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In an open letter organized by freshman Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., 47 Senate Republicans today warned the leaders of Iran that any nuclear deal reached with President Barack Obama could expire as soon as he leaves office.
Tomorrow, 24 hours later, Cotton will appear at an Off the Record and strictly Non-Attribution event with the National Defense Industrial Association, a lobbying and professional group for defense contractors.
The NDIA is composed of executives from major military businesses such as Northrop Grumman, L-3 Communications, ManTech International, Boeing, Oshkosh Defense and Booz Allen Hamilton, among other firms.
Cotton strongly advocates higher defense spending and a more aggressive foreign policy. As The New Republics David Ramsey noted, Pick a topic Syria, Iran, Russia, ISIS, drones, NSA snooping and Cotton can be found at the hawkish outer edge of the debate
During his senate campaign, he told a tele-townhall that ISIS and Mexican drug cartels joining forces to attack Arkansas was an urgent problem.'
On Iran, Cotton has issued specific calls for military intervention. In December he said Congress should consider supplying Israel with B-52s and so-called bunker-buster bombs both items manufactured by NDIA member Boeing to be used for a possible strike against Iran.
https://firstlook.org/theintercept/2015/03/09/upon-launching-effort-scuttle-iran-deal-senator-tom-cotton-meets-defense-contractors/
GP6971
(31,205 posts)Cotton is an asshole
Number 2. He doesn't even know what a B52 is. He must be thinking of the band.
Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
(108,192 posts)GP6971
(31,205 posts)blue neen
(12,328 posts)B-6, B-12, B-52?
brush
(53,843 posts)for doing his job advocating for war with Iran so the defense contractors/war profiteers can make humongous war profits.
It'll be taped underneath his place at the table (but maybe not really).
Rex
(65,616 posts)You think he is going to go put them back together by himself?
OH GODDDD! THE STUPID IT BURNNNSSSS USSS!!!
TwilightGardener
(46,416 posts)Rex
(65,616 posts)"Gently used"!!
wordpix
(18,652 posts)none of these chickenhawks ever sign up
truebluegreen
(9,033 posts)in both Iraq and Afghanistan. I would posit a brain injury, because he is also a Harvard-educated lawyer (prior to his service).
wordpix
(18,652 posts)Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
(108,192 posts)truebluegreen
(9,033 posts)that shows him as the whack job he is--even crazier than Ted Cruz, if that is possible. Oh, and totally in the pocket of the war profiteers: we should always call them that, instead of the defense industry, or defense contractors--it might help.
TwilightGardener
(46,416 posts)honest, clean and a servant of the people. Saves me from ever wasting on such people even a modicum of respect and benefit of the doubt.
tracks29
(98 posts)Rex
(65,616 posts)If that is you then
woot
Mr Dixon
(1,185 posts)Follow the money