators, should convince the most naïve voices in our nation of Irans ultimate intention.

I do not believe that petroleum sanctions alone will dissuade the Iranian regime from its obvious intention to acquire nuclear weapons; nor from its stated goal of wiping Israel off the map, nor from its unremitting hostility toward our country.

But I do believe it will send a vital message of growing Western resolve at a critical moment in world history. Iran should interpret the Houses action today as an overwhelming expression of American commitment that spans the wide spectrum of political views within our nation.

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News & Politics

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• Iraq
• nuclear

[777equals666]

The U.S. Health Care Bill has its lows and its highs, but the bottom line is if you and your peers allow the VeriChip/IBM subdermal implantable microchip program to pass (Found on Page 1001 - 1007 of the current U.S. Health Care Bill) the people will revolt....... There are those jewish/christian religious types who believe this implantable microchip is the BIBLE's revelated, "mark of the beast."

[roberteckerson]

Sanctions only hurt the common person.

Those in power will only exploit it for propaganda. I'm disappointed Tom, I was hoping you'd be with Rep. Paul on this one.