Given the scare-tactic-laden climate of the past eight years, Resolution 362`s journey is remarkable: it represents a forceful effort by members of Congress - prodded by grassroots groups - to turn back the tides of impending war. by Maya Schenwar (Truthout) Falling from shoo-in status to widely rejected legislation within the space of four months, a resolution that would have opened the door for a naval blockade on Iran was officially shelved at the end of September, after several of its cosponsors withdrew their support. House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Howard Berman has promised not to bring the bill, House Concurrent Resolution 362, before the committee until concerns about the text are addressed. Given the scare-tactic-laden climate of the past eight years, 362's journey is remarkable: it represents a forceful...
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