How the Shutdown Affects the United States' International Activities

http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/white-house-warns-us-sanctions-regime-against-iran-at-risk-due-to-government-shutdown/2013/10/04/6577656e-2d24-11e3-b141-298f46539716_story.html

It pretty much goes without saying that the Founding Fathers of the United States of America are rolling over in their graves knowing that the individuals who represent the most powerful branch of the federal government cease to represent the best interests of nation and instead try to win partisan victories. Each Congressman has the power to do what is right, and as unimaginable as it may seem, compromise. Congress' inability to compromise and do right resulted in a partial government shutdown starting October 1, 2013. The shutdown affects all but the security forces and, ironically, Congress. 

This shutdown, according to White House spokesman Jay Carney, has caused the department of the Treasury to furlough the entire staff that handles the sanctions on Iran. This is a very obvious issue, because Congress' unwillingness to compromise affects the core functions of that department. These sanctions are not just for Iran, the new ones on Syria, drug cartels, and other syndicate groups also have no U.S. government body that can penalize the sanction violators. 

This shutdown allows for many individuals to criticize the United States. Now that the United States has re-opened partial diplomatic ties with Iran, Israel and other nations are concerned.