Never in the History of the US
Never in the history of the United States has a Congress repealed authorization for war, but that is what the Donks want to do now.
Defeatism, Cut'n'Run, Wimping Out, whatever you call it, that is what the Donks are trying to do. When President Bush asked for authorization to begin a war in Iraq, he overwhelmingly received it. But now after years of the anti-American Leftards screaming in their ears, the power hungry Donks are taking the cowardly and dangerous way out, with this idea of resending Congress' authorization.
I DO question their patriotism, I DO question their support of our troops, and I WILL hold them accountable if there is another attack on American soil!
Mr Minority
Senate Democratic leaders intend to unveil a plan next week to repeal the 2002 resolution authorizing the war in Iraq in favor of narrower authority that restricts the military's role and begins withdrawals of combat troops.
House Democrats have pulled back from efforts to link additional funding for the war to strict troop-readiness standards after the proposal came under withering fire from Republicans and from their party's own moderates. That strategy was championed by Rep. John P. Murtha (D-Pa.) and endorsed by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.).
"I've had enough of 'nonbinding,' " said Sen. John F. Kerry (D-Mass.), who is helping to draft the new Democratic proposal. The 2002 war resolution, he said, is an obvious target.
"The authorization that we gave the president back in 2002 is completely, completely outdated, inappropriate to what we're engaged in today," he said.
Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Joseph R. Biden Jr. (D-Del.) began calling for a reauthorization of the war early last month and raised it again last week, during a gathering in the office of Majority Leader Harry M. Reid (D-Nev.). Participants included Kerry, Armed Services Committee Chairman Carl M. Levin (Mich.), Charles E. Schumer (N.Y.), Jack Reed (R.I.) and Russell Feingold (Wis.). Those Democratic senators have emerged as an unofficial war council representing the caucus's wide range of views.
Defeatism, Cut'n'Run, Wimping Out, whatever you call it, that is what the Donks are trying to do. When President Bush asked for authorization to begin a war in Iraq, he overwhelmingly received it. But now after years of the anti-American Leftards screaming in their ears, the power hungry Donks are taking the cowardly and dangerous way out, with this idea of resending Congress' authorization.
I DO question their patriotism, I DO question their support of our troops, and I WILL hold them accountable if there is another attack on American soil!
Mr Minority
