44 Senators Tell Obama To Do Israel's Bidding

"The letter is also an AIPAC device for scoring senators in an election year. Those who sign will be rewarded or left alone. Those who don't will hear from AIPAC and its friends. Not a pretty possibility.

"This is foreign policy making at its worst, not policy at all but pure special interest politics designed by a lobby to advance Binyamin Netanyahu's interests and agenda. Ugly stuff. But not surprising.  Just appalling."

Wait, there is more. Not to be outdone in the Iran-bashing, lust for war department, the US House of Representatives affirmed its own resolution of support for an aggressive position on Iran. The final vote was 401-11.

"For those of you who only consider Republicans to be warmongers: 166 of 190 Democrats voted in support, including some of its ostensibly most progressive members, such as Barney Frank and Rush Holt.

"The language used [in the resolution] bodes terribly for the United States' already disastrous and destructive foreign policy. The House affirms not merely that Iran will not be allowed to manufacture nuclear weapons, but that it will not be permitted the capability of said manufacturing."

Seeking to create a high standard for the negotiators to follow prior to the Moscow meeting between Iran and the P5+1, negotiators the Britain's Guardian newspaper offered this guidance:

"All sides need to be courageous enough to recognize a fair exchange is a central tenet of dialogue.

"Between ordinary people and governments alike, reciprocity can be expressed in many shapes; among them, in the form of mutual respect. In the context of Iran's dialogue with the P5+1, this means considering the concerns of all sides as equal and being willing to give at least as much as one takes."

A lofty admonition, to be sure, but not one that the majorities of both houses of the US Congress nor the  P5+1 negotiators, want to embrace.

How will this White House respond? Will Shock and Awe: The Sequel, open soon in the homes of American parents and tax payers near you? You already know the answer if Mitt Romney is elected president.

If Barack Obama is reelected in November, what can we expect in a second term? Well, so far, even in the midst of an election campaign, Obama has resisted AIPAC's pressure to sanction a Shock and Awe: The Sequel.