Senate Backs President's Iran Policies

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http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/politics/3972873.html

WASHINGTON -- The Senate on Thursday endorsed President Bush's diplomatic approach to the problem of Iran's nuclear program after rejecting a proposal that would have increased sanctions against the Tehran government and those helping it.

The Senate voted 99-0 to support the decision, announced by Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on May 31, that the United States would join other Western states in engaging Iran in negotiations and offering a package of incentives if Tehran suspends its uranium enrichment activities.

That vote came minutes after a 54-45 vote to defeat a proposal by Sen. Rick Santorum, R-Pa., that would have imposed mandatory sanctions on entities that help Iran acquire or develop weapons of mass destruction.

[Minnesota Libra]

1. They have to make those coming preemptive attacks on Iran.................

....look like "last resort" measures.:wtf: The only ones who will buy all that is hard core neocons.:banghead: