Democrats To Block President Bush's War Funds?

    WaPo: Democrats plan to block 'Escalation' funds

   This will be interesting for the Democrats. George Bush has already sent up to 90 troops to Iraq so what do you do to block the funds when Bush is already sending our troops?

    The Washington Post says that the Democrats, heading by Rep. John P. Murtha (D-Pa.), will be reporting back to the Appropriations Committee on language they could use to stop this troop escalation.

House Majority Whip James E. Clyburn (D-S.C.).:

"Twenty-one thousand five hundred troops ought to have 21,500 strings attached to them."

Chairman of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee Rep. Chris Van Hollen (Md.) said,"By calling for the rapid escalation of American troops in Iraq, the president rebuffed his commanders, thumbed his nose at the Baker-Hamilton commission and, worst of all, ignored the will of the American people."        The Article

    I see one hell of a battle between the President and the Congress shaping up! I do believe that President Bush is will try to place as many troops as possible in Iraq as quickly as possible so that he can tell the Congress that since they are already there we may as well fund them and send the rest over also. This was done back in World War II, I believe.

    It remains to be seen if the Democrats will grow some balls and actually spike Bush on the funding. Forget non-binding resolutions and such, go for his heart and rip it out!

    The American people did not elect you to be passive!

 

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Bush Speech Is An Updated Speech From October 2006

  From Daily Kos 

by BarbinMD
Thu Jan 11, 2007

 

Mr Bush last night:

To give every Iraqi citizen a stake in the country's economy, Iraq will pass legislation to share oil revenues among all Iraqis. To show that it is committed to delivering a better life, the Iraqi government will spend $10 billion of its own money on reconstruction and infrastructure projects that will create new jobs. To empower local leaders, Iraqis plan to hold provincial elections later this year. And to allow more Iraqis to re-enter their nation's political life, the government will reform de-Baathification laws, and establish a fair process for considering amendments to Iraq's constitution.

    Mr.Bush in October:

...sharing oil revenues, amending the Iraqi constitution, and reforming the de-Baathification process.

Bush last night:

We will use America's full diplomatic resources to rally support for Iraq from nations throughout the Middle East. Countries like Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Jordan, and the Gulf States need to understand that an American defeat in Iraq would create a new sanctuary for extremists and a strategic threat to their survival.

Bush in October:

...reaching out to Arab states such as Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Jordan, and asking them to support the Iraqi government's efforts to persuade Sunni insurgents to lay down their arms and accept national reconciliation.

    As I have stated earlier, this rhetoric has not changed since 2004! His speech last night was the same old shit in different clothing.

     As pointed out over at the Daily Kos, the only difference between last night and his speech back in October is the 207 that have died since then and Bush not saying:

Absolutely, we're winning.

    Of course Bush did not mention his next pre-emptive strike on Iran which is coming soon to a TV near you! Film at 11!

 

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