Senator Tom “Tehran” Cotton (R-AR), who made waves both with his comments about Iran controlling their own capital of Tehran (utterly shocking), and for saying that it would be easy to bomb them into oblivion, actually tried to bait their foreign minister, Javad Zarif, into a Twitter war. Zarif recently spoke about the emerging nuclear deal, and Cotton took issue with some of the things he said.
Zarif took the opportunity to say that the U.N. resolution would provide sanctions relief for Iran, “whether Sen. Tom Cotton likes it or not,” according to the National Journal. Unable to let that slide, Cottong replied with the following tweets (yes, plural):
Is there anything more immature than a U.S. Senator taunting another country’s foreign minister on Twitter? But then, this is Tom Cotton we’re talking about. Just as a refresher course, Cotton is the man behind the infamous Iran letter, which more or less said that Congress could torpedo any nuclear deal reached between the Obama administration and Iran. 46 other Senators signed it, and caused a major ruckus, with people on both sides of the aisle condemning the move.
Cotton, however, got his own comeuppance when Zarif decided to school him on the U.S. Constitution. He called the letter a “propaganda ploy” that had no legal value whatsoever. He went on to point out one very important fact: Treaties like this, which are not between the U.S. and Iran, but rather, the United Nations and Iran, are governed by international law. U.S. domestic law, which the Constitution oversees, has no legal standing in the international arena.
He also said that countries must fulfill their obligations under international law, and can’t invoke their own internal laws as justification for failure to abide by, and uphold, international law.
But that doesn’t matter to idiots like Cotton, who think that the U.S. has the final say in everything that goes on. These people also think that the U.N. has no authority, and seem to be completely unaware that the negotiations with Iran are not simply between them and us. Knowing that we have brazen morons like this in federal office is likely angering for someone like Zarif.
For his part, he replied to Cotton’s tweet bombardment with this, a lone tweet, that once again puts Cotton in his place:
Tom Cotton would do well to learn that place, and stay in it. His letter was out of line, and he is out of line.
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With the recent events in Ferguson and Baltimore, Iran FM Zarif has a lot of ammunition against Sen. Cotton.
I don’t think the typical responses given to US voters- “But, Jesus and Religious Freedum!!!” or “But, but, Freedum and Gunz!!” or “But, but, but BENGHAZI !!!” are going to work with the Iranian Foreign Minister.
Hopefully they won’t work well in 2016. As Republicans stick their foots in their mouths maybe they will fill up their other empty spaces also. Gut feeling is a big loss is coming up for them.
Now, if Democratic voters can just stop napping and get out of bed to attend midterm-elections balloting.
Tom Cotton is a former Army officer and a former lawyer. One can only hope that in six years the people of Arkansas will add former senator to that list.
I was wanting to post a response on this story but can’t find words to express my disbelief that someone could do something so stupid, so idioic, so irresponsible as what he has done. What is to become of this nation? I have friends that believe everything that they see on Fox News then will not believe me when I tell them what their Republican senator’s do and say.
The most you can do, regarding your friends, is just keep sending them documentation of the facts by other sources.
Cotton for brains needs to be kneecapped by his party.
Luckily, it appears Mr. Zarif understands that Tom Cotton is just a tea bagger with a self control problem.
Delusions of grandeur is a mental illness….
Bipolar disorder-the manic side-to be precise.
Cotton is a great 2016 resource for the Democrats. Just let him talk.
Politics really brings out the STUPID in some people, Tom Cotton is the Perfect Example!
If that’s how it is, I think I’d rather have the Iran guy representing me.
This is your nation’s “leaders” on Fox News…any questions?
…I just wonder if the Iranian government thinks that this kind of “insanity”…is just a “ploy” by the American government…man I hope so…they can’t believe that people like him are in our “representative” government…..