WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama has signed an executive order that carries out new sanctions against Iran that Congress approved and that he signed this summer.
The sanctions seek to deter Iran from pursuing a nuclear weapons program. Iran insists its nuclear development is for peaceful purposes.
White House National Security Council spokesman Tommy Vietor says stepped up sanction aimed at Iran have — in his words — “produced profound and demonstrable results.”
Congress in August passed legislation that would expand sanctions to target individuals or companies who issue or purchase Iranian debt or who assist the Iranian government in the development or transportation of Iranian oil or its petrochemicals. The order Obama signed Tuesday sets up a framework for implementing the new sanctions.
Obama is abusing executive orders.
Sounds like it went through all the proper channels.
Issuing an executive order isn’t the same as signing into law a bill passed by congress. He is issuing his own law.
And executive orders are a brand new thing that have never been used before?
Gee! You didn’t know that? Try looking it up and learn something.
I used sarcasm to highlight how petty and inconsistent your complaint is.
My mistake. i thought the plan was approved by congress and signed off back in the summer and the president is just now issuing an executive order to implement said plan.
Oh, that is what happened. Well then.
I don’t know all the particulars…just did a bad job of trying to explain the difference.
The last that I knew he was Commander in Chief !
The empty chair strikes back!
Pretty Effective Stealth Technology, isin’t it!
I want to know what people think Romney would do (or even McCain for that matter) that would be so much better. Romney couldn’t even visit the Olympics this year without offending our closest ally — we’re supposed to believe he could top Obama on foreign policy?
We don”t have to believe it, we KNOW it!!!!
Have you people noticed how quiet the BDN has been since the debate last week?
I quess they don’t want the people in central Maine knowing what’s going on since Romney’s surge in the polls and OBAMA BIN LYIN’s numerous problems with domestic and foreign issues being brought out.
You’d think they would at least talk about Big Bird!!
I asked a very specific question and you seem unable to answer it. You’re just pointing your finger elsewhere in order to change the subject. What would Romney do that would be so much better than Obama?
Looks like the one who is the biggest liar turns out to be Obama. L Y B I A! This one of many idiotic responses and lies that our bumbler in chief has come out with. Romney was castrated by the media but he was RIGHT. Obama’s own State Dept isn’t going to lie for him. When he KNEW about this going on, what did the great leader do? He went to bed. He had to get ready for a spin story blaming a movie. This is what you want for a pres? He is exactly what he has been…incompetent and out of his league. He should have stuck to community organizing and agitating. He makes a great radical.