Massie makes some excellent points here.
...I condemn the barbaric attack on Israel and I affirm Israel’s right to defend itself. However, I will not be voting for House Resolution 771 today because: 1) It calls for sanctions on a sovereign country. Sanctions are a prelude to war and hurt the citizens of the country more than the government of the country that’s being sanctioned. And ultimately, sanctions create laws that will be used to prosecute American citizens (who engage in trade), not citizens of the sanctioned country. In short, sanctions do not achieve their stated purposes but do breed resentment of our country abroad. 2) It asserts the necessity of foreign aid commitments which I have voted against. Our country is going bankrupt and we can’t afford to borrow money to send overseas, yet this resolution states that we should. 3) It contains an open-ended promise of military support that is so broad that it could be interpreted to commit US soldiers to the conflict. US troops should not be engaged in this conflict. 4) It tends to broaden the conflict to other countries when it would be better to keep the war contained geographically. Here’s a link to the text of the resolution, which contains some statements I do support and some statements I cannot support....
Well, yes. Look at the effect "sanctions" had on Russia, for example. (Hint: NONE.)
There is no way in Hell that US troops should be engaged in the Israeli-Palestinian-Iranian war.
Congress, as a whole, has no remedy for anything outside of "Spend Mo' Money!!" That speaks to their lack of thought on issues. As Massie says, the US is now a walking bankrupt; spending will backfire. Can Israel and/or Europe bail us out?
Will they?
By the way: Screw AIPAC.
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