[Peace-discuss] House Vote Today to Approve Iran Sanctions Bill Would Restore Bush "Cooties Doctrine"

[Robert Naiman]

Speaking of fine print, it would be fantastic if we could get Tim
Johnson to vote with the anti-war forces on this. He's been with us on
Iraq and Afghanistan, but not yet on Iran. FCNL has provided a
toll-free number (not NIAC, as I wrote earlier, they are just using
it.)

1-877-429-0678

On Tue, Dec 13, 2011 at 11:49 AM, E. Wayne Johnson <ewj at pigs.ag> wrote:
> Last time I checked, the Democrat party was indeed the War Party.
>
> Never mind the label.  Read the fine print on the package insert.
>
>
> On 12/14/2011 1:32 AM, Robert Naiman wrote:
>>
>> Today the House of Representatives is scheduled to vote -- under
>> "suspension," requiring a supermajority to pass -- on a provision
>> which would restore as policy the Cooties Doctrine of the early Bush
>> Administration -- U.S. officials can't meet with officials of the
>> adversary du jour, because our officials might get contaminated.
>> What's remarkable isn't that some people in Washington would want to
>> prohibit U.S. officials from having contact with Iranian officials.
>> After all, some people in Washington want to have a war with Iran as
>> soon as it can be arranged. What's remarkable is the possibility that
>> the majority of Congressional Democrats might vote to approve the
>> "Iran Cooties Provision." Aren't Democrats supposed to be the
>> diplomacy party, not the war party?
>>
>>
>> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/robert-naiman/iran-threat-reduction-act_b_1145945.html
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