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**w3QHxwNb** · 02-23-2007, 06:00 AM

This is the kind of progress I have been looking for. Finally, something real coming from the Democratic Party! This is something the conservatives shouldn't frown upon after slamming Dems on the non-binding resolution saying that they are wasting time and not doing anything real. Conservatives held the Dems feet to the fire and I guess we are finally seeing some results!

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. "We gave the president that power to destroy Iraq's weapons of mass destruction and, if necessary, to depose Saddam Hussein," Biden said of the 2002 resolution in a speech last week before the Brookings Institution. "The WMD was not there. Saddam Hussein is no longer there. The 2002 authorization is no longer relevant to the situation in Iraq." washingtonpost.com

After reading the article, let's make something clear before this thread gets hijacked.

This thread is not going to be a "I hate Kerry" thread. This is a serious issue that shouldn't be reduced to dumb talking points that attack one person simply because his name is in an article. You can discuss his comments and respond to them, but let's not take cheap shots. Let's not pretend we can't see this coming. We're not going to talk about what someone did or didn't do in 'Nam because this thread is nothing about that. Don't Kerry dump on this thread. This concludes my preemptive strike on the inevitable.

Back on subject -- I don't know how successful this will be, but it is significantly more ambitious than the non-binding resolution circus and allows the government to continue supporting the troops (in the neo-conservative eyes) while taking strong action against the war in Iraq that has been initiated and conducted by neo-conservative hardliners that have produced little or nil results after allowing them to execute a long war with impunity. They have not produced results nor have they been able to legitimize the AUF itself - which sensibly should make it null and void.

02-23-2007, 06:00 AM	#1
w3QHxwNb Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 530 Senior Member	Democrats Seek to Repeal 2002 War Authorization This is the kind of progress I have been looking for. Finally, something real coming from the Democratic Party! This is something the conservatives shouldn't frown upon after slamming Dems on the non-binding resolution saying that they are wasting time and not doing anything real. Conservatives held the Dems feet to the fire and I guess we are finally seeing some results! 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. "We gave the president that power to destroy Iraq's weapons of mass destruction and, if necessary, to depose Saddam Hussein," Biden said of the 2002 resolution in a speech last week before the Brookings Institution. "The WMD was not there. Saddam Hussein is no longer there. The 2002 authorization is no longer relevant to the situation in Iraq." washingtonpost.com After reading the article, let's make something clear before this thread gets hijacked. This thread is not going to be a "I hate Kerry" thread. This is a serious issue that shouldn't be reduced to dumb talking points that attack one person simply because his name is in an article. You can discuss his comments and respond to them, but let's not take cheap shots. Let's not pretend we can't see this coming. We're not going to talk about what someone did or didn't do in 'Nam because this thread is nothing about that. Don't Kerry dump on this thread. This concludes my preemptive strike on the inevitable. Back on subject -- I don't know how successful this will be, but it is significantly more ambitious than the non-binding resolution circus and allows the government to continue supporting the troops (in the neo-conservative eyes) while taking strong action against the war in Iraq that has been initiated and conducted by neo-conservative hardliners that have produced little or nil results after allowing them to execute a long war with impunity. They have not produced results nor have they been able to legitimize the AUF itself - which sensibly should make it null and void.
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