Schumer: If Iran Sanctions Don’t Work, ‘We Will Have To Use Military Force’

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Sen. Chuck Schumer (NY), the No.3 Democrat, backed up President Obama’s declaration that if sanctions and diplomatic efforts fail to prevent Iran from getting a nuclear weapon, the U.S. ought to take military action.

“As the president said,” Schumer told ABC’s This Week on Sunday, “if sanctions don’t work, we will have to use military force.”

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