In the House, GOP leaders convened the most extensive debate on the war since the U.S.-led invasion three years ago. They offered a resolution that linked support for the conflict to support for the war on terror. The measure, expected to be voted on today, rules out setting a deadline for withdrawal of U.S. troops, and no Iraq pullout.
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Someone please tell me what this means to us?
Democrats said the resolution was written to force Iraq war critics to also cast a vote against winning the war on terror if they wished to register their opposition to Bush administration policy and you have to agree.
This is despicable! Those spineless, gutless, bastards!
This is absolute Bullshit and a new low even for them. I'm appalled! This is a setup to the worst degree and I'm disgusted!
Democrats accused Republicans of playing election year politics with the Iraq war on Thursday, as the U.S. House of Representatives debated a resolution that wrapped the unpopular conflict into the overall war on terrorism.
On the day that the U.S. military death toll in Iraq reached 2,500, House Republicans put forward a resolution proclaiming that the United States would win the war on terror and declaring that it was not in the nation's security interest to set an "arbitrary date" to withdraw U.S. forces from Iraq.
So they're using our dead Patriots to set us up! I'm livid!
It is not enough for this House to say we support our troops," said House Speaker Dennis Hastert. "That statement rings hollow if we do not also say we support their mission."
House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi said: "We know they are trying to politicize the war in Iraq. It's shameful, but they are."
The debate comes on the heels of recent favorable news from Iraq, notably the killing last week of Abu Musab al Zarqawi, head of al Qaeda in Iraq, and the formation of a new Iraqi unity government.
Republicans were also eager to highlight Democratic splits ahead of the November midterm elections, when their control of both houses of Congress will be at stake.
Democrats said the resolution was written to force Iraq war critics to also cast a vote against winning the war on terror if they wished to register their opposition to Bush administration policy.
The resolution covers the Middle East waterfront trying to blend together the Iraqi wars and the war against terrorism," said Rep. Ike Skelton of Missouri. "They are two separate and distinct wars."
Murtha, who has emerged as a leading war critic, said: "Only the Iraqis can solve the problem in Iraq. They're fighting with each other and our troops are caught in between, and I say it's time to redeploy."
The House is scheduled to vote on the resolution on Friday"today", after 10 hours set aside for debate.
House Majority leader John Boehner of Ohio this week touted the debate as a way to show clear differences between the parties on the global war on terror.
Democrats complained that Republicans barred them from offering amendments. Republicans said the Democrats were so divided they could not unite around an alternative resolution.
Meanwhile in the Senate, Democrats worked to find common ground on a measure to force President George W. Bush to start withdrawing U.S. forces from Iraq this year.
Sen. Carl Levin of Michigan said the compromise measure called for starting the pullout this year but would not set a deadline to complete it. This sounds fine to me, what's wrong with this idea? Makes sense to me!
http://today.reuters.com/...
James Joiner
Gardner, Ma
www.anaveragepatriot.com
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