Considering that previous resolutions give bush the authority to "fight terrorism" this is a back-door declaration of war against Iran.
Most disturbing, Hillary voted for it, and that f'ing Obama ducked another controversial vote. Hillary is a warmonger and Obama is too chicken shit to be President.
I think Hagel might have been the sole republican to vote against it , but only a 22 total did that anyway.
Bush will use this. Anyone who thinks he won't, has either been asleep for 7 years, or is a fool.
Kyl-Lieberman Iran Amendment Passes By Huge Margin
By Greg Sargent - September 26, 2007, 1:15PM
The Kyl-Lieberman Iran amendment -- which ratchets up the confrontation with Iran by calling for the designation of its Revolutionary Guard a terrorist organization responsible for killing U.S. troops -- just passed overwhelmingly, 76-22.
Of the Dem Presidential candidates, Hillary voted for the measure, Joe Biden and Chris Dodd opposed it, and Barack Obama missed the vote. On the GOP side, John McCain missed the vote.
The bill's backers had tried to mollify its critics by taking out some of its most incendiary language, particularly the idea that "it should be the policy of the United States to combat, contain, and roll back the violent activities and destabilizing influence inside Iraq of the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran, its foreign facilitators such as Lebanese Hezbollah, and its indigenous Iraqi proxies."
Also removed from the measure was a provision "to support the prudent and calibrated use of all instruments of United States national power in Iraq, including diplomatic, economic, intelligence, and military instruments" in support of the above.
One leading critic, Jim Webb, however, still opposed the bill because it designates the Iran guard a terrorist organization. Nonetheless, it was able to pass overwhelmingly.
http://tpmelectioncentral.com/2007/09/kyllieberman_iran_amendment_passes_by_huge_margin.php
Most disturbing, Hillary voted for it, and that f'ing Obama ducked another controversial vote. Hillary is a warmonger and Obama is too chicken shit to be President.
I think Hagel might have been the sole republican to vote against it , but only a 22 total did that anyway.
Bush will use this. Anyone who thinks he won't, has either been asleep for 7 years, or is a fool.
Kyl-Lieberman Iran Amendment Passes By Huge Margin
By Greg Sargent - September 26, 2007, 1:15PM
The Kyl-Lieberman Iran amendment -- which ratchets up the confrontation with Iran by calling for the designation of its Revolutionary Guard a terrorist organization responsible for killing U.S. troops -- just passed overwhelmingly, 76-22.
Of the Dem Presidential candidates, Hillary voted for the measure, Joe Biden and Chris Dodd opposed it, and Barack Obama missed the vote. On the GOP side, John McCain missed the vote.
The bill's backers had tried to mollify its critics by taking out some of its most incendiary language, particularly the idea that "it should be the policy of the United States to combat, contain, and roll back the violent activities and destabilizing influence inside Iraq of the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran, its foreign facilitators such as Lebanese Hezbollah, and its indigenous Iraqi proxies."
Also removed from the measure was a provision "to support the prudent and calibrated use of all instruments of United States national power in Iraq, including diplomatic, economic, intelligence, and military instruments" in support of the above.
One leading critic, Jim Webb, however, still opposed the bill because it designates the Iran guard a terrorist organization. Nonetheless, it was able to pass overwhelmingly.
http://tpmelectioncentral.com/2007/09/kyllieberman_iran_amendment_passes_by_huge_margin.php
