Is The Iraq Debate Dead?

That is an excellent question? It would appear that the Congress is impotent against Bush and his band of .........can not find a good word to describe his supporters. Everything that the Dems have thrown at the Prez on Iraq has not bloomed into some action to end the war. I will give them their props, they tried, but they couldn't do it.

But what now? If I had to guess it would be to move on to Iran. I mean the entire country sees Iran as a threat. BTW, a helluva sell job on that topic! Congress will enact some legislation that involves sanctions and such, but the wording needs to be followed closely. A similar sanctions thing was past back in 1998 concerning Iraq and it has been one of the cornerstones used to justify the invasion of Iraq. I foresee the same thing being put into any sanctions bills. The wording could be used as a precursor for invasion or an attack or whatever military bullsh*t they come up with in the future.

As far as Iraq goes, the Congress will still offer bills and such as a way to give the impression that at least they are trying, but the Prez is just too strong of an opposition in the Congress. IMO, the focus will shift to Iran, maybe quietly, but it will shift nonetheless.

Just for the info check out H.R. 2880, it says:

To amend the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 to enhance United States diplomatic efforts with respect to Iran by expanding economic sanctions against Iran to include the importation of refined petroleum.

Read it closely, it is worded so that there are a lot of options that could be pursued according to this legislation. Just a thought!

There is also the Lieberman/Kyl resolution that labels the Islamic Revolutionary Guard of Iran as a terrorist organization. These two senators are the biggest pro-war senators in the Senate and this resolution will be yet another nail in the coffin for war.

This is from a meeting of the Inkwell 3 and their discussion on the Iran/Iraq situation.

CHUQ