Senate votes to require Iraq withdrawals

AP ^ | April 26, 2007 | ANNE FLAHERTY

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WASHINGTON - A defiant Democratic-controlled Senate passed legislation Thursday that would require the start of troop withdrawals from Iraq by Oct. 1, propelling Congress toward a historic veto showdown with President Bush on the war.

The 51-46 vote was largely along party lines, and like House passage of the same bill a day earlier, fell far short of the two-thirds margin needed to overturn the president's threatened veto. Neverthe less, the legislation is the first binding challenge on the war that Democrats have managed to send to Bush since they reclaimed control of both houses of Congress in January.

[Sinabyte]

Yep, your extensive calculations are quite disturbing! McCain and Graham need to set the record straight why they didn’t show up to vote. Even if it was only symbolic, if McCain wants MY vote to be president he really blew it by him tossing away HIS vote on this piece of garbage.

More importantly, Hagel and Smith need to get drummed out of the republican party. I dont feel like giving the GOP another dime of my money with those 2 traitors stinking up the works.

[Scott from the Left Coast]

This is going to get very ugly.

Yes, it is (unless Bush caves in order to set a new tone, in which case it'll get even uglier in real terms).

The Democrats won't give up on this, they can't, they've set their course and their base will not let them back off without punishment.

We're locked in a spiral down that leads only to internal conflict...because the Democrats think it more important to destroy their internal opposition than it is to preserve the honor, integrity and security of their nation.

[Scott from the Left Coast]

The majority of American voters will not elect a defeatist for President no matter what.

I respect your position here jveritas, I truly do. And I truly wish it were true. But you are very mistaken, the America of the early 21st century most certainly could elect a defeatist. The honor that Churchill spoke of so eloquently is absent today in America as we rapidly pursue the course taken by Europe before us -- to soft socialist stupor.

[navysealdad]

I N S T R U M E N T  O F  S U R R E N D E R

 

 

We, acting by command of the Democrat Party and in behalf

of the Senate and the Democrat Control House of Reps of thee

United States, and the George Soros funded Daily Kos together

with thee Democratic Underground.com, hereby accept the

provisions set forth in the declaration issued by the heads

of al Qaeda and fellow terrorists from Iran and Syria

26 April 2007 at Washington,DC.

 

We hereby proclaim the unconditional surrender to the Terrorist

Powers of the al Qaeda Imperial General Headquarters and of all

United States forces and all forces under the American

control wherever situated in the middle east.

 

We hereby command all American forces wherever situated

to cease hostilites forthwith, to and to comply with all requirements

which my be imposed by the Commander for the al Qaeda Powers

or by agencies of the American Government at his direction.

 

We hereby command the American Imperial Headquarters to issue

at once orders to the Commanders of all American forces and all

forces under American control wherever situated in the

middle east to surrender un-conditionally themselves and

all forces under their control.

 

We hereby command all civil and military to

obey and enforce all proclamations, and orders and directives deemed

by the Commander for al Qaeda Powers to be proper to ef-

fectuate this surrender and issued by him or under his authority

and we direct all such officials to remain at their posts and to

continue to perform their non-combatant duties unless specifically

relieved by him or under his authority.

 

We hereby undertake for the President, the American Government

and their successors to carry out the provisions of the Senate and House

surrender document in good faith, and to issue whatever orders and take

whatever actions may be required by the Commander for the

al Qaeda or by any other designated representative of the

al Qaeda for the purpose of giving effect to that Declaration.

 

[glymers]

Leiberman was the Only Democrat I voted for in 06, and I really had to grit my teeth when I pulled that lever, Leiberman has really proven himself on this issue and I thank him often for standing by the CIC in support of the troops and the WOT. Kudos to Leiberman for standing up to the Defeatists.

[do the dhue]

Dind't Maqtada Al Sadr pull 6 people out of the Iraqi Government because the PResident of IRaq would not set a US withdraw time line?

Isn't Al Sadr a terrorist?

What does that make the demorats?

[topher]

Maybe we should FREEP Hagel (R-NE) and Smith (R-OR) for voting for this legislation.

[Bender2]

Re: I dont feel like giving the GOP another dime of my money with those 2 traitors stinking up the works.

Gadzooks, I don’t want those two turncoats to get any of my support either, but to cut off the entire GOP will just allow the traitorous Democrats to gain a bigger foothold on our nation and our livelihood!

Don’t stop funding the GOP. I’ve actually given more as I see too many Freepers say the same thing. If we all stop, the Dems & their Terrorists allies have really won!

Run, Fred, RUN!

[Sprite518]

F****n Traitors! I wonder what our troops over there think about this? Furthermore, the enemy must be very happy right now.

[Sprite518]

Too bad we don’t have any leaders that have the balls to call them out...

[Girlene]

Here’s a website with all the Senators’ Wasshington DC adresses and phone numbers. I plan on contacting at least five: Hagel, Smith, McCain, Graham to express my disappointment and Lieberman to thank him for his support. They need to hear from We the People.

http://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm

[VRWCmember]

Neverthe less, the legislation is the first binding challenge on the war that Democrats have managed to send to Bush since they reclaimed control of both houses of Congress in January.

Here's my veto. Bind this you democrat @$$holes.

[corlorde]

Any comments on McCain (Common sense conservatism) not voting, since you are the keeper of the “The McCain List” threads?

[fatnotlazy]

“I respect your position here jveritas, I truly do. And I truly wish it were true. But you are very mistaken, the America of the early 21st century most certainly could elect a defeatist. The honor that Churchill spoke of so eloquently is absent today in America as we rapidly pursue the course taken by Europe before us — to soft socialist stupor.”

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And the kumbaya/appeasement approach to terrorism. You’d think by now we would figure out that such an approach doesn’t work. But some don’t have a clue...and some don’t give a dang.

[Stayfree]

CONGRESS RECYCLES MORE WASTE THAN ANYBODY!!

[vapor5]

“We are today experiencing mountains of realistic, palpable hopes, while our enemy is experiencing mountains of weakness, fear and apprehension. As soon as the mujahideen appear, he flees from them,” al-Libi says.

[James W. Fannin]

This is what the GOP gets for its corruption, its stance on open borders, open immigration, and “trade with anyone with money” policies of the last six years.

Have we learned yet?