Posted on 04/23/2007 9:45:59 AM PDT by neverdem
End the war. Fund the troops. You can sum up the argument between George W. Bush and the Democratic majorities in Congress in just six words. Both the House and the Senate have now passed supplemental appropriations that in different ways call for a beginning of an end to our military involvement in Iraq.
George W. Bush threatens to veto them and any supplemental that places limits on military operations. It's clear that the Democrats don't have the votes to override a veto, or anything close. The Senate version, passed 51 to 47, sets a goal of withdrawing most of the troops from Iraq by next March. The House version, passed 218 to 212, sets a date by which all troops must be gone: September 2008.
The House and Senate must reconcile the two versions, and then the leadership must get the common version through both houses. That may not be easy. Democratic Sen. Ben Nelson of Nebraska says he's reluctant to vote for a version with a timetable. Speaker Nancy Pelosi has reportedly conceded that the conference committee will "take the Senate language on goals."
But that will be a hard sell in the House. The 71-member Progressive Caucus, headed by Lynne Woolsey and Barbara Lee (who cast the sole vote against military action in Afghanistan), in February called for withdrawal in six months. Pelosi and the majority leader twisted arms and ladled out enough pork to get most of its members in line in March on a bill with a deadline. Now, they'll have to work to get them to vote for a bill without one.
The alternative is to get Republican votes. But only two of them were for the March bill, and few are likely to support...
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Should read Surrender to the Islamonazis. Fight on to victory.
From the HAYS DAILY NEWS by R. W. Yeager Norton, KS.
We need to show more sympathy for these people.
They travel miles in the heat. They risk their lives crossing a border.
They don’t get paid enough wages, they do jobs that others won’t do or are afraid to do, they live in crowded conditions among a people who speak a different language, they rarely see their families, and they face adversity all day, every day.
I’m not talking about illegal Mexicans,
I’m talking about our troops.
Doesn’t it seem strange that the Democrats are willing to lavish all kinds of social benefits on illegals, but don’t support our troops and are now threatening to defund them?
The Rats Hate our Troops and always Have.
Pray for W and Our Freedom Fighters
Excellent point. Why don’t you write an editorial or send it to the ones that can vote on the issue....Congress.
Leading Democrat in Senate Tells Reporters, ‘This War Is Lost’
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Solve the problem by stating that since money has to be redirected we will start by discontinuing the military planes for all members of Congress.
So what happens if they have a stalemate? My son will be deployed later this year, and every day I get more disgusted with these cowardly seditious lefty a-holes.
Troops In Iraq Plead For Support
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/04/23/opinion/main2716558.shtml
Thanks for the ping!
I plan to write Lugar and Pence, but that’s preaching to the choir.
The Demorodents don’t give a dam about the troops. Might as well ask them to support our CinCh.
Thanks for the ping; bump; bump.
I understand....my reps are Session, Shelby and Mike Rogers. But reading the editorials in the B’ham News would make you sick.
What's curious is that congressional Democrats don't seem much interested in what's actually happening in Iraq. The commander in Iraq, Gen. David Petraeus, returns to Washington this week, but last week Pelosi's office said "scheduling conflicts" prevented him from briefing House members. Two days later, the members-only meeting was scheduled, but the episode brings to mind the fact that Pelosi and other top House Democrats skipped a Pentagon videoconference with Petraeus on March 8.
The Dimms don't even know what's going on in Iraq. Their war stance is based on talking point provided by Code Pink and all the other anti-American crowds (who have no clue what's going on in Iraq).
talk about dereliction of duty, we should be calling for the resignations of everyone who misses these briefings!
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