By DAVID ESPO
"WASHINGTON (AP) - Even before they cast symbolic votes against the Iraq war, newly empowered congressional Democrats are clamoring for a chance to limit and eventually end U.S. involvement in a conflict that has killed more than 3,000 troops.TUC Comment:
'Will I vote for a nonbinding resolution? Yes, but it's insufficient,' says first-term Rep. Joe Sestak of Pennsylvania, author of one of more than a dozen competing proposals that would impose a deadline for the withdrawal of U.S. troops.
'I think eventually without a question that we will have the House move to that position,' the former three-star admiral added. "The country is already there.'..."
Right, the country is already there. And we're tired of the political shenanigans in Congress which only serve to keep us embroiled in a civil war, as the casualties mount each day.
Shame on every politician who puts his or her own political career above the lives of our soldiers in Iraq.
The war cannot be won militarily. The presence of American troops increase the violence. The Iraqis want us to leave. Case closed.
A vote of no confidence for Bush and Cheney is what is needed. Impeachment proceedings are what is needed. A diplomatic plan for peace is what is needed.
So do it. And shut up already.
Related:
- LA Times: Iraq war debate shifts to the House:
"As the House this week launches its first major debate over the Iraq war since the November elections, Democrats are counting on many Republicans to join them in passing a resolution opposing President Bush's troop buildup...."
- WaPo: GOP Expects Defections as House Debates Iraq Resolution:
"Three days of intense debate over the Iraq war begins in the House today, with Democrats planning to propose a narrowly worded rebuke of President Bush's troop buildup and Republicans girding for broad defections on their side...."
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