Anyone really believe Congress is going to give Bush Iran green light?

[HardWorkingDem]

Is it me, or does anyone else out there think that Congress giving Bush a green light to start a war with Iran is very unlikely?

With the mismanagement with the Iraq mess, and Bush's current problems, I don't think Congress will give him the authority to do so. Now, what I think is more likely to happen is for the Bushies to "encourage" some other country to start something that will quickly get the US involved.

[Drum]

1. very VERY unlikely! nt

[AndyTiedye]

2. They'll Do Another MIHOP if they Have To

http://www.wwiivets.com/Curriculum%20Images/images/Reichstag%20Fire,%20February%201933,%20208-N-39835,%20NARA%20II_jpg.jpg

[dweller]

9. that's the plan

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x2169853


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[rwheeler31]

3. He can do any thing he wants.

the goffys think it is the right thing.

[Tom Joad]

4. Unfortunately I have no doubt that they will, except for a mere handful.

They will stand behind "the commander-in-chief" and "support the troops". the attack will mostly be done by planes dropping bombs.

[Newsjock]

5. Call me glum, but ...

... I see at least 80 Democratic votes in the House to bomb Iran, and at least 20 Democrats in the Senate.

No, I don't have names. But the party is populated by such simpering wimps these days, they'll go right along with anything that Uncle Karl blackmails them over.

And for that I cry.

[Betsy Ross]

6. * has already proved that he can do anything he wants

to fight terrorism. And we ALL KNOW that Iran is supporting terra-ists. :sarcasm:

[rwheeler31]

7. )h ya

War is money

[CrazyOrangeCat]

8. Sadly, the NeoCons have no compunction . . .

. . . about bombing the shit out of whoever they want.

[Jamison]

10. I think they would.

All the repubs would support him 100%.

Dems like Liebermann, Durbin, Feinstein, etc. would also stand behind * 100%.

You'd have a few truly progressive Dems like Kennedy, Feingold, Boxer, etc. who would not be for it.

[dogman]

11. According to him, they already have.

That's his justification for everything he's done that others believe is illegal. He claims after 9-11 he was given authority to defend us from terrorists. They are already saying Iran is banking terrorists.

[hvn_nbr_2]

12. Time of war. Unitary monarchy. What Congress? nt

[IndianaGreen]

13. Yes, and they will argue that they only gave Bush the authority

to go to war, via the UN, and that the Iran War Resolution is not a war resolution.

Same play, almost the same cast of characters, the same stupid audience!

[Kablooie]

14. They already did! The same logic as the Iraq war. Reasonable force.

[wiggs]

15. It's just you! Iran has always been the big prize. nt

[BigYawn]

16. Yes, they will give *43 the go ahead to demolish Iran's nukes

They don't have much choice. Iran is ruled by a
theocracy who has openly threatened wiping Israel
off the map. Iran has threatened to close straits
of Hormuz if sanctions are imposed due to their
full speed ahead on nuclear weapons program. I can't
see how the Israel lobby will allow congress to stop
*43 from taking out Iran's nuclear installations, and
I can't blame them. If my very survival was at stake,
there are no holds barred.

Like it or not, the confrontation is almost here.
But, why can't we all just get along?????

[Jacobin]

17. Of course they will

With Lieberman leading the charge for the dem neo-cons

[SOS]

18. He already has the green light

Thanks to the idiots who voted for the Iraq War Resolution:

"(2) acting pursuant to this joint resolution is consistent with the United States and other countries continuing to take the necessary actions against international terrorist and terrorist organizations."

Bushco is already saying that the bombs in Iraq are coming from Iran. It's the set-up to invade using IWR. It will never go to Congress. Those asshats already approved it.

[area51]

19. "Anyone really believe Congress is going to give Bush Iran green light?"

Yes, b/c they've bent over & spread their cheeks for the chimperor before.

If they weren't so afraid of him, they might stop to consider that we don't have either the troops or the money for an Iran-nam debacle.

[hippiechick]

20. After the censure fiasco ?

Shit, nobody in DC aside from Senator Feingold has the balls to call the little Dicktater out on his bullshit.

We are FUCKED.

[karynnj]

21. He will do what helps him most

If he thinks he can create a no-win vote for Democrats he will. If not, he'll declare an emergency and just attack. (the biggest thing stopping him may be we're already streched thin.) Scary thought - Nixon invaded Cambodia at a time when people were already speaking of exiting.

[donkeyotay]

22. Who?