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Dhimmicratic Senators warn Bush has no authority on Iran
 WASHINGTON - Thirty US senators wrote to President George W. Bush, warning he had no authority to launch military action against Iran, and expressing concern about the administrations provocative rhetoric. The senators, 29 Democrats and one independent, urged the resolution of disputes with the Islamic republic through diplomacy.
| Because that's worked so well thus far ... |
We wish to emphasize that no congressional authority exists for unilateral military action against Iran, said the letter signed by senators including presidential candidate Hillary Clinton.
| If Bush wanted he could invoke the War Powers Act, which gives him 90 days. The bombing campaign could be over in 10. Of he could ignore the WPA, like every president since Ford, and just do what has to be done. |
Another Democratic presidential candidate, Senator Chris Dodd, signed the letter but Senators Barack Obama and Joseph Biden did not.
The letter warned that a resolution passed by the Senate in September, calling for the designation of Irans Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist group, should not be used as a pretext for war.
It hit out at provocative statements and actions by the administration on Iran, after Bush last month warned Tehran must be barred from nuclear weapons to avoid the prospect of World War III. These comments are counterproductive and undermine efforts to resolve tensions with Iran through diplomacy, said the letter, coordinated by Virginia Senator Jim Webb.
| Say Jim, any thought at all about how 'provocative' the statements and actions from Iran, including the supplying of IEDs to Iranian clients in Iraq, are? |
Republican Senator Chuck Hagel, a fierce critic of the administrations policies, sent his own letter this week to Bush, reportedly calling on him to open direct talks with Tehran. His staff confirmed the letter had been sent, but declined to release a copy.
| Weasel. Brave, brave weasel ... |
Posted by: 2007-11-03 |
