Politics: Schock’s concern about Iran nukes is apparently a new thing for him

On May 31, 2007, the Illinois House of Representatives voted 80-2o to approve its version of SB 1621, a law that requires state pension funds to divest their holdings in foreign companies that are doing business with Iran’s energy industry, which is financing Iran’s effort to develop nuclear weapons.

Schock was among the 20 who voted against this measure.

Yesterday, Schock sent out a press release questioning whether his opponent in Republican primary for the 18th District seat on Congress might be better suited for another party and otherwise wrapped himself around the flag:

“Iran is a regime that has used every weapon it has ever acquired,” said Schock. “I do not intend to go to Congress and sit idly by while Iran gets nuclear weapons. This is a grave threat to our country and it requires tough diplomatic strategy to resolve peacefully without an invasion or war.”

“It is unacceptable to stand by while our nation is put in a position where the only option to prevent Iran from getting nuclear weapons is to go to war,” said Schock.

Apparently, he did all his idle sitting and standing by while a member of the state house of representatives. No doubt he will say that the bill wasn’t a wise move. Any less wise, perhaps, than advocating the United States violate the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty and essentially do to China in Taiwan what the Soviet Union did to the United States in Cuba, and put land-based nukes a few miles off their shore?

NOTE: Edited to remove several snide comments that added nothing to the conversation.