Today, after the State Department announced financial sanctions and the freezing of Iranian bank assets in the United States, leading Independent President candidate Daniel Imperato renewed his call..
United States of America (Press Release) October 29, 2007 --
Washington, DC. (i1Connect) -- Today, after the State Department announced financial sanctions and the freezing of Iranian bank assets in the United States, leading Independent President candidate Daniel Imperato renewed his call for a cease-fire – the latest call issued in a March 13, 2007 statement.
“The media is beating the drums for war supported by the war hawks in the Administration and Republican Party who think we can inflict punitive damage on Iran with bunker buster bombs. I say we need to stop using war as an instrument of foreign policy and reengage members of the Arab League to mediate a negotiation between Iran and the United States. If we called a cease-fire in Iraq, then we would not be in the position to accuse Iran of supporting the insurgents.”
Imperato offered himself and his 30 years of international expertise to help negotiate a deal that would have averted the escalating tensions in the region. Back in March there was the encouraging sign of the United States and Iran meeting for first time in over two years at the Iraq summit. “Here we are eight months later and the diplomats from the US State Department failed to create a diplomatic solution because they continue to argue with Iran over who was to blame for the growing violence in Iraq.”
Imperato has repeated his call for the simplest solution towards peace: a cease-fire. Over and over in his two and a half years of running for president he has presented a rational solution. “I’ve said it before, the only way to support the Iraqi people and their government is to stop patrolling their streets with automatic weapons and return back to our Iraqi bases. Then we can secure a pledge from all sides, the Shiia, the Sunnis, and the Kurds to stop the unnecessary sectarian violence. Then and only then, can the Iraqi government and the Iraqi people start to deal with the issues that are stunting their growth. In turn we can quit accusing Iranians of instigating the fight and begin honest negotiations to ensure they do not pursue a nuclear weapons program.”
“Combined with the support of the Arab league, I believe that Iraq can stabilize and can be part of a peaceful Middle East. However, to get there, we must stop the finger pointing and accusations and come to the negotiating table with open minds,” concluded Imperato.
Imperato was critical of the lack of success that Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has had in the region. He reminded reporters that he made a similar criticism in November of 2005 calling on the Administration to stop bilking billions of tax dollars from our Treasury in pursuit of misguided militaristic goals.
“The media is beating the drums for war supported by the war hawks in the Administration and Republican Party who think we can inflict punitive damage on Iran with bunker buster bombs. I say we need to stop using war as an instrument of foreign policy and reengage members of the Arab League to mediate a negotiation between Iran and the United States. If we called a cease-fire in Iraq, then we would not be in the position to accuse Iran of supporting the insurgents.”
Imperato offered himself and his 30 years of international expertise to help negotiate a deal that would have averted the escalating tensions in the region. Back in March there was the encouraging sign of the United States and Iran meeting for first time in over two years at the Iraq summit. “Here we are eight months later and the diplomats from the US State Department failed to create a diplomatic solution because they continue to argue with Iran over who was to blame for the growing violence in Iraq.”
Imperato has repeated his call for the simplest solution towards peace: a cease-fire. Over and over in his two and a half years of running for president he has presented a rational solution. “I’ve said it before, the only way to support the Iraqi people and their government is to stop patrolling their streets with automatic weapons and return back to our Iraqi bases. Then we can secure a pledge from all sides, the Shiia, the Sunnis, and the Kurds to stop the unnecessary sectarian violence. Then and only then, can the Iraqi government and the Iraqi people start to deal with the issues that are stunting their growth. In turn we can quit accusing Iranians of instigating the fight and begin honest negotiations to ensure they do not pursue a nuclear weapons program.”
“Combined with the support of the Arab league, I believe that Iraq can stabilize and can be part of a peaceful Middle East. However, to get there, we must stop the finger pointing and accusations and come to the negotiating table with open minds,” concluded Imperato.
Imperato was critical of the lack of success that Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has had in the region. He reminded reporters that he made a similar criticism in November of 2005 calling on the Administration to stop bilking billions of tax dollars from our Treasury in pursuit of misguided militaristic goals.
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