Political Quotes

“Mr. President, today, on July 7, we have seen yet another extension of the nuclear negotiations with Iran--a terrorist- sponsoring, anti-American, outlaw regime with the blood of hundreds of Americans on its hands, from Lebanon, to Iraq, to Afghanistan. This extension is yet another folly. Yet the President and the Secretary of State act as if it is cost free. These extensions are not cost free. First, Iran repeatedly violates the interim agreements--for example, by enriching uranium beyond specified limits or exporting more oil than allowed. Second, we have repeatedly taught Iran a very dangerous lesson, which is that the window for diplomacy never ends with this President and the United States. They can get extension after extension after extension, and we will grant concession after concession after concession. Just 3 months ago, Iran reneged on its commitments to send its uranium stockpiles overseas and to close its underground fortified military bunker. Now, again, they have taken that lesson and introduced a new demand into these negotiations. They are now demanding that the West lift its arms embargo on conventional arms to Iran at a time when Iran is destabilizing the entire Middle East and that we lift sanctions on their ballistic missile program, which was explicitly ruled off the negotiating table at the beginning of these negotiations. Well, here is my proposal: If Iran wants to introduce new terms to the debate at this late hour, the U.S.…”