History Lesson

Richmond Times-Dispatch ^ | 9-15-02

[Oldeconomybuyer]

In November, 1990, the United Nations authorized the use of force to expel Iraq from Kuwait.

In January, 1991, the United States Congress authorized the use of force in accordance with the UN's decision.

Overwhelming majorities of congressional Democrats opposed the resolution. In the House, 86 Democrats voted aye while 179 voted nay. Senate Democrats voted 10 aye and 45 nay. Only three Democrats outside the South voted aye - Connecticut's Joe Lieberman and Nevada's Harry Reid and Richard Bryan. The list of nays included such liberal icons as Joe Biden, Chris Dodd, Ted Kennedy, John Kerry, Patrick Leahy, and Tom Daschle.

[Oldeconomybuyer]

Whenever I hear a democrat say we didn't finish the job and take out Saddam in the 1991 Gulf War I just want to puke.

[Miss Marple]

No kidding! I remember those days quite well, and they were dragged kicking and screaming into the Gulf War! I believe Senator Inouye threatened impeachment if there were too many casualties, and I know for darn sure if we had headed for Baghdad without Congressional approval they would have frozen the money.

[DB]

They also screamed about the heavy losses Iraq took on the "highway of death" and said we went too far. That they were retreating so we should have let them go...

And then later they say we ended it too early...

Yep, those Democrats...