WASHINGTON [MENL] -- The House of Representatives has called on the United States and the rest of the international community to stop Iran's nuclear weapons programs by any means.

House members said the resolution was meant to pave the way for a more aggressive U.S. stance toward Iran's secret development of nuclear weapons. They said this could include additional sanctions on nuclear suppliers to Iran as well as military options.

The nonbinding House resolution, passed 376-3, was said to have endorsed the Bush administration's doctrine of preventive war in the case of Iran's nuclear weapons. The resolution called on the United States and other members of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty to "use all appropriate means to deter, dissuade and prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons."

Rep. Dennis Kucinich, an Ohio Democrat, said similar wording was used by the Bush administration to justify its decision to launch war against the Iraqi regime of Saddam Hussein. Kucinich voted against the resolution.

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Hey, you boneheads for Dennis Kucinich...do you really think there is a difference ?!

When will you dummy dems and liberals get it through your thick skull that THEY ARE ALL SHILLS !

If Dennis voted against the resolution then why does the lead post have a title of Kucinich wants war?

Seems to me that he wants peace.

Dennis may not want war, but his Party does. Forget the Dems, even the "good" ones like Dennis. He's just going to lead people to Kerry.

Will somebody please help me pull my head out of my ass?