Anti-War Democrats Ponder Next Step

[Chris_]

Anti-War Democrats Ponder Next Step

WASHINGTON (AP) - Democrats facing rejection of a proposal to cut off money for the Iraq war are deliberating their next step in trying to rebuild anti-war momentum.

In recent months, violence in Iraq has declined and the Baghdad government has made small steps toward political reconciliation, including plans to hold provincial elections on Oct. 1. While Democratic voters remain largely against the war, the security improvement has helped to cool anxiety among Republicans and stave off legislation demanding that troops start coming home.

The Senate was expected to vote Tuesday on a proposal to order troop withdrawals to begin within 120 days. With that legislation's failure almost assured and lacking a veto-proof majority in Congress even if such a proposal passed, Democrats are talking about whether to shift their strategy. Instead of repeating losing votes on legislation tying money to troop withdrawals, many party members want to focus more on the policy issues surrounding Iraq, including the preparedness of U.S. troops and reining in private contractors.

Top Army officials are expected to testify Tuesday before the Senate on the health of the ground force.

Another desire by many Democrats is to tie the ailing economy to the war. A coalition of anti-war groups said this week that it plans to spend more than $20 million this year to convince voters that the Republican party's support for the war is bad for their wallets.

$20 million would feed a lot of children.  Think of the children.....

BTW DUmmies, we're all against the war.  Intelligent people are able to see its necessity, others not so much.

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[SSG Snuggle Bunny]

"I can haz invisible martini?"

[Splashdown]

If only the treasonous bastards would have supported the president and the troops rather than giving aid and comfort to the enemy, the war might have been long over by now.

 

[Airwolf]

In a speech to the NRA Glenn Beck Said that he would rather see us fight a 5 year war and win rather then have us drag this out for twenty years or more over the fact Pakistan is playing both sides against the middle. I agree with him. We should have just unleashed the full brunt of our forces and layed down as much pain and suffering to the enemy as we could. Instead we have far to many ROE's and the MSM sticking it's collective nose into every firefight that breaks out looking for the next Mai Lai massacre to happen

[Chris_]

In a speech to the NRA Glenn Beck Said that he would rather see us fight a 5 year war and win rather then have us drag this out for twenty years or more over the fact Pakistan is playing both sides against the middle. I agree with him. We should have just unleashed the full brunt of our forces and layed down as much pain and suffering to the enemy as we could. Instead we have far to many ROE's and the MSM sticking it's collective nose into every firefight that breaks out looking for the next Mai Lai massacre to happen

1.  Drop a small nuke into an unpopulated area of the Iraqi desert. 
2.  Announce that the next one will not be in an unpopulated area. 
3.  Ask for questions.

[Airwolf]

In a speech to the NRA Glenn Beck Said that he would rather see us fight a 5 year war and win rather then have us drag this out for twenty years or more over the fact Pakistan is playing both sides against the middle. I agree with him. We should have just unleashed the full brunt of our forces and layed down as much pain and suffering to the enemy as we could. Instead we have far to many ROE's and the MSM sticking it's collective nose into every firefight that breaks out looking for the next Mai Lai massacre to happen

1.  Drop a small nuke into an unpopulated area of the Iraqi desert. 
2.  Announce that the next one will not be in an unpopulated area. 
3.  Ask for questions.

4. Repete as nessecary.