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leveymg

(36,418 posts)
Tue Mar 10, 2015, 11:36 AM Mar 2015

GOPer invites Hillary Clinton to sign Iran letter

Source: CNN.com

Washington (CNN)Sen. Tom Cotton said Tuesday he'd "welcome" presidential candidates to join the 47 Senate Republicans who signed a controversial letter to Iran warning the country's leaders that a lasting nuclear deal would have to be approved by Congress.

And Cotton said he would welcome "even Hillary Clinton," the presumptive Democratic presidential frontrunner, to join the effort.

"I suspect she might have reservations about this ill-fated nuclear deal with Iran as well," Cotton said on CNN's New Day.

Several potential GOP presidential candidates have already signed onto the letter. Sens. Ted Cruz, Marco Rubio, Rand Paul and Lindsey Graham are among the 46 Republicans who signed onto Cotton's letter "to the Leaders of the Islamic Republic of Iran." President Barack Obama slammed the letter on Monday, accusing the GOP of making "common cause with the hard-liners in Iran" by attempting to undercut ongoing negotiations that face a first deadline for a framework agreement at the end of the month.




Read more: http://www.cnn.com/2015/03/10/politics/tom-cotton-2016-presidential-candidates-iran-letter/



So far, she has said nothing about the letter, despite being invited to sign it. As former Secretary of State, she's almost duty-bound to stand up with the President. If she doesn't speak out forcefully against the 47, she's complicit with the bipartisan war party. Again.

If she does take the opportunity during her 1:30pm statement today -- and is very clear in her statement that she supports the President's diplomatic efforts, and condemns this effort to hijack and spoil the talks with Iran -- my estimation of her can only rise, and I will thank her.
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GOPer invites Hillary Clinton to sign Iran letter (Original Post) leveymg Mar 2015 OP
I'm wondering where the Department of Justice with their grand jury indictments....... android fan Mar 2015 #1
Republicans work in numbers. Baitball Blogger Mar 2015 #5
Yes, I to would welcome the idea of her support for the Presidents efforts. As to the issue of her jwirr Mar 2015 #2
Why should she respond? Jazzgirl Mar 2015 #6
Because it is becoming a political issue - a few words from her and she can stop it in it's tracks. jwirr Mar 2015 #9
Swift Boat - that's why groundloop Mar 2015 #11
As a former Sec. of State this idea is a non starter Botany Mar 2015 #3
Exellent father founding Mar 2015 #4
Hillary isn't required to sign or not sign anything Renew Deal Mar 2015 #7
She almost has to make a statement about this during her 1:30 presser today. If she doesn't make a leveymg Mar 2015 #8
What happens if she doesn't condemn the racist bus incident? Renew Deal Mar 2015 #12
Too obscure. leveymg Mar 2015 #13
I don't agree Renew Deal Mar 2015 #14
She was Obama's Secretary of State - she has to support him on this. leveymg Mar 2015 #17
her public response should be: 'i'm not a traitor and i love America unlike those who have signed samsingh Mar 2015 #10
this dumbfuck is so far out of his league frylock Mar 2015 #15
I just sent him an e-mail lebkuchen Mar 2015 #26
Clinton does not have to say shit about shit and making this about her saying anything is ludicrous. Fred Sanders Mar 2015 #16
Not so ludicrous. Others, including the GOP, are sure to point this out if she doesn't make leveymg Mar 2015 #18
Yes, she rather needs to acknowledge the letter as ridiculous and dangerous. Orsino Mar 2015 #19
Her statement today is at the UN - If she says nothing about the letter, what message does that send leveymg Mar 2015 #21
Yep. She can be dismissive if she wants... Orsino Mar 2015 #22
Just a few words would do: "I do not agree with the Senate letter, and won't sign it" leveymg Mar 2015 #24
A conditonal response is appropriate Geronimoe Mar 2015 #20
A nonconditional response is the one and only way to approach this. leveymg Mar 2015 #23
Mark Kirk is a Republican John Poet Mar 2015 #25
Thanks for pointing that out. n/t leveymg Mar 2015 #27
trashing thead #26 about Clinton. Pathwalker Mar 2015 #28
Too many happy to join the GOP bandwagon of shame...just for the attention. Fred Sanders Mar 2015 #29
Message auto-removed Name removed Mar 2015 #30
If Hillary signed the letter the GOP would be filming a commercial the next day. Vinca Mar 2015 #31
That one might resonate on a couple levels. leveymg Mar 2015 #32
 

android fan

(214 posts)
1. I'm wondering where the Department of Justice with their grand jury indictments.......
Tue Mar 10, 2015, 11:40 AM
Mar 2015

This is a slam-dunk for Logan Act Violation and Cotton keeps stretching it too far. It's time for the 47 Republican Senators to answer for their felonious behavior.

Baitball Blogger

(46,750 posts)
5. Republicans work in numbers.
Tue Mar 10, 2015, 11:44 AM
Mar 2015

If they succeed in convincing others to follow their example they will certainly make the transgression large enough to make it impossible for anyone to take legal action against them. That's their method. That's what makes Thirdway so dangerous. They have followed ill-conceived ideas from Republicans before and when it all falls apart, no one is guilt-free to represent the interests of the tax-payers.

jwirr

(39,215 posts)
2. Yes, I to would welcome the idea of her support for the Presidents efforts. As to the issue of her
Tue Mar 10, 2015, 11:42 AM
Mar 2015

emails - I think she has waited too long to respond. The Rs and the media are off and running and nothing is going to stop them.

