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Congress Rejects Iraq Exit Bill
Fox News ^ | Saturday, November 19, 2005 | Associated Press via Fox News

Posted on 11/19/2005 3:56:17 AM PST by MNJohnnie

WASHINGTON — The House on Friday overwhelmingly rejected calls for an immediate troop withdrawal from Iraq, a vote engineered by Republicans that was intended to fail. Democrats derided the vote as a political stunt.

"Our troops have become the enemy. We need to change direction in Iraq," said Rep. John Murtha of Pennsylvania, a Democratic hawk whose call a day earlier for pulling out troops sparked a nasty, personal debate over the war.

The House voted 403-3 to reject a nonbinding resolution offered by the GOP calling for the military to pull out of Iraq.

"We want to make sure that we support our troops that are fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan. We will not retreat," Speaker Dennis Hastert, R-Ill., said as the Republican leadership pushed the issue to a vote over the protest of Democrats.

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TOPICS: Extended News; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: 109th; bush; congress; democract; gutless; iraq; lose; monekeys; murtha; sellout; surrender; terrorism; traitors; war
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To: Sal

So can we expect to see Murtha introduce his own reasoned alternative in the next few days?


81 posted on 11/19/2005 5:03:46 AM PST by samtheman
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To: Morgan in Denver

Dems' come-back was relatively weak. They only had a few talkingpoints on the memo:

1. Anything from 'the other side' about Murtha is a personal attack on his patriotism

2. We support the troops, but we don't support the war.

3. Uhhhhhh, anything from 'the other side' about Murtha is a personal attack on his patriotism


82 posted on 11/19/2005 5:03:57 AM PST by TomGuy
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To: KateatRFM

Yes, McKinney has been bought and paid for by the Islamofascists. I used to wonder if she was stupid, completely insane, or just an enemy of this country--then I realized that none of the above are mutually exclusive.


83 posted on 11/19/2005 5:04:10 AM PST by Sal (Murtha closed down all phones and email and then pretended calls were 4-1 in his favor. Riight.)
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To: Tinman73
Great post.

I think Murtha is heading toward senility, and the poobahs, the higher ups in the Dem. party asked him to do them a favor by speaking out in this way........ speaking out before he goes and forgets his name!

And, Murtha is a big time crook from my state, has been for decades.

84 posted on 11/19/2005 5:04:42 AM PST by beyond the sea (Murtha: Redeployment - What .......Surrender? // “Victory is not an exit strategy”)
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To: kindred

Yep. Statements today will be interesting to hear. I'm also anxious to see if Fox News Sunday's round table blows these out of the water?


85 posted on 11/19/2005 5:04:54 AM PST by Morgan in Denver
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To: samtheman
So Murtha was one of the 403?

I think so.

Sort of like Rangel, a few months ago, introducing a bill to reinstate the military draft. Then, he voted against his own bill.
86 posted on 11/19/2005 5:05:49 AM PST by TomGuy
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To: ardara

It's more involved than that. Murtha is under investigation as well.

We have to remember that Democrats serve in the military as well, and not all of them are supporting either Bush or the WOT.


87 posted on 11/19/2005 5:06:51 AM PST by Morgan in Denver
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To: samtheman
Hummm his reelection campaign is starting I see.
He's got to run in 2006. He's been a Representative since 1973 !
88 posted on 11/19/2005 5:07:44 AM PST by Tinman73 (Human nature requires We forget the terrible things We see. A truly intelligent person remembers it)
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To: MNJohnnie

Has Howard Dean made any comments on the vote? Just curious.


89 posted on 11/19/2005 5:07:59 AM PST by moose2004 (You Can Run But You Can't Hide!)
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To: Morgan in Denver

Everytime I see Jackson-Lee speak... I think of the Fall of Rome.


90 posted on 11/19/2005 5:08:33 AM PST by johnny7 (“What now? Let me tell you what now.”)
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To: samtheman
So can we expect to see Murtha introduce his own reasoned alternative in the next few days?

Good question. I think he has to stay very public if he really is just trying to deflect the criminal investigation, but they can't be stupid enough to think this helped them...

If he keeps popping up with more of this crap, we'll just have to keep playing whack-a-mole.

91 posted on 11/19/2005 5:08:37 AM PST by Sal (Murtha closed down all phones and email and then pretended calls were 4-1 in his favor. Riight.)
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To: TomGuy

Democrats can dish it out but they can't take it back.

After calling Bush a liar and now talking about impeachment, they have no grounds to stand on for saying nobody can question their motives.


92 posted on 11/19/2005 5:08:51 AM PST by Morgan in Denver
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To: Morgan in Denver
The Democrats will now insist the vote was only a stunt and they will try to spin it as not serious

Which now means the "Democrat Rewrite History Cycle" has shrunk to less than 48 hours. Murtha made a fool of himself earlier in the week and the Dems made a fool of him last night by cutting and running in Washington leaving hapless Murtha with three yes and 6 present votes.

The Dems don't get it but the only thing that could possibly work for them in 2006 and 2008 is to support the war on terrorism wherever it must be fought.

93 posted on 11/19/2005 5:09:28 AM PST by hflynn ( Soros wouldn't make any sense even if he spelled his name backwards)
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To: Zacs Mom
...just cannot seem to locate slick willies exit strategy for Bosnia!!

It was 'the troops will be home by Christmas.'


[Ahh ahh ahhhhhh....no one asked him 'which year'. Remember x42 is expert at parsing everything; Kerry is expert at nuancing.]
94 posted on 11/19/2005 5:10:03 AM PST by TomGuy
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To: beyond the sea

Murtha DID seem out of his league last night. It's as though the Democrats are using him to advance their agenda, not really supporting him. And, you're right. He seems to be oblivious to what's going on.


95 posted on 11/19/2005 5:10:23 AM PST by Morgan in Denver
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To: Morgan in Denver
We have to remember that Democrats serve in the military as well, and not all of them are supporting either Bush or the WOT.

That's right. If it follows politcal registration, there could be as much as 20%.

96 posted on 11/19/2005 5:11:30 AM PST by Sal (Murtha closed down all phones and email and then pretended calls were 4-1 in his favor. Riight.)
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To: johnny7

That's funny. I'll remember that the next time I see her. LOL


97 posted on 11/19/2005 5:11:53 AM PST by Morgan in Denver
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To: Morgan in Denver
As is their right (to vote Democrat). But when they sign the paper they become property of the government (and the commander in Chief),no second thoughts. T
98 posted on 11/19/2005 5:12:04 AM PST by Tinman73 (Human nature requires We forget the terrible things We see. A truly intelligent person remembers it)
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To: johnny7
Everytime I see Jackson-Lee speak... I think of the Fall of Rome.

Wasn't she the one who claimed our astronauts walked on 'Mars'?
99 posted on 11/19/2005 5:14:06 AM PST by TomGuy
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To: hflynn

I think you are nailing it. This whole endeavor is prelude to their election efforts next year and your comment on Murtha is exactly the impression I got too.


100 posted on 11/19/2005 5:14:13 AM PST by Morgan in Denver
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