Democrats want Iraq pullout by fall 2008
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WASHINGTON
In a direct challenge to President Bush, House Democrats are advancing legislation requiring the withdrawal of U.S. combat troops from Iraq by the fall of next year.
Democratic officials who described the measure said the timetable would be accelerated—to the end of 2007—if the government of Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki does not meet goals for providing Iraq’s security.
The White House had no immediate reaction, although Bush has repeatedly rejected talk of establishing a deadline for troop withdrawals.
Within an hour of Pelosi’s news conference, House Republican Leader John Boehner attacked the measure. He said Democrats were proposing legislation that amounted to “establishing and telegraphing to our enemy a timetable” that would result in failure of the U.S. military mission in Iraq.
“Gen. (David) Petraeus should be the one making the decisions on what happens on the ground in Iraq, not Nancy Pelosi or John Murtha,” the Ohio Republican added. Murtha, a Pennsylvania Democrat, has been heavily involved in crafting legislation designed to end U.S., participation in the war.
Wild Thing’s comment…….
How about a timetable for Democrats to “pull out” of congress they should WITHDRAWL NOW!
We can “redeploy” all Democrats to countries such as Iran, North Korea or Russia so we can keep the enemies of this country all in one place!
The Dems make the job of our guys on the front line much harder and much more dangerous. We aren’t leaving Iraq any time soon……regardless of what the DEM leadership and MSM wish for. The GOP and WH have done a completely terrible job over the past 3 years of telling our success and setting the record straight about the MSM / DEM lies and spin on a weekly basis.
I saw Maxine Waters today on CNN today and she was asked if the bill even made it out of the Senate ,and got to the Presidents desk , the President has already said he would veto it. To which she responded ”We don’t care if he veto’s it. ”The troops are coming home!”……….Is it just me or are some of these RATS like Murtha and Maxine Waters coming off as crazy or semi delusional?
So they want to impose demands on the President?
Didn’t they do this to his dad with the “no new taxes?”
They’ll roll it in with something we want repealed, like the death taxes and the marriage penalty and since he has no “line item veto,” he’ll be damned if he does and damned if he don’t.
That’s just their speed–screw the President and make themselves look good.
Lynn, I never knew how they did this kind of thing before till a few years ago. How they add in things to a larger bill etc. Lots of piggy back stuff happening and not all good at all.
Thanks for your input on this.
Is the Line item veto in place??
You have snake eyes when you get Maxine Waters
and Barbara Lee(Berkley ca.) together on this
they are a pair of AssHats…Lee has voted
against every thing for the GWOT…Those 2
clowns are part of the reason I moved to Idaho!
Spending riders added to other bills has been a favorite tactic of Democraps. They can get all kinds of feel good pet projects done to impress their voters. These sneaky riders are what help drive up the deficeit. Republicans started doing the same thing when they became the majority in Congress. Republican voters are are more honest, and this is one of many reasons the voters did not vote these Repubs back into office in ’06.
Tincan sailor – at present there is no presidential line item veto, though there was one voted in by a Repub majority Congress for a short while during Clinton’s reign. There may well be one approved if the Dems control Congress and win the White House in ’08. That way they can totally control the budget and keep any repub inititive from going anywhere.
Any veto from Bush would be a breath of fresh air, but I wouldn’t put any money on him.
I can sleep better tonight Patriette WT and Patriot Bears everywhere! Just saw Senator John McCain on the TBN Paul Crouch Jr. show and when Mr. Crouch told Sen. McCain to look into his 12 satellite global Evangelical audience’s eyes to end their interview, Sen. McCain said, “WE will never surrender in our war on terror…THEY will.”
My Death Star II crewdogs are for Mitt and Rudy, and now some are swinging to… McCainiac thrusters! All three are good men and we’ll be in good shape next summer in Minnesota at our GOP Convention. Just keep the faith and like Oakland Raider Al Davis say’s, “Just WIN baby….win!”
