Criticizing a company for doing business with Iran is perfectly valid. However, it appears that the objections of Senator Jon Tester, D-Mont., regarding this issue aren’t quite as principled as they might appear. Tester recently put up this press release on his website:
On the heels of a plot by Iran’s government to conduct a terrorist attack on American soil, Senator Jon Tester today amplified his call on Congress and the Obama Administration to crack down on U.S. companies – like Koch Industries – that do business in Iran.
Tester called for tougher restrictions during a Senate hearing examining potential threats from Iran, which is considered a state sponsor of terrorism. The hearing follows this week’s news that the Iranian government plotted with a Mexican drug cartel to assassinate the Saudi Arabian Ambassador to the United States.
