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Republicans in the House of Representatives have introduced a measure that would green-light an Israeli bombing campaign against Iran. The resolution, H.Res. 1553, provides explicit support for military strikes against Iran, stating that Congress supports Israel's use of "all means necessary" against Iran "including the use of military force". US military leaders have warned that strikes could be catastrophic to US national security interests and could engulf the Middle East in a "calamitous" regional war.
Nearly a third of House Republicans have signed onto the resolution, which has been publicly discussed and circulated by its lead sponsor, Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX), for months.
The National Iranian American Council is leading calls to oppose the measure, urging those concerned to demand that House Republican Leader John Boehner denounce the resolution.
The introduction of the measure coincides with a pattern of renewed calls for military strikes that have escalated since President Obama signed "crippling" Congressional Iran sanctions into law. Neoconservatives who were instrumental in orchestrating the Iraq War, such as Bill Kristol, and Reuel Marc Gerecht, have led the stepped up calls for military action.
Hawkish former Bush Administration official John Bolton recently laid out the game plan to prod Israel into attacking Iran, arguing that outsiders can "create broad support" for a strike by framing it as an issue of Israel's right to self defense. Supporters for military strikes, Bolton says, should "defend the specific tactic of pre-emptive attacks" against Iran. He urges that Congress can "make it clear" that it supports such strikes and that "having visible congressional support in place at the outset will reassure the Israeli government, which is legitimately concerned about Mr. Obama's likely negative reaction to such an attack."
In spite of enthusiasm from the neocons, top US military leaders have warned of the many dangers of military strikes against Iran. Defense Secretary Robert Gates has argued, "Another war in the Middle East is the last thing we need. In fact, I believe it would be disastrous on a number of levels." Admiral Mike Mullen, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs has expressed his own serious reservations about an attack, stating, "Iran getting a nuclear weapon would be incredibly destabilizing. Attacking them would also create the same kind of outcome. In an area that's so unstable right now, we just don't need more of that." General David Petraeus has warned that a strike on Iran would be utilized by the Iranian government to unite it's otherwise divided populace.
Simulations have been conducted over the past year to assess the outcome of a preemptive military strike against Iran. One such simulation, by the Brookings Institution's Saban Center, found that strikes would draw the US into the conflict that would engulf the region into war, and would enable Iran to use the attacks as an opportunity to unite the Iranian people and dismantle its opposition. The simulation also found that the strikes could not destroy Iran's nuclear program but merely set it back a few years.
An Oxford Research Group report released recently reinforced those findings and also warned that an Israeli attack would be disastrous and would be unlikely to stop Iran's nuclear program. Instead, the report concluded attacks could convince Iran to withdraw from the international Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty and to aggressively seek to develop nuclear weapons.
Iranian activists have urged that even raising the specter of war undercuts the opposition in Iran. "The mere fact that Obama didn't make military threats made the Green Movement possible," noted Akbar Ganji. "A military attack would destroy all of that."
AUTHOR
Jamal Abdi is Policy Director at the National Iranian American Council (NIAC).
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'Moron' does not equal gutter language.
by Rosie. on Sun Jul 25, 2010 11:30 AM PDTMoron = 'my lovely' in Portuguese, and 'mein Fuehrer' in Old Church Slavonic.
No pain no gain! That's is the story of life!
by pastor bill rennick on Sun Jul 25, 2010 11:33 AM PDTLet's look at the picture form a different angle! Do you think if US wanted to indiscriminately bomb here and there anything or anybody could stop them? So, it will not be guaranteed that Iranians will not suffer casualties and nothing in life is guaranteed! As for the day after, it will be like the day after of any other collapse of regimes. If Iranians do not put their grievances aside and try to reconcile it will be a chaos. It all depends on Iranians!? Nothing in life is guaranteed or handed in on a silver plate to you! Of course the alternative is to get slugged in the anal cavity by the mullahs on a daily basis!
Islamist Palestinian crop-dusters
by Fred on Sun Jul 25, 2010 11:18 AM PDTAgain, the lying Islamist Palestinian crop-dusters should drink their Zeresh juice and then and only then bite me!
Pastor - all that praying has affected you - relax and think
by MM on Sun Jul 25, 2010 11:16 AM PDTDo you think that Israel/US will bomb the Friday prayers? And, as I commented regarding the bombing of IRI sites: Can someone garaunttee 100% accuracy, or is 15% strayed missles on civilian targets acceptable?
Take your head out of the book you are reading and look at the location of all strategic sites (Paadegaan, etc.....) in question.
And, as I also asked, what will happen the day after?
