The Iranian War and the Man-Eating Tiger

[liberalpress]

The senate recently passed a non-binding resolution giving the President permission to declare the Iranian army a terrorist organization.

So what you say, that's a non-binding resolution. It doesn't mean anything. Let's see ... the President has said we're in a global war on terror. We're fighting them there so we don't have to fight them here. Iran scares him. He now has what amounts to US Senate approval to declare the Iranian Army a terrorist group. You don't have to be Einstein to do the math.

It reminds me of the zookeeper who puts a sign in front of the tiger cage that says it's alright for tigers to eat zookeepers. It's OK, the zookeeper says. It's just a sign and tigers can't read. That's true, but when the tiger eventually makes a meal of the zookeeper, no one should be surprised.

[PDJane]

1. There used to be a sign on a bear's cage in a small zoo

In the Hull region of Québec.

It said:

"L'animal est mauvais. Quand on l'attaque, il se défends."

(This is a bad animal. When attacked, it defends itself.)

[Bassic]

2. There was a zoo in Hull?

When was that?

[PDJane]

6. What they now call a "petting zoo"

Outside of Hull, about .....um. I'm showing my age here.......almost 50 years ago.

[Bassic]

7. Oh, that explains why I never knew about it then. nt

[EVDebs]

3. Combined this resolution with the Sept 18, 2001 AUMF and * can act unilaterally

Sec 2 (a) IN GENERAL- That the President is authorized to use all necessary and appropriate force against those nations, ORGANIZATIONS, or persons he determines planned, authorized, committed, or aided the terrorist attacks that occurred on September 11, 2001, OR harbored such organizations or persons, in order to prevent any future acts of international terrorism against the United States by such nations, organizations or persons.

http://www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/sept_11/sjres23_eb.htm

Non-binding my ass ! I especially take umbrage at the "...as he (*) determines..." language since that violates the Constitution and the War Powers Resolution of '73 embedded within the AUMF. False pretexts for war are given a "green light" with this and NO CONGRESSIONAL participation in the process besides a rubber stamp.

[liberalpress]

4. As I point out in OP

It really is not a matter of if we attack Iran, it's when.

[EVDebs]

5. And once again Congress drops the ball ! What will be the pretext ?

There are no 'angels' in this: Iran supports Hezbollah and wants to attack Israel, but in the ME the US's policies support oil which ends up supporting the very forces that want to attack Israel.

Ending dependence upon ME oil, and oil dependency from any source in general, should have been the policy of the US all along. We shoul have been future oriented. This current policy is a dead end for all.