Ah ! The rapture cometh:Insanity:.. Iran War Resolution May Be Passed Next Week

Introduced less than a month ago, Resolution 362, also known as the Iran War Resolution, could be passed by the House as early as next week.The bill is the chief legislative priority of AIPAC. On its Web site, AIPAC endorses the resolutions as a way to ”Stop Iran’s Nuclear Program” and tellsreaders to lobby Congress to pass the bill.

In the Senate, a sister resolution,
Resolution 580, has gained co-sponsors with similar speed. The Senate measure
was introduced by Indiana Democrat Evan Bayh on June 2. It has since gained 19
co-sponsors.
The bill’s key section “demands that the president initiate an international
effort to immediately and dramatically increase the economic, political, and
diplomatic pressure on Iran to verifiably suspend its nuclear enrichment
activities by, inter alia, prohibiting the export to Iran of all refined
petroleum products; imposing stringent inspection requirements on all persons,
vehicles, ships, planes, trains, and cargo entering or departing Iran; and
prohibiting the international movement of all Iranian officials not involved in
negotiating the suspension of Iran’s nuclear program.”

“Imposing stringent inspection requirements on all persons, vehicles, ships,
planes, trains, and cargo entering or departing Iran” can be read to mean that
the president should initiate a naval blockade of Iran. A unilateral naval
blockade without UN sanction is an act of war.

Resolution 362 has already gained 170 co-sponsors, or nearly 40 percent of the
House. It has been referred to the Foreign Affairs Committee, which has 49
members, 24 of whom, including the ranking Republican, are co-sponsors.

 The Iran Nuclear Watch Web site writes, “According to the House leadership, this
resolution is going to ‘pass like a hot knife through butter’ before the end of
June on what is called suspension – meaning no amendments can be introduced
during the 20-minute maximum debate. It also means it is assumed the bill will
pass by a 2/3 majority and is non-controversial.”
Our national legislators deem it non-controversial to recommend to a president
known for his recklessness and bad judgment that he consider engaging in an act
of war against Iran. Those of you who consider this issue controversial can go
to the Just Foreign Policy Web site and tell your representative to oppose this
resolution.

June 23, 2008 in Iran by Eric Garris | 70 comments

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