Damn the Senate!
I mean really. You count on these people to be deliberate and
somewhat aloof from the whims of the populace. The House should
be where this really populist legislation flares up and fizzles out
once Heroes comes on or the clock strikes 4:20. But no,
it would appear that we have a sufficient number of pandering oldsters
in this august body to allow for a completely stupid piece of
legislation to pass.
So they want our troops out by March 2008? Wonderful! Now
the terrorists have a goal to meet and can finally update their
planners:
March 2008 -- Celebrate American withdrawal. Fire AK-47. Lunch with Kasim. Makeovers!!!!
The only consolation is that the "November Mandate" doesn't give them enough votes to overturn a veto.
So, what have the Democrats gained here? Will their base finally
shut up? Can their barely attained plurality possibly translate
into anything but deadlock on all but the safest of legislation?
Or will the Republicans vote against the Kitten-Puppy Eye Gouging Regulation Act?
It would be politically unpopular, but the last thing any thinking
person wants is Big Government in their animal torture. Over Mr. Snuffles's dead body, Pelosi.
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Our withdrawal would give each one of those groups a free hand to carry out their violent goals. If we pull out of Iraq, we'll just be fighting again in a few years. Most likely in the same place.
But if March 2008 is the total withdrawal date, then the Senate and President should demand more cash and troops to settle the job before the deadline, correct?
More resources? Dare I say an even greater escalation? Of course in a sensible environment that is what would happen...but we've got Democrats in control of Congress now.
It is America's objectives that need to be met, not the international community. However, such objectives need to be met according to international law and without reckless abandon towards their own countrymen back home.
less chances someone would be offended....or Gaddafi, even...
You're right. The lack of leadership being shown in this country is sickening. The majority in both houses are so bent on revenge for the decade of republican majority that very little is being accomlished. Unfortunately, the Dems can't realize that all they're doing is making its' citizens even more apathetic.
Maybe that's what they want? The less people that vote the more the pols can get away with.
I'm not alone in not really understanding the military mission anymore. The Dems aren't trying to stoke apathy; they're trying to take advantage of American impatience with this increasingly muddled, unclear, and expensive operation, and Americans' desire to give some focus to other issues. This is how they won the 2006 midterms, and this is how they'll try to win the presidency next year.
It is a long process and we are unfortunately not prepared to deal with it on a national level. We have too many people who don't understand how the world works and still believe in democracy.
Personal accountability has gone the way of the Chinese Dolphin, much cherished but picked apart over the years until we have been left with a nanny government and a dependent populace. Americans don't get it. It's up to America, not the federal gov't, to solve our problems. It's not the gov't's war, it's ours. We all have stake in the outcome.