Why is the Hill silent on Iran?

I was having drinks on Capitol Hill last night when an excellent question arose in conversation: Why has no member of Congress stepped forward in response to allegations made by Seymour Hersh, Joe Cirincione, and others saying that the United States is preparing to go to war with Iran? Hersh writes an article exposing abuses at Abu ...

I was having drinks on Capitol Hill last night when an excellent question arose in conversation: Why has no member of Congress stepped forward in response to allegations made by Seymour Hersh, Joe Cirincione, and others saying that the United States is preparing to go to war with Iran?

I was having drinks on Capitol Hill last night when an excellent question arose in conversation: Why has no member of Congress stepped forward in response to allegations made by Seymour Hersh, Joe Cirincione, and others saying that the United States is preparing to go to war with Iran?

Hersh writes an article exposing abuses at Abu Ghraib and the Hill is a chorus of criticism and outrage. But he writes an article saying that the Bush administration is preparing to use tactical nuclear weapons against Iran and the response is deafening silence? That doesn't make sense.

We racked our brains to think of at least one senator who has scheduled (or called for) hearings, demanded a briefing, that kind of thing. Surely there has been one? Nope — at least not that we could think of. Sure, it's Easter recess, but that's still a sad comment on the state of Congressional oversight.

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