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ChicagoTeamster

(1,434 posts)
Wed Jun 17, 2026, 09:13 AM Yesterday

Our Democratic Reps and Senators should tie the entire Republican government to this Iran deal fiasco

Call and/or write your Senators and Representatives!

Demand that in all speaking opportunities, all communication going forward

They connect the entire Republican governing body to this Iran deal
point out that Republicans in Congress refused to stop the war or put any constraints on Trump's military actions
point out the cost of the military presence and the bombing and the cost of the deal
point out the effect of the higher gas prices and the political and economic uncertainty on the economy
point out that there was massive insider trading on the war while the American taxpayers suffered and will now foot the bill for this
point out the loss of American lives
point out the loss of American influence in the region
point out that Trump's hand picked and unqualified negotiators Kushner and Steve Witkoff negotiated this treaty along with JD Vance
point out that Republicans chose to follow Netanyahu over responding to the will of their American electorate

Make the JD Vance and the Republicans answer for this all the way through 2028! (even though the deal will probably fall apart after Iran gets the money)
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Our Democratic Reps and Senators should tie the entire Republican government to this Iran deal fiasco (Original Post) ChicagoTeamster Yesterday OP
YES! Chasstev365 Yesterday #1
Raise your YES and double the volume! ananda Yesterday #6
Way too technical, just hammer home a couple points, gab13by13 Yesterday #2
Yes, they can run ads and ads have to brief and to the point and there are many points to make ChicagoTeamster Yesterday #4
This deal is doomed Johnny2X2X Yesterday #3
That's a whole additional problem. Israel doesn't want peace. We should never have sent them the weapons resupply. ChicagoTeamster Yesterday #5
And if and when Israel kills the deal, we should ask if any money was already disbursed and if so jump all over that. ChicagoTeamster 23 hrs ago #7

gab13by13

(33,017 posts)
2. Way too technical, just hammer home a couple points,
Wed Jun 17, 2026, 09:57 AM
Yesterday

President Obama was criticized for unfreezing 1.7 billion dollars of Iran's own money, Krasnov wants to give Iran 324 billion dollars.

Donald J. Trump allowed Iran to control the Strait of Hormuz which pre-war was open to anyone.

The JPCOA allowed international inspectors to monitor Iran's nuclear facilities, Krasnov tore up that deal so now no one is inspecting Iran's facilities.

The DNC is also allowed to run ads, correct?

I support Democrats.

ChicagoTeamster

(1,434 posts)
4. Yes, they can run ads and ads have to brief and to the point and there are many points to make
Wed Jun 17, 2026, 11:39 AM
Yesterday

But also, there are multiple means of communication and we have to also contrast the failure after so much expense versus what the American people have had taken from them by DOGE cuts nd higher prices while Trump team blew close to a trillion dollars on this war plus the bribe to end it. And, Trump and insiders profited off of insider trading the whole time while Americans are losing jobs, farmers are losing their farms etc etc.

Some messages resonate more with one group as opposed to another group so you have to hit everything.

I wasn't implying that we throw an entire thesis at them every single time.

Johnny2X2X

(24,563 posts)
3. This deal is doomed
Wed Jun 17, 2026, 10:08 AM
Yesterday

The Republican Reps are going to be miserable having to defend it, and even Rubio and Vance are going to have trouble polishing this turd.

They're basically going to say, "Just wait, we're negotiating all of this stuff over the next 6 days.." But the fact is that this agreement outlines the basis for the wider deal and it's incredibly bad.

And it will be a moot point soon anyway, Israel is going to bomb Iran and kill the cease fire soon enough.

ChicagoTeamster

(1,434 posts)
5. That's a whole additional problem. Israel doesn't want peace. We should never have sent them the weapons resupply.
Wed Jun 17, 2026, 11:44 AM
Yesterday

The US needs to cut Israel off and just get out. But the Democrats need to reiterate daily that it was Republicans following orders from AIPAC (Netanyahu) that got us into this mess.

And, Netanyahu probably has Epstein file Kompromat on the Orange shitbag.

ChicagoTeamster

(1,434 posts)
7. And if and when Israel kills the deal, we should ask if any money was already disbursed and if so jump all over that.
Wed Jun 17, 2026, 12:51 PM
23 hrs ago

US banks handled Iran's US accounts paid in USD so I would bet this is in some ways a deal to put money into Trump's accomplice banks for the coming crash and then freeze it when the deal falls through.

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