In Roskam world, drumbeat for war against Iran goes on
Checking my Congressman Peter Roskam's website, www.roskam.house.gov, I was astounded to find not one, not two, not three, but four headline stories promoting increased sanctions against Iran:
•ROSKAM TAKES HOUSE FLOOR TO SPEAK OUT ON DANGER OF NUCLEAR IRAN
•ROSKAM: WE MUST PRESS FORWARD WITH SANCTIONS
•JOINT HOUSE RESPONSE TO SENATE'S ANNOUNCEMENT TO MOVE FORWARD ON
TOUGHER IRAN SANCTIONS LEGISLATION
•ASK PETER: PREVENTING A NUCEAR IRAN
While the administration has achieved a long overdue and substantive breakthrough in establishing diplomatic ties with Iran and easing the nuclear crisis, Roskam has joined a small group of war party faithful to sabotage any rapprochement with their current bete noir. He knows that such talk jeopardizes this critically needed breakthrough, and that tougher sanctions guarantees their failure making war more likely. That, apparently is OK with the Congressman, who has never encountered a criminal war of choice he hasn't embraced by spending trillions to prosecute it. With the failed Iraq war mercifully over and the failed Afghan war nearing an end, the war party needs new fields of battle to gain wealth and power at the expense of desperately needed investment in our people and our infrastructure. Sadly, my Congressman is right there on the front lines demanding irresponsible actions at a time when wisdom, diplomacy and common sense are in short supply.
Apparently, Roskam has been too busy speaking recklessly and writing poison pen pieces trumpeting aggression to have observed the 50th JFK assassination retrospective. If he had he might have learned that the one year old future Congressman only survived to see two because infinitely wiser and peace loving leaders like JFK were able to over rule the war mongers of 1962, preventing WW III. That a former history teacher like Roskam flunked that lesson to go on to Congress championing endless spending on endless militarism is tragic for the 6th District, tragic for America; indeed, tragic for the world.
•ROSKAM TAKES HOUSE FLOOR TO SPEAK OUT ON DANGER OF NUCLEAR IRAN
•ROSKAM: WE MUST PRESS FORWARD WITH SANCTIONS
•JOINT HOUSE RESPONSE TO SENATE'S ANNOUNCEMENT TO MOVE FORWARD ON
TOUGHER IRAN SANCTIONS LEGISLATION
•ASK PETER: PREVENTING A NUCEAR IRAN
While the administration has achieved a long overdue and substantive breakthrough in establishing diplomatic ties with Iran and easing the nuclear crisis, Roskam has joined a small group of war party faithful to sabotage any rapprochement with their current bete noir. He knows that such talk jeopardizes this critically needed breakthrough, and that tougher sanctions guarantees their failure making war more likely. That, apparently is OK with the Congressman, who has never encountered a criminal war of choice he hasn't embraced by spending trillions to prosecute it. With the failed Iraq war mercifully over and the failed Afghan war nearing an end, the war party needs new fields of battle to gain wealth and power at the expense of desperately needed investment in our people and our infrastructure. Sadly, my Congressman is right there on the front lines demanding irresponsible actions at a time when wisdom, diplomacy and common sense are in short supply.
Apparently, Roskam has been too busy speaking recklessly and writing poison pen pieces trumpeting aggression to have observed the 50th JFK assassination retrospective. If he had he might have learned that the one year old future Congressman only survived to see two because infinitely wiser and peace loving leaders like JFK were able to over rule the war mongers of 1962, preventing WW III. That a former history teacher like Roskam flunked that lesson to go on to Congress championing endless spending on endless militarism is tragic for the 6th District, tragic for America; indeed, tragic for the world.
posted by Walt Zlotow at 8:11 AM
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