by Trish Schuh
IndyMedia.Org
Undeterred by the results of pre-emptive war in Iraq, the House of Representatives passed a non-binding resolution May 6 authorizing pre-emptive military strikes against Iran. The vote was 376-3.
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has engaged in a systematic campaign of deception and manipulation to hide its true intentions and keep its large scale nuclear efforts a secret,¡É said Dan Burton (R-Indiana).
The resolution urges nations that have signed the Treaty on the Nonproliferation of Nuclear Weapons (See P. 13) to ¡Èuse any and all appropriate means to deter, dissuade and prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons.¡É It also demands that the European Union, Asian nations, and Russia cease future commercial and energy trade with the Islamic Republic. Russia is the main contractor for Iran¡Çs nuclear grid.
House members said the legislation is in line with the Bush Doctrine of preventive war, and creates a legal framework for later sanctions and ¡Èmilitary options¡É against Iranian nuclear sites. Dennis Kucinich (D-Ohio) and Pete Stark (D-Calif.) both condemned the bill, noting its similarity to the law that permitted a preemptive war on Iraq.
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