US House Res. 362, In effect, A Declaration of War on Iran

By George M Karsa

ccun.org, July 6, 2008

Here we go again and this time the consequences from such action could be catastrophic. Congress looks set to pass a resolution this coming week calling for the President to enact stricter economic sanctions against Iran. US House Res. 362 demands "stringent inspection requirements on all persons, vehicles, ships, planes, trains and cargo entering or departing Iran, including an embargo against any imports of refined petroleum." In effect, A Declaration of War!

All this is being done to supposedly prevent Iran from building nuclear weapons, even though both the NIE (National Intelligence Estimate) and the reports of the IAEA (International Atomic Energy Agency) contradict such an assessment.

And why is it OK for Israel, India and Pakistan to have nuclear capabilities - but not Iran? And how do you think Iran is going to respond if threatened with such closure? One missile launched across the twenty mile wide Strait of Hormuz at 700 mph pointed at an oil tanker bigger than the Empire State building would virtually shut-down all exports of oil.

And if one thinks the price of gasoline is high now, plan on spending $6 to $8 a gallon if such a scenario were to happen. And if Israel were to launch an unprovoked attack on Iran and destroy a fuelled nuclear reactor, what would Iran have to lose by launching their missiles at Dimona, where Israeli's clandestine nuclear program is carried out? The whole Middle East would go up in flames! Not since the Cuban missile crises has the world faced such frightening futures.

The US economy already hangs precariously by a thread, its financial system on life support as the price of oil rises and the value of the dollar fades. If this resolution is passed by Congress and if an Israeli attack occurs, we might be witnessing a complete meltdown of not only the world's economy, but its survival as well.

"Now is the time that tries men's souls."

Wake up America before it's too late.