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Senators Open Back Door for War With Iran

Kate Gould | Posted 05.07.2013 | Politics
Read More: Iran, Friends Committee on National Legislation, Congress, Senator Menendez, Iran Sanctions, Senator Graham, Gary Sick, Quakers, Peace, Iraq War, Lawrence Wilkerson, Iran Diplomacy, Authorization-of-Military-Force, Paul Pillar, Israel, Middle East, Iran Nuclear Talks, Iran Nuclear Program, Warwire, War With Iran, War, Politics News
Kate Gould

Nearly half of the Senate has signed on to what is nicknamed the "Back Door to War" resolution, which calls for the U.S. to pledge military support for a potential Israeli attack on Iran. This resolution could be a precursor to a full-on authorization of military force.

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Why Do Senators Boxer and Wyden Want to Bomb Iran?

Robert Naiman | Posted 05.03.2013 | World
Read More: Iraq War, Aipac, Ron Wyden, John McCain, Barbara Boxer, Dick Durbin, Mitt Romney, Benjamin Netanyahu, Iran, Lindsey Graham, Israel, Gary Sick, Iran Israel War, Back Door Iran Bill, Obama Iran, World News
Robert Naiman

Remember when we pilloried John McCain for singing about bombing Iran? Wouldn't it be a scandal if it turned out that California Senator Barbara Boxer and Oregon Senator Ron Wyden were pushing the same agenda? I have bad news, I'm afraid. They are.

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Why Mideast Peace Starts With Talking To Iran

www.cnn.com | Gary Sick | Posted 11.17.2012 | World
Read More: Israel Iran Conflict, Obama, Iran, Iran United States, Gary Sick, Middle East, Middle East Peace, President Obama, World News

(CNN) -- President Barack Obama is getting a lot of free advice. Here's a question, not an answer: With every issue in the Middle East intertwined wit...

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It's Not Oil Supply -- It's the High Fear Hype!

Steve Clemons | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Read More: Energy, National Security Strategy, Wmds, John McCain, u.s. Foreign Policy, Strategic Petroleum Reserve, Research Magazine, Middle East Equilibrium, George W. Bush, Bush/Cheney, Gary Sick, Energy Policy, Barack Obama, First USA Bank, Iran, Richard Vague, Nuclear Weapons, Columbia University, Oil Drilling, Middle East, Nancy Pelosi, Barclays USA, Oil, Israel, Crisis, New Equilibrium, Richard Cheney, Ahmadenijad, Obama Oil, 2008 Election, Oil Prices, McCain Oil, Politics News
Steve Clemons

This debate over oil and energy policy disgusts me because both Obama and McCain are trying to force short term, knee jerk responses to a major policy challenge for the nation.

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