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Originally Posted by dude1394
http://littlegreenfootballs.com/webl...ujahideen&only
A Victory for the Mujahideen
It’s not enough to make CODEPINK happy, but the Democrats did succeed in handing the enemy a major victory: House OKs timetable for troops in Iraq.
WASHINGTON - A sharply divided House voted Friday to order President Bush to bring combat troops home from Iraq next year, a victory for Democrats in an epic war-powers struggle and Congress’ boldest challenge yet to the administration’s policy.
Ignoring a White House veto threat, lawmakers voted 218-212, mostly along party lines, for a war spending bill requiring that combat operations cease before September 2008, or earlier if the Iraqi government does not meet certain requirements. Democrats said it was time to heed the mandate of their election sweep last November, which gave them control of Congress.
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It is nothing more than small pevish complaining. The Senate won't pass anything similar. And any compromise bill that the House and Senate sign would be vetoed and there aren't remotely enough votes to overturn Bush's veto.
The only hoped for outcome here is to score brownie points with those who hate Bush and don't understand the nature of our enemies and this conflict.
Finally, the President of the U.S. is the commander and chief under the constitution and power to move/pull/place/otherwise control troop movement is his alone. Congress has the power to declare war and make treaties. The constitution says nothing about the Congress having power to stop a war that Congress previously declared other than the power to make treaties.
How many of you think the Democrats are stupid enough to vote with numbers high enough to be effective to cut off funding for the war????
Such a move would spell total defeat for the Democrats in the elections. Although Bush's poll numbers are bad and have been for years, most Americans in polls still want the nation/troops to finish the job, stay as long as they need to, allow the generals to make the decisions, and disagree with the Congress trying to play General.
The Constitution says the President is General.
The Democrats are doing nothing but playing media games to satisfy their constituents. They have no balls or power (not enough votes) to actually fight this president.
One more note- If you want a good presidential debate in this country, then lets have a pseudo presidential debate between Hillary Clinton and Condoleeza Rice. Rice won't run for president. Hillary might not win the nomination. But, I'd love to watch a real, untexted, unrehearsed, open Reagan/Mondale type debate between these two...