"But how could Conyers say this one day, and on the next say that if Bush attacks Iran, well then the House may move toward impeachment?"

Exactly. I've pretty much lost all respect for Conyers. He's no better than Pelosi, another Bush-enabler. Unfortunately, I don't think he's susceptible to eloquent, rational arguments. Perhaps the only thing left to try that will work is to shame him. But how?

The one thing that comes to mind is sending letters to his CONSTITUENTS (and his FAMILY, if we can get their addresses) showing pictures of dead and mangled Iraqi children, and not-yet-dead and not-yet-mangled Iranian children. You know, the sorts of pictures that our media doesn't want to show, because we might actually develop sympathy, human being to human being, for the victims of our imperial excesses.

On a related note, for those in power who are susceptible to rational arguments, I wonder if they've considered the possible dirty bomb angle of the "escalation dominance" said to be possessed by Iran. According to wikipedia, "During the campaign Hezbollah fired between 3,970 and 4,228 rockets. About 95% of these were 122 mm (4.8 in) Katyusha artillery rockets, which carried warheads up to 30 kg (66 lb) and had a range of up to 30 km (19 mi).[61][62] An estimated 23% of these rockets hit built-up areas, primarily civilian in nature". Iran doesn't possess nuclear weapons, but they do possess nuclear materials. If Israel and/or the US attack nuclear facilities in Iran, spew radioactive waste every which way, and 9 months later there's a huge surge in Iranian babies being born with birth defects, does it take a rocket scientist (OK, pun intended) to figure out that the Iranians will conclude that they cannot coexist with Israel, and that using their Hezbollah allies to launch dirty bombs into Israel is a clever way to drive the Jews back to Europe? How many young Israeli couples are so in love with their country that a few birth defects here and there won't upset them sufficiently to pine for a less nightmarish existence in Europe?

It may be that the only hope for averting a catastrophe is for peace-loving Israelis to shut down their country until the Likudniks submit. President Bush is, well, President Bush, and Conyers is either a coward, a fool, or does an excellent imitation of one. Needless to say, it would also help things if the Iranians were as intent on seeking detente with Israel as they were in seeking nuclear energy. I've worked with Iranians (Persians). They were nice people, but also proud of their ancient culture. As well they should be. But a little less pride, under the current circumstances, might go a long way to allowing an agreement with Israel to be worked out. Believe it or not, there really are more important things than national pride. Living in a non-radioactively contaminated Middle East is certainly one of them. Google "depleted uranium" and "Iraq" if you think otherwise. Look carefully at the pictures of Iraqi children and babies with horrific birth defects that you come across.

Another thing that would help is if Ahmadinejad visited a holocaust museum or two, such as the Auschwitz-Birkenau memorial and museum. Entertaining Holocaust revisionism is not helping the situation, and if Iran is serious about living in peace with Israel, doesn't common sense suggest that it make an honest effort to understand her? Is there not a single peace-loving man or woman in all of Poland (or Germany) who will extend an invitation to Ahmadinejad for a compassionate, respectful, guided tour? There are all sorts of creative possibilities for ameliorating the situation, but only if good will prevails.

On a lighter note, I saw the movie "You don't mess with the Zohan" last week. The funniest line, by far (judging by the audience's laughter) was when the Israelis (in New York) were asked why people didn't like them. The answer was "Because we look like you." (Meaning the Palestinians, who worked across the street from the Israelis in NYC, who had already answered the same question.) Maybe Adam Sandler can broker a deal between the Israelis and another group of people who don't look all that different from them? (You know, compared to Chinese or Indians.) Now, THAT would make quite a documentary. :-)

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The one thing that Zionists may fear most is any event, or set of events that galvanize what is loosely known as the "Arab or Muslim World" standing up, in UNITY, against Israel. Using the "Muslim World" as a generic identifier of a massive grouping of people in the middle east [certainly a bit more far ranging than that], the basic numbers are very impressive...Israel...25-35 million people versus 1.3 BILLION Muslims...etc. Hence...Israel's NUKES!

At the moment there is little unity in the loosely identified "Muslim World", and this provides some security for Israel. Should something happen to rally ALL those peoples in the "Muslim World" to act in unison AGAINST Israel, everyday life in Israel for Israeli Jews woud take the most horriffic turn for the worse...and Israeli Jews know this. Talk about living with every step and every breath perhaps being your very last because of the HUGE number of "Arabs and Muslims" [loosly speaking] that exist in their midst and who are unified AGAINST the state of Israel and Jews!.

For all intents and purposes, the comfortable upper middle class life of Israelis living in Israel would cease to exist in spite of all the funds that the US Government and Israel-Americans send their way. Israelis would be terrorized every minute of every day of every year, and more and more "Arabic-Muslim" types would somehow flood into Israel to "take care of such business". Of course, radical Zionists do not care about this. Sound familiar?

This does not happen now because ther is no "galvinization" amongst the various groups of Arabs, Muslims, Persians, Palestinians and many others who are NOT Jews in the region. Such division amongst these disparate groups has allowed for Israel to remain in control, or at least able to fend off such a "swarming" that would overrun Israel in what Israelis consider as their own country.

So, one irony that may exist is that The Bush Crime Family may actually be keeping the possibility of such a "galvanizing attack" upon Iran by the USofA in play as a "control" over Israel, Zionism and Israeli influence peddlers in the USofA such as AIPAC and the rest. But then again, they are good buddies too!

Wrapping it all up about impeaching Bush...lets wait to do it until after Obama gets elected, [if he does]. Lets do this so that Bush cannot pardon any of his neocon Crime Family before he leaves office . [Thanks for the pardons Bill Clinton...you DLC ___hole!].

If its McCain, all bets are off, and who knows who will be attacked and for what reason whenever he feels like doing so. But, he may not jump Iran as he is ALSO completely in AIPAC's back pocket.

And as far as McCain is concerened from my view, its pretty clear to me that he proves the age old addage that "Paybacks are a bitch..." McCain seems determined to pay SOMEONE BACK for the time he spent being tortured in Vietnam. If he gets elected my advice is very simple... TAKE COVER!

Robin Hordon