Thanks MM Jaan for
by Bavafa on Sun Jul 25, 2010 11:12 AM PDTThanks MM Jaan for consistently being oppose to IRI and yet defend Iranians against a moronic and criminal war which will only empower IRI against Iranians so much more
And thank you Fooladi, despite many difference of opinion, I appreciate your vocal and strong opposition against a barbaric and criminal attack against OUR home land, which in all likelihood will leave a nastier IRI regime in place for Iranians to deal in addition to all the death and destructions that leaves behind.
And to Fred, the warmonger..
Any "Isamist Palestinian crop duster" or otherwise who opposes a criminal war against my home land will have my respect far more then an AIPAC a$$ kissing propagandist like you.
Mehrdad
Islamist Palestinian crop-dusters
by Fred on Sun Jul 25, 2010 10:19 AM PDTIt is impossible to match the gutter language the lying Islamist Palestinian crop-dusters are most at home with.
So to be as close as possible, they should drink their Zereshk juice and then bite me!
It is easy to call for strikes on Iranian targets, if...
by MM on Sun Jul 25, 2010 10:15 AM PDTyou are completely removed from Iran. But, if you have family/friend/loved ones in Iran, 85% accuracy of these so-called smart missles do not give me confidence about their accuracy.
Can someone garaunttee 100% accuracy, or is 15% strayed missles on civilian targets acceptable?
And, what will happen the day after? Will IRI folks do a mass-exit, turn the other cheek or will this give IRI a chance to engulf the region in a Mahdi-hell that some say AN wants to create? And, forget the opposition, which will be definitely crushed as foreign agents as we will see another 1988-type massacre of opposing voices.
"speedy military action against the Islamic Republic "
by fooladi on Sun Jul 25, 2010 10:13 AM PDTHave you heard of the term"collateral damage"??
If you have not, I can refer you to 400 or so Iraqi women and children who were blown to bits by US "oprecision cruise missiles" whilst sheltering in a baghdad bunker. or maybe the civilians in vietnamese village of mai lai who were masscared by US soldiers.
Shame on anyone who comes here and advocates a military strike against his own country by a foreign power.
Some morons here on IC along
by Bavafa on Sun Jul 25, 2010 10:09 AM PDTSome morons here on IC along with his affiliated lobby group AIPAC on the congress of US have been yelling twice a day "sky is falling sky is falling" on top of Israelis of course despite any meaningful threat beside a miss-translated rhetoric by another moron who does not even command a police station never mind a military. On the other hand, we are asked by this moron not to worry and look away while the criminal and racist regime which already posses 200+ nukes, has been indicted for many war crimes and have been occupying their neighbors for nearly 60 years against many UN resolution is looking for a green light from its financier to attack the land of our fathers, mothers and kids. Yeah, let’s look away and let them turn Iran into another Gaza.
The individual moron on IC has been on the record advocating that any sanction that would not result, in his words here, "short of war and to avoid it, regime change, then not only such sanctions would be frivolous, they would be criminal" here now is asking us Iranians not to take such warmongering threats against our nation seriously, as if the Iraq fiasco and criminal war was not done in our life time or have forgotten what sort of devastation such actions have brought to ME.
Mehrdad
What else do you expect
by pastor bill rennick on Sun Jul 25, 2010 08:21 AM PDTUS to do so the mullahs and their thugs can get the message that they need to pack up their bar-o-bandil and get the hell out of Iran!? Having the tenacity of cockroaches, mullahs are not going to succumb to sanctions or any other peaceful method. They understand one and one language only and that is the language of force.
It is time for NIAC to come to the side of the people of Iran and demand a speedy military action against the Islamic Republic of mullahs by the Americans and if the Israelis can contribute to this we would say all the better and god bless them!
God bless America!
Sky is falling
by Fred on Sun Jul 25, 2010 05:58 AM PDTNIAC lobby is at its old trick. Sky is falling sky is falling. All during the previous Administration NIAC lobby said a war with Iran is on the agenda and it is all about averting it.
Now the record show that has not been the case and the previous administration had never ever intended such a thing, in fact strenuously denied others of even contemplating it.
NIAC lobby is on the record as having backed and tried to facilitate unconditional face to face between Islamist Rapists and U.S. officials, which did take place and due to IRR recalcitrance to no avail.
NIAC lobby and its conjoined twin CASMII lobby are on the record as having backed candidate Obama, with the White House and Congress in the hands of Democrats who are not “Neocons” now NIAC lobby and its conjoined twin CASMII lobby have got what they wished for.
Isn’t it time for NIAC lobby and its conjoined twin CASMII lobby to come up with few answers besides blaming U.S. for Islamist Rapists’ doings?
Isn't it time for The twin lobbies to come clean?