UANI Calls on White House to Stop Inappropriate and Partisan Attacks on Supporters of Iran Sanctions

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 10, 2014    Contact: Nathan Carleton, press@uani.com  Phone: (212) 554-3296   UANI Calls on White House to Stop Inappropriate and Partisan Attacks on Supporters of Iran Sanctions "It is Nonsensical and Out Of Bounds to Say that a Bipartisan Majority of U.S. Senators Secretly Wants War with Iran" New York, NY - United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI) CEO, Ambassador Mark D. Wallace, issued the following statement today regarding the White House's continued characterization of those who support new Iran sanctions as dishonest warmongers: It is wrong for the White House to continue questioning the integrity and motives of anyone who supports more sanctions on Iran. It is nonsensical and out of bounds to say that a bipartisan majority of U.S. Senators secretly wants war with Iran. Sanctions are a non-violent policy tool used to avoid war. It was, after all, President Obama himself who, in his Nobel Prize acceptance speech, described sanctions as "alternatives to violence" that must be "tough enough to actually change behavior." Given that Iran has not stopped its industrial-scale nuclear enrichment activities, current sanctions have obviously NOT been "tough enough to actually change behavior." It is therefore more than reasonable for one to posit that further sanctions--with delayed implementation, humanitarian carve-outs, reversibility, and broad discretionary and waiver authority for the President by the way--are in order, and it is certainly not a scheme to start a war. This is not a political campaign, but a serious foreign policy matter that will affect U.S. and international security for decades. The White House should stop impugning the character of those it disagrees with, and instead address the serious threat posed by Iran's ongoing nuclear program. ### United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI) is a program of the American Coalition Against Nuclear Iran, Inc., a tax-exempt organization under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. The Objectives of United Against a Nuclear Iran Inform the public about the nature of the Iranian regime, including its desire and intent to possess nuclear weapons, as well as Iran's role as a state sponsor of global terrorism, and a major violator of human rights at home and abroad; Heighten awareness nationally and internationally about the danger that a nuclear armed Iran poses to the region and the world; Mobilize public support, utilize media outreach, and persuade our elected leaders to voice a robust and united American opposition to a nuclear Iran; Lay the groundwork for effective US policies in coordination with European and other allies; Persuade the regime in Tehran to desist from its quest for nuclear weapons, while striving not to punish the Iranian people, and; Promote efforts that focus on vigorous national and international, social, economic, political and diplomatic measures.  UANI is led by an advisory board of outstanding national figures representing all sectors of our country.

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