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He opposes the sanctions because they are detrimental to our national security. The rest of Congress puts our nation in jeopardy for political gain. Part 1. Paul reminds that the CIA instigated regime change in Iran back in 1953. We put in a dictator, and the whole thing blew up in our face. Al Qaeda wants us to go to war in the Middle East. It will hurt us financially, and help them recruit people against us. If we make preliminary attacks, we will as guilty as the Japanese during Pearl Harbor. Iran is not capable of attacking us. They are not a threat. They cannot even make enough gasoline for themselves. This policy will backfire and hurt us. Part 2. This is like our war with Iraq. We instituted sanctions and bombed them, killing thousands of children. If anyone thinks taking away gasoline from the common person in Iran, will make them want to get rid of the Ayatollah . . . it does exactly the opposite. These sanctions will only push them toward China, India, and Russia. They...

It's interesting where their opinions overlap and contrast. "It has nothing to do with capitalism. This is corporatism, the corporations. I agree with him . . . we have a system where money and bigness influences the government, but that’s corporatism. That’s not capitalism ." "We have put our charity hospitals out of business, at the same time, because of inflation and management and all the mischief of government, we have pushed these prices up. Pumping money into a system doesn’t improve quality. It increases prices." " When a country embarks on deficit financing and inflationism, you wipe out the middle class and wealth is transferred from the middle class and the poor to the rich. " His points on Iran are also enlightening. He's willing to criticize Obama, but also give him props where it's deserved. He's a real non-partisan. "Sanctions are an act of war." "First off, the Iranians have a right to enrich for peaceful pu...

I love it when he makes fun of neocons. "I think the #1 reason this all broke. . . is the very very powerful and most militant neocons are very worried about Obama and other countries meeting with Iran. . . and they want to see it stopped." "Of course they're[Iran] talking tough, it's a tough neighborhood." "Punish the people of Iran... and they'll throw out their ayatollahs and they'll be friends with the West. Quite frankly it does exactly the opposite." The Iranians have kept all international laws. "You know what this sounds like? It sounds like war mongering. This sounds like the same old stuff that we heard prior to the Iraqi war."

Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich thinks we should change the government of Iran . "The former speaker of the US House of Representatives has said that the US should "sabotage" Iran's oil and gas infrastructure as part of its efforts to bring down the government." This proves that Newt Gingrich does not understand that the current regime is in power because the U.S. interfered in 1953. The CIA overthrew Iran's democratically elected Prime Minister and had him killed. We then installed a shah, or king, who ruled in blood and terror for 26 years. In 1979 Iranians rose up and had him deposed. Ruhollah Khomeini hijacked the 1979 revolution and took the power of government unto himself. Now, imagine that the war of 1776 happened 30 years ago. How eager would you be to have England step in and rearrange our government for us? Newt's neocon warmongering shows he is w...

Vice President Biden said that Israel could bomb Iran, and that the U.S. wouldn't do anything about it, because Israel is a "sovereign nation." It's interesting that if Iran bombed Israel, we'd retaliate against that "sovereign nation." Entanglement in foreign alliances has muddled our judgment. Click over to see video From Al Jazeera and Crooks and Liars

The final Jason Jones installment. The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Mon - Thurs 11p / 10c Jason Jones: Behind the Veil - The Kids Are Allah Right thedailyshow.com Daily Show Full Episodes Political Humor Jason Jones in Iran

Iranian-American, and professor of religion Reza Aslan supported Obama's stance on the situation in his native country. The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Mon - Thurs 11p / 10c Reza Aslan thedailyshow.com Daily Show Full Episodes Political Humor Jason Jones in Iran Here are Jason Jones' interviews. He sat down "with preconditions" to take one of them. 1 Why Iranians are evil The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Mon - Thurs 11p / 10c Jason Jones: Behind the Veil - Minarets of Menace thedailyshow.com Daily Show Full Episodes Political Humor Jason Jones in Iran 2 Interviews with arrested Iranian gentlemen The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Mon - Thurs 11p / 10c Jason Jones: Behind the Veil - Persians of Interest thedailyshow.com Daily Show Full Episodes Political Humor Jason Jones in Iran 3 This one makes me like Iranians The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Mon - Thurs 11p / 10c Jason Jones: Behind the Veil - Ayatollah You So thedailyshow.com Daily Show Full Episodes Political Humor J...

Ron Paul addressed the congress on Iran: ". . . I have always hesitated when my colleagues rush to pronounce final judgment on events thousands of miles away about which we know very little. . . . Of course I do not support attempts by foreign governments to suppress the democratic aspirations of their people, but when is the last time we condemned Saudi Arabia or Egypt or the many other countries where unlike in Iran there is no opportunity to exercise any substantial vote on political leadership? I t seems our criticism is selective and applied when there are political points to be made . . . . I adhere to the foreign policy of our Founders , who advised that we not interfere in the internal affairs of countries overseas. I believe that is the best policy for the United States, for our national security and for our prosperity. " President Obama agreed with Ron Paul: " Well look, we didn't have international observers on the ground, we can't say definitively ...