AN INSIDE LOOK: Democrats Uncertain On Iran (Raw Story)

[kpete]

AN INSIDE LOOK: DEMOCRATS UNCERTAIN
ON IRAN; COULD SUPPORT LIMITED STRIKE

Most aides refused to speculate whether Democrats might support a military operation in Iran. Several aides acknowledged, however, that some Democrats in Congress could support a military strike. If it was presented with clear and damning evidence of an Iranian nuclear program, aides said, Bush might be able to get Congressional authorization for the use of force.

Such aides were careful to emphasize that the Bush Administration provided faulty intelligence on Iraq. Any military action Democrats supported, one aide said, would not include the use of nuclear weapons.

That said, most Democrats view any military rhetoric on Iran as a tool to bring the Iranians to the bargaining table.

One aide to a leading Democratic senator disagreed with the contention that Congress would ever support an attack on Iran.

“Even the neocon nuts in the White House know they’d get laughed out of the Senate if they asked for a vote to go to war in Iran,” the aide asserted. “There’s not a single hardline Republican in the Senate who would vote with them after their bad intelligence and botched Iraq war planning.”

Asked about Democratic strategy on Iran, the aide said, “The strategy is simple: Give the Republicans enough rope and they’ll hang themselves.”

http://www.rawstory.com/news/2006/Democrats_in_Congress_lay_low_on_0418.html

[adigal]

1. I'm calling Schumer and clinton right now

this second.

[mmonk]

2. Judging from their previous positions

and votes, there is a possibility they would support strikes.

[seabeyond]

3. rawstory doesnt like dems huh. uncertain. i am not seeing uncertainty

but good of rawstory to protray the dems once again as wishy washy. now,..... dems may be looking at info, in the process of deciding, but that doesnt make them uncertain. it means they are doing their job. i didnt hear the uncertainty the headline stated

[gatorboy]

4. If the Democrats support a strike...

What's to become of US? Name change? :shrug:

[Roland99]

5. Anyone voting FOR attacking Iran needs to be strung up!

VOTE 'EM OUT!!!

[electropop]

6. "Give the Republicans enough rope"

I sorta get this, but now is not the time to sit silent and let only insane voices be heard. Dems must speak out loudly and publicly about Bush's plans for new-que-ler Armageddon. He's a madman and letting him prove it risks the annihilation of our country.

[KennedyGuy]

7. Yep..That give em enough rope thing worked out so well with Iraq

That strategy worked out great with Iraq didn't it. If Congressional Dems cant stand up to a Prez at 35 per cent approval, they deserve to be in the permanant minority. Shrub is still able to scare and cow them into submission. Pathetic.

[electropop]

8. What would it take? 0% approval? Guns in their backs? WTF are they

waiting for?

[Sinti]

9. Consider the Bourse - corporate dems will want to stop it

IMO, their masters don't want this oil bourse business going down. They will do as they're told.