DEMOCRATS vs BUSH...ROUND ONE
In a challenge to Bush, House Democrats drafted legislation entailing the withdrawal of U.S. combat troops from Iraq by the fall of next year. Ignoring Congress, Bush, however, has falsely stated that he alone has the right to wage and end the Iraq war.
This is similar to what happened in 1971 when Congress passed a measure rescinding the Tonkin Gulf Resolution--Vietnam War. President Nixon at the time, even though he did not veto it, refused to respect the measure and continued to conduct the war, citing presidential power to do so as commander in chief of the military. Congress then decided to end the Vietnam War by closing the federal purse strings.
Bush, like Johnson and Nixon, has dragged America into another quagmire. This time in Iraq. With no end in sight, over 3100 American killed, 25000 Americans wounded, over 100,000 innocent Iraqis slaughtered, Bush, himself a coward during the Vietnam War, wants to keep sending troops and spending billions of dollars, even though he has no exit strategy.
An overwhelming majority of Americans are pessimistic about the Iraq war and Bush’s leadership. Most want an end to the war. It’s time for the people to be heard in this democracy, and it’s time to stop the reckless Bush. Hooray for the House Democrats who are honoring the majority’s views by trying to put and end to the killing grounds of Iraq.
Christian Gatsby
This is similar to what happened in 1971 when Congress passed a measure rescinding the Tonkin Gulf Resolution--Vietnam War. President Nixon at the time, even though he did not veto it, refused to respect the measure and continued to conduct the war, citing presidential power to do so as commander in chief of the military. Congress then decided to end the Vietnam War by closing the federal purse strings.
Bush, like Johnson and Nixon, has dragged America into another quagmire. This time in Iraq. With no end in sight, over 3100 American killed, 25000 Americans wounded, over 100,000 innocent Iraqis slaughtered, Bush, himself a coward during the Vietnam War, wants to keep sending troops and spending billions of dollars, even though he has no exit strategy.
An overwhelming majority of Americans are pessimistic about the Iraq war and Bush’s leadership. Most want an end to the war. It’s time for the people to be heard in this democracy, and it’s time to stop the reckless Bush. Hooray for the House Democrats who are honoring the majority’s views by trying to put and end to the killing grounds of Iraq.
Christian Gatsby
