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To: RinConRon who wrote (211745)	7/12/2007 2:49:25 PM
From: Neeka	Respond to of 793838

You're absolutely correct. I bet Ahmadinejad and the Mullahs are laughing their heads off.. Courant.com Lieberman Leads Way In Warning To Iran Senate Shows Support In 97-0 Vote By DAVID LIGHTMAN Washington Bureau Chief July 12, 2007 WASHINGTON Click here to find out more! The Senate Wednesday put aside a growing schism over the conduct of the Iraq war and rallied around a strongly-worded warning to Iran authored by Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman. The measure, an amendment to the defense spending bill, illustrates both growing concern lawmakers have about Iran's aggression and uncertainly about what to do. It passed in a 97-0 vote after Lieberman agreed to include a provision that nothing in his measure "shall be construed to authorize or otherwise speak to the use of armed forces against Iran." Lieberman has been almost a lone Senate voice in recent weeks protesting Iran's actions against American troops, suggesting that the U.S. should be prepared to use military force if necessary. Congress is not prepared to go that far at this point, but members did want to make a strong, bipartisan statement. "There is no division when it comes to threats to the troops of the United States," Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Carl Levin, D-Mich., said. "We want to make it very clear to the government of Iran that we speak as one when it comes to protecting those troops from those kinds of threats." The measure details that country's aggression against U.S. and Iraqi forces, dating back to 1984, and would have American military, intelligence and diplomatic officials, within 30 days of passage, provide a report - and follow-up reports every 60 days - on Iran. The reports would describe what the measure calls "any external support or direction provided to the anti-coalition forces" by the Iranian government, and "the strategy and ambitions" of Iran, as well as efforts by the U.S. government to counter Iranian aggression in Iraq. Lieberman, an independent who caucuses with Senate Democrats, opened the debate on his measure by de-emphasizing any military strike threat, telling colleagues that, "The choice we face with Iran is not a choice between war and peace. It is ... a choice between turning a blind eye to the murder of our troops and confronting those who are murdering them." Levin immediately signaled that he wanted to join Lieberman, even though the two have been at sharp odds over Iraq for months. Still, Levin said of Iran, "We should speak with one voice on this issue." The Senate plans to resume consideration of the spending bill today. courant.com