Ros-Lehtinen introduces House version of Iran Human Rights Sanctions Act
House Foreign Affairs Committee ranking Republican Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (Fl) has introduced a House version of the Iran Human Rights Sanctions Act. A Senate version of the bill has been introduced by Senators John McCain (R-AZ), Joseph Lieberman (I-CT), John Kyl (R-AZ), and Evan Bayh (D-IN). Ros-Lehtinen issued the following statement: “Make no mistake: the Iranian people want to live in freedom. And as their passion for freedom deepens, the brutal tactics of their oppressors are becoming even more severe.Well, yes it does. The problem is that until the President decides which side he's on in Iran, none of these sanctions is likely to be implemented.
“This legislation puts America squarely on the side of the Iranian people and holds accountable their oppressors by requiring the President to impose sanctions on those carrying out gross human rights abuses against innocent Iranians.
“The ongoing atrocities being committed by the Iranian regime against its people must not stand.
“America’s heart is with the people of Iran. It is time for our actions to follow suit.”
Ros-Lehtinen has also introduced H.R. 4649, which imposes financial sanctions and a visa ban on persons complicit in human rights abuses against the citizens of Iran.
posted by Carl in Jerusalem @ 7:10 PM
1 Comments:
"...which imposes financial sanctions and a visa ban on persons complicit in human rights abuses against the citizens of Iran."
While I applaud Ros-Lehtinen for standing up to the plate, the bill on a whole is weak.
The real kicker is, who will implement that bill?
How will it be implemented?
Will the implementation of it be one of transparency or double-speak, smoke and mirrors?
I have lost track of how many sanctions have been lobed at Iran, but the fact remains, none have worked.
When Bush shunned Arafat his administration maintained indirect talks with the PLO where every decision made never passed the stamp of Arafat. Ditto Syria. Bush called Syria an axis of evil but in the end not once held them accountable with teeth! So for that we now have an idiot Islamist in office who is willing to give Syria a free pass with no strings, no consequences and for sure no penalty for past AND current offensives.
This is the way of politics. Some worse, some better.
Like a broken record, trust none of them. If we are lucky enough to be alive when they step out of office only then can we score them. (LOL, with the exception of Obama whose score is O right out of the gate.)
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