Senate Softens Resolution Pressing Obama To Help Israel In Iran Strike

[Purveyor]

April 17, 2013
WASHINGTON (JTA) -- The Senate Foreign Relations Committee moderated language in a resolution that had called on President Obama to assist Israel should it strike Iran.

The committee on Tuesday sent to the full Senate a resolution that reiterates backing for the close U.S.-Israel relationship and for sanctions targeting Iran's suspected nuclear weapons program.

It also "urges that, if the Government of Israel is compelled to take military action in legitimate self-defense against Iran’s nuclear weapons program, the United States Government should stand with Israel and provide, in accordance with United States law and the constitutional responsibility of Congress to authorize the use of military force, diplomatic, military, and economic support to the Government of Israel in its defense of its territory, people, and existence."

The language in the original resolution, introduced by Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), had spoken only of "self-defense," not "legitimate self-defense," and did not mention the requirement of Congress' authority to authorize the use of force.

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[MotherPetrie]

1. Kerry will defer to the WH's wishes

[still_one]

2. There will not be a war, regardless of those who want it

[BlueCaliDem]

4. I agree. I hope President Obama will be as understanding toward Congress as they had been with

closing Gitmo in 2009.

[R. Daneel Olivaw]

5. Let's hope for diplomacy and less saber rattling and cheering for war.

[still_one]

6. I agree. The media and crazies love this "tough" talk. That is why they helped push us ton invade

Iraq based on a lie, killing over a million people and costing trillions

The President for the most part does not do this, and the shrills jump down on him every time. "Oh he didn't call the Boston bombing a terror attack"

As far as congress is concerned they gave us the IWR and the patriot act. They are as worthless as it comes

There is a name for it, chicken hawks, as long as it isn't them, and someone else's kids

[BlueCaliDem]

3. Republican Senators-in-Name-Only will open the taxpayer funded purse strings and tim for Israel, but

can't find the time and energy for their own people who are suffering and have been suffering for over five to six years.

I wonder how much the Israel lobby is paying these traitors and how much their pals in the MIC are promising to give to them for pushing for another unaffordable law. What happened to "we can't afford it - STOP SPENDING!!!!"? Yeah, stop spending when it comes to the American people they so happily fleece for their pet projects, but never for their benefactors and themselves. These people make me SICK.