“By a vote 76-22, the Senate passed the Lieberman-Kyl amendment, which threatens to “combat, contain and [stop]” Iran via “military instruments.” Sen. Jim Webb (D-VA) called the amendment “Cheney’s fondest pipe dream” and said it could “read as a backdoor method of gaining Congressional validation for military action.”

Yesterday, The Body Politik noted that the media controversy surrounding Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s address at Columbia University bolstered the stature of the “increasingly isolated” Iranian leader and empowered American war hawks itching for war with Iran.

ThinkProgress has more.

UPDATE I: Presidential candidate Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-NY) voted for the amendment. She has previously stated that “if the Administration believes that any, any use of force against Iran is necessary, the President must come to Congress to seek that authority.” But according to Webb, this amendment, which Hillary supported, may be all the authority the president needs.

UPDATE II: ThinkProgress notes that “Fox News network is now in full drumbeat mode, trying to promote a war against Iran.”

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