In Reversal, Democrats Shelve Iran Resolution

Yet, just as the bill was poised to sail through the House, another lobbying effort staged a counterattack. A widespread coalition of peace groups, religious organizations, Iranian Americans and Jewish Americans coordinated phone-ins, email campaigns and visits to Congressional offices. They stressed that, though the language of the bill may imply that it simply strengthens sanctions, it actually could only be implemented by military means. Prominent military experts and military personnel concurred with the grassroots movement, and made their voices heard.”The blockade is not a step short of war; it is war. It virtually guarantees military confrontation causing unnecessary casualties on both sides,” stated University of Minnesota Professor Cyrus Bina and Col. Sam Gardiner (ret.) in an early July op-ed, in the Washington Times.

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