Thread: Progress in Iraq - Oh no!

Originally Posted by hoglahoo

Regardless of the Congress' [sic] immorality or cowardice, you have to admit that they did indeed send the US on its way to war. I'm curious though which politicians specifically were actually scared into opposing the war. I want names!

Should be pretty simple to find a rollcall of that vote. Then go back and do some research on the full-court press the Bushistas put on any congressman/woman who dared to oppose the measure. It was pretty PC.

And Congress did not "send the US on its way to war." It merely gave the president the power to go to war in the event it was necessary. Big difference, though I'm not defending Congress, the pack of weenies.

Originally Posted by hoglahoo

Time will tell

Yes, I'm sure it will. That's what scares me.

j

Originally Posted by Nord Jim

And Congress did not "send the US on its way to war." It merely gave the president the power to go to war in the event it was necessary. Big difference, though I'm not defending Congress, the pack of weenies.

j

And amazingly enough the same power was given to him again with Iran earlier this year.

It would be a lot less expensive and save some American lives if we just supply all violent opposing factions with arms and supplies. The opposing factions will eliminate each other far more efficiently than we ever could. Of course, once one faction eliminates another, they will move on to another group that they do not like. So I suppose this solution isn't a very good one.

Remaining there simply gives the factions a common enemy to rally against. So I suppose this solution isn't a very good one, either. The best solution is to simply leave. The mass weapons of destruction didn't exist. Excuse over. War over. Leave...

Maybe provide some medical assistance to any side that needs it during the mutual slaughter to come. Maybe not. Personally, I'd rather see my tax dollars spent inside the U.S.A.