Some of out liberal sites us "rapid response" letters to get our attention on their issues. I think that idea would help Hillary more than whatever it is she is doing now.

Jazzgirl

(3,744 posts)
6. Why should she respond?
Tue Mar 10, 2015, 11:47 AM
Mar 2015

The repukes used private servers the whole time they were in power and weren't asked to explain. They moved our vote over those same aeevers and nobody questioned them. Screw their questions.

jwirr

(39,215 posts)
9. Because it is becoming a political issue - a few words from her and she can stop it in it's tracks.
Tue Mar 10, 2015, 11:59 AM
Mar 2015

In this case silence is not helping with the average voter.

groundloop

(11,520 posts)
11. Swift Boat - that's why
Tue Mar 10, 2015, 12:16 PM
Mar 2015

John Kerry made a fatal mistake by not responding to the swift boat lies, even though most of us on the left considered them to be so outrageous as to be unbelievable. After enough days of no response those lies got their own life, Hillary needs to avoid that mistake by shooting down this story quickly (and IMO she may have already waited too long).

Botany

(70,539 posts)
3. As a former Sec. of State this idea is a non starter
Tue Mar 10, 2015, 11:44 AM
Mar 2015

HRC would never undercut the POTUS or Sec. Kerry.

Stuck on stupid = Sen. Cotton

Renew Deal

(81,866 posts)
7. Hillary isn't required to sign or not sign anything
Tue Mar 10, 2015, 11:53 AM
Mar 2015

And she is not complicit with anything regardless of your personal declarations.

leveymg

(36,418 posts)
8. She almost has to make a statement about this during her 1:30 presser today. If she doesn't make a
Tue Mar 10, 2015, 11:57 AM
Mar 2015

clear announcement that she stands with the President and against the Senators -- preferably at the very beginning -- she will be rightly viewed as a self-serving opportunist, and a determined career Neocon.

I'd be astonished if she doesn't make such a statement against the 47.

Renew Deal

(81,866 posts)
14. I don't agree
Tue Mar 10, 2015, 12:28 PM
Mar 2015

She's not obligated to say anything about anything. She has no official role and is not currently a candidate for anything. Of course, if she addresses it (voluntarily or not), I expect her to come down hard on the letter. They underestimate her. Cotton is naive.

leveymg

(36,418 posts)
17. She was Obama's Secretary of State - she has to support him on this.
Tue Mar 10, 2015, 12:39 PM
Mar 2015

If HRC doesn't take this high-visibility opportunity to speak against the letter, it will confirm some of our worst fears and misgivings about her.

samsingh

(17,599 posts)
10. her public response should be: 'i'm not a traitor and i love America unlike those who have signed
Tue Mar 10, 2015, 12:03 PM
Mar 2015

this letter'.

leveymg

(36,418 posts)
18. Not so ludicrous. Others, including the GOP, are sure to point this out if she doesn't make
Tue Mar 10, 2015, 12:42 PM
Mar 2015

a clear statement at the first opportunity, which is now.

Orsino

(37,428 posts)
19. Yes, she rather needs to acknowledge the letter as ridiculous and dangerous.
Tue Mar 10, 2015, 12:52 PM
Mar 2015

Otherwise, we can assume she's okay with it. It's decision time.

leveymg

(36,418 posts)
21. Her statement today is at the UN - If she says nothing about the letter, what message does that send
Tue Mar 10, 2015, 01:05 PM
Mar 2015

to the world? The only reasonable conclusion: she doesn't support diplomacy with Iran, and that as President, she will pursue a non-negotiated approach.

That's why she has to clearly stand today against the letter, and has to take this opportunity at the UN to speak out on it.

 

Geronimoe

(1,539 posts)
20. A conditonal response is appropriate
Tue Mar 10, 2015, 01:01 PM
Mar 2015

She'll consider Cotton's offer from the party of the Senator with a snowball, after they fix the mess they made in Iraq.

I suggest, Senator Cotton and the other 46 GOPers take the first flight available to Iraq and not return until the mission is completed. No early withdraws!

leveymg

(36,418 posts)
23. A nonconditional response is the one and only way to approach this.
Tue Mar 10, 2015, 01:25 PM
Mar 2015

I was in error about the party affiliation of Sen. Mark Kirk of Il. He is GOP, as are all the signatories. That is just one more reason for Hillary to make a clear statement condemning the Iran letter.

Pathwalker

(6,598 posts)
28. trashing thead #26 about Clinton.
Tue Mar 10, 2015, 02:06 PM
Mar 2015

Too many here are doing the Repuke's work for them. Repuke= repeating right wing talking pints.
NOT wasting my time.

Response to leveymg (Original post)

Vinca

(50,299 posts)
31. If Hillary signed the letter the GOP would be filming a commercial the next day.
Tue Mar 10, 2015, 02:27 PM
Mar 2015

"Hillary's Treasonous Act."

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