77% of Democrats (and Ron Paul) Voted Against Rules Of Engagement That Protect Our Troops

77% of Democrats (and Ron Paul) Voted Against Rules Of Engagement That Protect Our Troops
American Thinker
Florida Republican Congressman John Mica offered the following morally clear Amendment (5/25/2011-H.AMDT.318 (A018) Amends H.R.1540):
Amendment requires that the rules of engagement [ROE] allow any military service personnel assigned to duty in a designated hostile fire area to have rules of engagement that fully protect their right to proactively defend themselves from hostile actions.
The results? (tallied here):
143 out of 185 Democrats present — 77% — voted against this amendment; 217 out of 235 Republicans present — 92% — voted for it.
As for the two Republicans in Congress running who are Presidential candidates, Michele Bachmann voted for the amendment; Ron Paul against it.

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Wild Thing’s comment…….
Ron Paul and all those that voted against our troops being able to protect themselves should be air dropped right into the Taliban’s hotest areas. And left there!
What horrible people. Let them find out what it is like to have your life on the line every second of every day.