[CougarGA7]

I didn't see this mentioned anywhere but in my opinion this is a big development. It changes the dynamic in which we handle Iran in general even to the extent of being able to sieze/freeze Iranian assets.

[Badeye]

Who voted against this in the House?

[Thrownatbirth]

Good. We’ll get these Iranians in jumpsuits and down to Gitmo before Maliki can get them released.

[pgkdan]

I’d say it’s a big developement as we’re waging a global war on terror. Declaring an arm of the Iranian military a terrorist organization could be considered tantamount to a declaration of war against Iran.

[Abathar]

It is a big deal, I was slumming at the DUmp and they recognized it immediately as a precursor to stronger measures against Iran.

[FDNYRHEROES]

U.S. Senate wants Iranian Republican Guard declared Terrorist Organization

At least they aren't homosexuals...

[NonValueAdded]

I’d have my staff research this further, but if I was a very conservative Senator, I might have voted against it too since it seems to be usurping Executive power. Admitting that the Senate has the power to add to the list means they can subtract from it too. Still, all’s well that ends well.

[shankbear]

And if they have been voted as a terrorist group, what would stop us from including them in the war on terror? We should start the immediate bombing of any place that this group hangs out. Go in and kill as many of them as possible. Break all their toys...NOW!!!!

[Perdogg]

The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corp (IRGC)

[Nathan Zachary]

This may NOT be a good thing. How can we declare Iran’s actions an act of war if it’s only a “terrorist group” that is in Iraq ?

Is this not a democrat sponsored bill to thwart a reason Bush might use to advance against Iran?

[CharlesWayneCT]

What’s really funny is that when this first came up, my junior senator, James Webb, made an “impassioned” plea against it, arguing against Iran as “terrorists” and claiming this would allow Bush to launch a war on Iran.

All the left-wing blog sites in Virginia were praising him for stopping this terrible bill, and talking about how proud they were of him.

Then it turns out he didn’t stop it at all, and it passed easily. His speech, however “passionate”, was ineffective.

I haven’t seen any of them comment further about him.

Webb gets lots of praise for all the things he tries to do, but he never seems to accomplish anything.