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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsJust reported on MSNBC - Iranian sanctions are now starting to be lifted
Those sanctions have caused tremendous economic damage to that country, and Iran's cooperation to date with official negotiators attempting to resolve the situation peacefully has resulted in this great news. It is a thumb in the eye to those right-wingers who have been stoking the fires for involving us in yet another war, and it appears there is hope further progress can be made.
I do give much credit to President Obama for this result. He publicly spoke out to those who advocated for war to stand up and speak out. Come out of the closet, put your hand up and your name out there in the public domain. They demurred.
He diligently worked for a peaceful resolution, and for that I am grateful.
Sam
JustAnotherGen
(31,849 posts)Emailed out to the Compliance/Import/Export control people at corporations this morning:
http://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/USTREAS/bulletins/a09231
Implementation of the Joint Plan of Action Reached On November 24, 2013 Between The P5+1 and The Islamic Republic of Iran
U.S. Department of the Treasury sent this bulletin at 01/20/2014 10:52 AM EST
If you go to the page and click through the links you can see all of the bulletins we have to resource for commerce purposes.
Samantha
(9,314 posts)I am very relieved. Thanks for posting on my thread and I will check out your link this evening.
Sam
JustAnotherGen
(31,849 posts)Good news and news for the history books!
freshwest
(53,661 posts)After a generation of not having rational relations with the world. This is why he won the Nobel Peace Prize, for his philosophical writings on moving away from the old and deadly ways. The USA and world will be a better place.
Samantha
(9,314 posts)Thanks for posting on my thread.
Sam
freshwest
(53,661 posts)JustAnotherGen
(31,849 posts)And this is happening. That link I provided was a marching order to businesses to get moving.
I've seen countries go on the list and many a foreign national or business/vessel go on the OFAC list. This is fun to see human beings come off.
Whisp
(24,096 posts)and burn in hell you warmongering scums, which are not all RWingers.
by far
Jesus Malverde
(10,274 posts)Whisp
(24,096 posts)Samantha
(9,314 posts)I think it is a very big deal. Of course, it might have been mentioned on other broadcasts that I missed, but still...amazingly, an extremely low profile story.
Sam
davidpdx
(22,000 posts)When the interim agreement was made it was announced this would happen.
Samantha
(9,314 posts)on our domestic politicians that we are not carrying the war waters any more -- and I am all for that message getting out.
I have heard no response from the neoconservatives. Perhaps they are ready to give up on this issue, or is that too much to hope for....
Sam
JaneyVee
(19,877 posts)freshwest
(53,661 posts)Samantha
(9,314 posts)and this will adversely impact some bottom lines.
My hope is that this is the start of this Country truly endorsing peace and prosperity throughout the world. Dare we hope???
Sam
freshwest
(53,661 posts)Or the ones who profit off war will inflame another war to satisfy our needs to have it all. I see some things we don't want to have happen to us, as a form of privilege that helped to create support for oppressing others we don't know.
Expectations in the material realm have to be restrained, if we really believe that all human and other life is worthy. That will mean making compromises that we may not want or see as frightening or unjust to us, which those who pushed for war saw as the only solution to keep the status quo going.
Not just for the wealthy, but for the vast majority of people who have felt entitled to more resources than could be gotten through fair trade and social justice. A sub-set of the population really believes we should have the best living standard in the world, but neglect what it costs.
A lot of people have worn blinders for a long time to what evil meeting the demands of a consumer culture like ours has created. I for one, don't hold myself completely blameless for what the big wigs did to keep selling us stuff. Only with inner peace and recognizing the concept of Namaste do we understand that all that looks good is not good at all.
Off my soap box for a whlle.... before I fall off to one side and show my hippie underwear. (Wait, we didn't wear any!)
Samantha
(9,314 posts)I am from that generation of women who burned their bra and I am proud of it!
But I attribute much of what you describe for those who wear binders a result of being denied the privilege of information many of us have. I am thinking for instance of many of my relatives who live in Tennessee, where the the most exposure they have as to what is going on is carried by Fox News. They are represented by politicians who protect the corporate and wealthy contingent's best interests while kicking their constituents to the curb. What can be done about that, I chronically wonder.
Stay on that soap box!
Sam
JustAnotherGen
(31,849 posts)Only THAT business was benefitting. This opens the door for exports. All they did was open the door and crack it a little - but it's an awesome beginning!
Cha
(297,485 posts)temporary311
(955 posts)Would be nice to get something approaching normalized relations in the nearish future.
hrmjustin
(71,265 posts)freshwest
(53,661 posts)It's the end of the world by R.E.M
And I feel fine! Thanks, Obama!
1000words
(7,051 posts)Literally. Iran was wise to go the diplomatic route.
President Obama sure gets credit where credit is due, but he hardly conjured magic to get it done.
Samantha
(9,314 posts)But it was not easy, I am sure, and I was very happy to hear this news. We all need some good news, don't you think?
Thanks for posting on my thread.
Sam
dipsydoodle
(42,239 posts)tridim
(45,358 posts)Right Neo DU?
Thanks Obama for giving peace a chance.
Samantha
(9,314 posts)"That is all we are saying, give peace a chance."
Sam