Excerpt from H Con Resolution 362 supported by the pro-war advocacy group AIPAC (American Israel Public Affairs Committee) and Congresswoman Speier:

"...demands that the President initiate an international effort to immediately and dramatically increase the economic, political, and diplomatic pressure on Iran to verifiably suspend its nuclear enrichment activities by, inter alia, prohibiting the export to Iran of all refined petroleum products; imposing stringent inspection requirements on all persons, vehicles, ships, planes, trains, and cargo entering or departing Iran..."

The purpose of this resolution, though it officially denies it authorizes military action, seems to be in sending a message to Iran, namely that actual peaceful resolution of this non-existent "crisis" is gone, prepare for war. In so doing, the backers of this resolution seek not to end Iran's enrichment of uranium (which is legal under the NPT) but to encourage Iran to abandon the Nuclear non-Proliferation treaty or some similar action, so as to provide some pretext for a military attack. This has been the purpose of Bush adminstration sanctions from the beginning.

From John Bolton's conversation with AIPAC groupies in January of 2007 speaking of the disappointing response to sanctions thus far from Iran:

"I think the Iranian reaction to the sanctions resolution has been very telling in that respect, although they’ve passed a resolution in parliament to re-evaluate their relation with the International Atomic Energy Agency, they have not rejected the sanctions resolution, they have not done anything more dramatic, such as withdrawing from the nonproliferation treaty, or throwing out inspectors of the International Atomic Energy Agency, which I actually hoped they would do – that that kind of reaction would produce a counter-reaction that actually would be more beneficial to us."

War with Iran is the clear goal of this resolution and the whole campaign of provocations implemented by the Bush regime. The goal is not nuclear disarmament. Military action for the purpose of disarmament is an act of madness.

So what can be done of Congresswoman Speier's support for this nonsense? It is believed that Jackie Speier only motivation in cosponsoring this resolution (that her staff doubts will pass congress, and is only a "sense of Congress" resolution, meaning it does not have the force of law) is in appeasing aipac. This is a dangerous game to play, for "advisory" or not, it sends a real message to Iran and makes real diplomacy more difficult.

This Monday, Call Jackie Speier's office in San Mateo. Let her staff know what you think of yet another congressional action lending any support for war.

Speier's office:
San Mateo: (650) 342-0300
Washington DC: (202) 225-3531