Whose side is Harry Reid on?

    Democratic leaders in Congress lobbed a warning shot Friday at the White House not to launch an attack against Iran without first seeking approval from lawmakers.

    "The president does not have the authority to launch military action in Iran without first seeking congressional authorization," Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., told the National Press Club.


I suppose if you believe that the consequences of attacking Iran would be worse than the consequences of Iran going nuclear (and probably nuking Israel), it makes sense to block an attack however possible.

However, if we can't credibly threaten military action, then retarding the Iranians' nuclear progress through diplomacy--which is what the Democrats claim to want--becomes absolutely impossible. You need the carrot and the stick.

If they can't bring themselves to give the President an authorization at this point for an attack on Iran, can the Democratic leadership at least refrain from loudly proclaiming their intention to block it?