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When Sanctions Aren’t Enough
I am tired of hearing about how the poor Ukrainian citizens are suffering with Putin’s invasion. Enough of the bullshit, Mr. President. Inherit a spine and grow a pair of balls, act now to save these citizens. This should not be happening period and in delaying military action you are prolonging the suffering of the Ukrainian people. We had a similar situation in the 1940’s called Hitler. We should not be waiting for concentration camps to be reopened and people slaughtered. Putin is already killing innocent people, elderly and children.
How long is the world going to stand by and watch this onslaught? It is time for the United States and her allies to stop the barbarism of Putin.
Russia has just derailed the Iran Nuclear deal.
Russian demands that a revised nuclear agreement with Iran shield it from sanctions imposed because of its war in Ukraine halted efforts to revive the deal on Friday, just as negotiators said they had all but finalized the agreement.
The breakdown in talks delays any prospect of a deal, and risks scuttling it entirely, allowing Iran to move closer to the ability to build a nuclear bomb.
More immediately, the lack of a deal also delays the resumption of Iran’s ability to sell oil on the world market, which Western countries hoped would ease soaring energy prices.
For 11 months, negotiators have been working to restore the 2015 nuclear agreement, which placed important limits on Iran’s nuclear program and lifted…