Webb: Lieberman-Kyl is "Cheney's fondest pipe dream"

The same week Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad made his bizarre visit to America, Senators Lieberman and Kyl proposed a "Sense of the Senate" resolution to the FY 2008 Defense Authorization bill. The resolution criticizes Iran's involvement in the insurgency in Iraq, and calls for the US to "combat, contain, and roll back" Iran’s "violent activities and destabilizing influence inside Iraq." [National Review]

Today, Senator Jim Webb (D-Va.) ripped into the resolution:

The constant turmoil that these sorts of proposals and actions are bringing to the region is counterproductive. They are regrettable substitute for a failure of diplomacy by this Administration.

I do not believe that any serious student of foreign policy could support this amendment as it now exists.

This proposal is Dick Cheney’s fondest pipe dream. It’s not a prescription for success. At best, it’s a deliberate attempt to divert attention from a failed diplomatic policy. At worst, it could be read as a back door method of gaining congressional validation for action with one hearing or without serious debate. [Crooks and Liars]

It is important to note that "Sense of the Senate" resolutions are not binding, but as Webb suggests, they often do have significant ramifications, especially in foreign policy. [C-SPAN]

Sen. Webb blasts Lieberman/Kyl Amendment [Crooks and Liars]
Threatening Lieberman-Kyl Amendment On Iran [A Tiny Revolution]