Summary: naval blockade Recently, Democrats have joined Republicans in endorsing the bellicose H. Con Res. 362 which calls on President Bush to implement a blockade against Iran. Ron Paul, Dennis Kucinich, The Presbyterian Church (USA) have denounced the bill as a dangerous step towards war. Military leaders are also troubled. Lt. General Robert G. Gard, Jr., U.S. Army (ret.), former Assistant Secretary of Defense Dr. Lawrence J. Korb, and Vice Admiral Jack Shanahan, U.S. Navy (ret.) describe the bill as "poorly conceived, poorly timed, and potentially dangerous." source: JeffNall.com read more ...