Press conference. Explain in detail what the bill covers and why it is being vetoed. Put it all right back into the libs laps. And I mean all.
raz0r ~ I agree with the press conference. I wish there had been more these past 3 years.
We might as well get used to this – they’ll just keep throwing nonsensical resolutions out there, covering their political butts all the way to 2008.
All the while, our troops will continue to do their jobs in their usual excellent way.
It’s really important to keep raising our voices over the Dems delusional (yes, WT, they are delusional) screechings of “we support the troops” as they stab them in the back again, and again, and again on their way to “getting Bush”. They are a disgrace.
The Paralyzed Vets of America site also has free e-cards you can send to a troop or wounded vet – one you know or let them pick. We really need to reach out to them more than ever now.
Did you all see the video with Rep. Obey going off on a couple of his constituents?
http://ace.mu.nu/archives/218362.php
It’s classic!
Tincan Sailor, Maxine Waters and Barbara Lee make me sick. OH How I wish I could tell them off in person some day. I would love that so much.
Tom your so right, those riders are the worst. They are sneaky just like you said.
Jack, me too I have lost a lot of confidence in him. Well actually more then a lot.
darthcrUSAderwt2007, haha yes the bears are Patriots.
razOr I agree too with the press conference idea.
Yankeemom, LOVE it thank you so much for the link. That was great.
Say let me bring you good news,yuk,yuk yuk.
Have you heard or seen any thing on”AMEROS”
A common form of money to be used by the US
Canada and Mexico???It will be like the EURO.
are these folks F**king Stupid or what….
An investment bank in London had a bit about it in to-days paper???
Ameros? Oh come on now!
This is getting F**king ridiculous! (pardon my swear!)
If I went to Mexico illegally and tried to force my views on them, I’d be thrown in prison and possibly executed.
We need a President with Balls of Solid Rock! One who will stand up to these looney podunk country leaders and tell them NO MORE! Tell them to make it work in their country by themselves. If we had to do it, then they can too! Many of us are descendants of those sent here to die in the wilderness, but we adapted, struggled and survived and we are all the better for it.
Obviously us conservatives have our work cut out for us. It’s a win at all costs, because if we lose, God help us all!!!!!! There will be no more America the Beautiful–we’ll all be comrades or praying to Allah. And I don’t want that for me, my children or my descendancy.
Time to stop being weinie pantywastes and stick up for ourselves!
We HAVE to wake up and make our voices heard–that this nation will NOT perish from this Earth and that our children will live in sunshine forever.
We’re Americans–not Mexicans, not Canadians or anything else. We have the strongest backs in the world–let’s use them for good. Let’s give our children the world they deserve–freedom to be who they are and what they want to be without fear.
My Death Star II ops officer say’s to install landmines along the borders 2,999 miles long by 1 mile wide! We’ll have drones patrol the skies over the southwest, and have A-10 Thundebolt Warthogs, Apache and Cobra attack helicopters, and C-130 spectre gun ships as back-ups! Like in Dr. Strangelove, it’s all about airpower and one’s bodily fluids – period! And every once-in-awhile, a few B-52 live-fire JDAM & Daisy Cutter Rio Grande runs. Operation Remember The Alamo!!!
Tincan Sailor, WTF …..oh my gosh no I have not heard of that. sheesh, What the hell is going on in this world. It just never ends.
It is like the world is totally upside down.
Lynn every word you said I agree with you. Well said!!!!
“When I make a fu**ing deal, I want to make sure that I know exactly what I’m doing and…what I’m saying is, a few investments in my district…when I say legitimately, i’m talking about so these bastards up here can’t say to me…’Jesus Christ, ah, this happened,’then he (someone else), in order to get immunity so he doesn’t go to jail, he starts talking and fingering people and then the son of a bitch falls apart.” – ABSCAM sting’s words from Rep. Murtha to an undercover FBI agent during a
Carter administration investigation in reference to bribery money from Arab Sheiks.