Posted on 07/10/2007 4:46:22 AM PDT by advance_copy
WASHINGTON -- Republican U.S. Sen. Susan Collins has teamed up with a Democratic colleague in drafting legislation to force a halt to U.S. combat missions in Iraq.
Collins and Ben Nelson of Nebraska said their binding amendment to the defense policy bill would order the U.S. mission to focus on training the Iraqi security forces, targeting al-Qaida members and protecting Iraq's borders.
The Maine senator said her goal is "to redefine the mission and set the stage for a significant but gradual drawdown of our troops next year."
(Excerpt) Read more at wmtw.com ...
It's pretty clear that the founders were wrong about establishing the President as Commander-in-Chief in the U.S. Constitution. Collins and Nelson make it clear for all to see. The Senate should take over command of our military, since they are so brilliant. /sarc
Can someone point to a time when the U.S. Congress legislated a military strategy that resulted in victory? I don't think Saigon 1975 counts.
How about if Congress just remembers that they don’t set strategy. That is the job of the commander in chief.
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus
What good are you Senator... if you side with both the dims and al qaeda???
She is NO Republican... purge her and the rest of the Rino faction today!!! I don’t care... if they are not with us, they are against us... PERIOD!
LLS
she would make our soldiers into sitting ducks ala Reagan’s Beirut Marines. Stupid stupid idea. She is a vapor-head.
Our warriors down range need our base to cover their flanks. Allow them to continue to be successful and see this mission through. Call GOP Representatives today. No BS. find the time, be civil but contact as many GOP representatives as you can today and for the weeks ahead. The base changed the course of the immigration bill. We can make sure DC stands firm behind our warriors down range.
Contacts:
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Did these idiots not just get finished redefining the mission? Didn't General Petraeus (sp) testify before Congress as to the details of this redefining? Did they not vote unanimously for the General and his plan? Idiots!
It is far past time for Bush to come out with guns ablazing against these asshole Senators.
Unfortunately, this situation is the result of the White House’s refusal to articulate the situation in Iraq, so it is doubtful they will start now. I just don’t get it.
Doesn’t this woman have some laundry at home that needs to be done, or something?
Glad to see others had the same initial thought. If she wants to be the CINC then she should run for President.
My second thought was ... well decorum and JimRobs rules keep me from printing it.
Oh hell, FTBALHD!
Read down in this article to see what the DCCC plans on spending in ads to pressure republicans and the president into leaving Iraq:
http://www.santamariatimes.com/articles/2007/07/10/ap/headlines/d8q9igg00.txt
Sedition.
You’ve got to understand, this is a woman from a state where the entire economy has gone to hell and even the Republicans there never met a tax they didn’t like.
Collins, Snowe, the whole lot of them haven’t the first clue what it means to be conservative, and they wonder why they can’t get anyone but their idiot fellow traveller libs from Mass to show up in their state anymore.
Amen. They know the Defense Appropriation Legislation is coming up as well, they can’t wait to lollygag around (a la troops funding), as they bash our mission (unlike wanting to stay weekends to give the country away to illegals and terrorists relatives).
They vet Petraeus, taking him through hell, approve him, then say two weeks later... we want a new strategy, even though it was a new one and wanted to slam it. The additional troops are there and two days later, “The surge isn’t working”; Our guys are kicking ass and taking names, but no... Pull out!
Now since there’s not enough bad news for them and they can’t be silent and let them do their jobs, it’s Iraq Gov’t failed on all deadlines (via leak prior to Iraq Progress Report). Maybe it’s me, but I thought the report back was for September, with Petraeus asking for up to April.
Face it, we have some self-centered, power and money hungry POSs on that hill. It seems not a one has read the constitution, history, law or floor procedures. Little things like the CinCs executive powers and congress’ role.
They make me ashamed... not to be an American, but to be human.
It’s Nelson too. Warner’s drafting something as well.
To: General Dwight D. Eisenhower, Supreme Allied Commander
From: US Congress
Ref: D-Day requirements
General Eisenhower,
In regards to the proposed invasion of France the congress of the United States has passed the following bill which mandates that the operation must adhere to these requirements:
1. The bombing of all French property and or infrastructure is prohibited.
2. A major port must be the target of the invasion.
3. The reading and editing of American letters home is prohibited.
4. The illegal intercepting of private German military communications are prohibited.
5. The invasion must occur during high tide.
Other than these requirements we leave the other decisions of this operation to you General. Thank you.
P.S.: Of course the decision as to when the invasion will actually take place will be decided by this body.
Collins is an idiot for what she is trying to do. If she wants to change strategy, she should resign from the senate and run for president.
Stop combat operations but go after AQ. What the hell does that mean?
She doesn’t know what it means to be conservative; hell she doesn’t know her own role as a senator, nor as an american.
Yup, Collins and the rest of the so-called leaders of the senate, don’t understand their own responsibilities.
This whole effort is just a no confidence vote in General Patraeus and our troops, and Collins and the rest of them, could care less. They are willing to turn America over to AQ, and they do it with smiles on their faces. Idiots, all of them.
You've insulted vapor-heads everywhere.
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