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Protest Sanchez Vote Against U.S. Troops In Iraq WHEN: 9:00 AM, Saturday, March 27WHERE: Outside the District Office of Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez --12397 Lewis Street, Garden Grove (See Map) Veterans from across Orange County will be holding a rally on Saturday, March 27th outside the office of Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez to protest her recent vote against a Congressional Resolution (HR 557) honoring U.S. troops serving in Iraq. Numerous local veterans will be represented at the rally, including: Joe Snyder, Ed Royce Sr., Emily Sanford and Tim Whitacre, President of the Marine Corps Coordinating Council of Orange County.   For more...

Democrats vs. U.S. TroopsBy Shawn MacomberFrontPageMagazine.com | March 23, 2004 On the face of things, Congressional Resolution 557 seems the sort of innocuous legislation destined to fly through Congress with little if any debate. The resolution acknowledges the one year anniversary of the commencement of hostilities in Iraq. It covers four major points: It commends the “valiant service” of U.S. and Coalition forces in Iraq; it praises Iraqis for their courage under the long, brutal reign of Saddam Hussein and for creating an interim constitution; and, finally, it posits that “the United States and the world have been made safer...

Several days ago I was watching the House debate concerning the approval of a resolution which expressed commendation for the United States Armed Forces and Coalition forces for liberating Iraq and expressed its gratitude for their valiant service, called H. Res. 557. The more I think about this debate, the more I fume. I was struck by how utterly audacious it was of Democrats to spew forth rhetoric, suggesting Republicans were being divisive and partisan...and, alleging Republicans were using our brave soldiers for their own political gain. When I was watching the debate over this issue on C-SPAN, I was...

On March 17, 2004, H. Res. 557, a resolution presented at the House of Representatives that "commended the members of the United States Armed Forces and Coalition forces for liberating Iraq and expressed its gratitude for their valiant service.", despite fierce opposition by the Democratic Party, passed 327 ayes, to 93 noes. The following 90 Democrats, 2 Republicans, and one Independent, couldn't find it in their hearts to put politics aside and voted AGAINST commending the United States Armed Forces and Coalition forces for liberating Iraq, and REFUSED to express their gratitude for our Armed Forces' and Coalition forces" valiant...

House Iraq Resolution Turns Into Debate By JIM ABRAMS, Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON - The House on Wednesday approved a simple four-point resolution praising U.S. troops and the Iraqi people on the first anniversary of the war in Iraq (news - web sites), but only after a raucous debate over whether the war was warranted and had made the world a safer place. Democrats said the Republican-written measure was aimed at endorsing President Bush (news - web sites)'s flawed policies, while Republicans said the removal of Saddam Hussein (news - web sites) was an unequivocal victory in the war against...