Iran War preparations: Congressional and (?) military

We were last here on April 29 with the House's Iran Freedom Support Act (HR 282) being passed as a suspension (read: 'uncontroversial bill') 397-21.

It was pretty ugly: the sponsor of the bill (Ileana Ros-Lehtinen) was also the cheerleader for an Iranian group (the MEK) who are on the State Department terror group list.

And the numbers show there wasn't exactly stiff Dem resistance! (Guess which side Pelosi took?)

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Iran: House Dems more hawkish than Bush?

Over at Kos House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi (as opposed to Nancy Pelosi of Pelosi's Perfect Pizzas, of course) had one of her gofers deliver a message to the unwashed which - to the dismay of some commenters - failed to mention Iran, and, in particular, to articulate a Dem policy thereon.

I don't pretend to follow the ins and out of the nuke business, and so generally keep mum on the subject.

The Iran Freedom Support Act (HR 282) comes directly into the Congressional arena, so piqued my interest.

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