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Jim Webb demands answers about Bush's authority to attack Iran
February 28, 2007 |
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Waaaay back in January, Jim Webb asked Condi Rice a simple yes or no question about the administration and Iran.
TPM had the blow-by-blow. Webb asked: “Is it the position of this administration that it possesses the authority to take unilateral action against Iran, in the absence of a direct threat, without congressional approval?â€
She deferred an answer, saying, "I'm really loathe to get into questions of the president's authorities without a rather more clear understanding of what we are actually talking about. So let me answer you, in fact, in writing. I think that would be the best thing to do."She, of course, blew him off. So, two weeks after the hearings, he sent her a letter asking how it could take so long to answer a simple question.
Joshua Holland is a staff writer at Alternet and a regular contributor to The Gadflyer.
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