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Iraq War Spending Bill Castrates Antiwar DemocratsBy DrAbuelo(2,706) Iraq War Spending Bill Castrates Antiwar Democrats
When the news came down that the rank and file Democrats decided to grant George Bush his wish to receive a war spending without a timeline, the move suddenly put representatives Dennis Kucinich, Barbra Boxer and Bernie Sanders and several other Democrats along with some moderate Republicans in a position of having to decide their next move in 2008. The fact is that many now are starting to wonder how far an anti-war voice can go with the Democratic Party. While they were pushing for a timeline for a withdraw of US troops from, only to cave in the end, it seems odd that the Congress should feel pressure to pass any bill that does not fit their liking considering that that they have both the majority in Congress and for the most part, the political momentum, depending on the outcome of this ill conceived bill. Further more one must wonder why the Democrats just cut the purse strings to the war if they are serious about ending the Iraq war. The bill is also going to have long effecting on how our Government is run. One of the worst fears of our forefathers is that the one branch of government would gain more power then the other branches. And this is exactly what has happened. Perhaps the most critical part of this bill is that it lets George Bush know that all he has to do is wait the Democrats out and he will get what he wants. Further more the size of the spending bill which doubles the rate of spending in the wars both in Iraq and Afghanistan, will give funding well beyond September which is the marked month when the Congress and the Bush White house is suppose to re-examine the issue of further of spending. So now the Democrats give Bush the upper hand once again, to allow him to out wait them once again. What is even more troubling is that is that Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reed, along with others in, Congress have fallen in the trap of adopting the language right wing. Those who supported the bill said they did so because they “support the troops.” Of course there was no examination of what that really means. That is to say, they are supporting the death of US troops in a war that has no legitimacy in the eyes of most the world, including the US outside of the walls of the fortune 500.Another far reaching aspect about this bill is that it cuts off any voice of the anti-war Democrats that also support the impeachment. Dennis Kucinich and Bernie Sanders along with Maria Cantwell have been some of most outspoken propionates of removing both Bush and Cheney from the White house. Going back to our forefather’s fear of a president without restraint, we are seeing exactly that, a so called president with no oversight what so ever. And even though they are back in power, they rolled over on their backs once again and allowed Bush trip away yet another piece of relevance of the other branches Government. In fact, when we take a look at the crimes of the White house, one most wonder why there was even any dialogue about funding over seas in the first place. In fact, many are now saying that the energy that they put into staring down Bush should have been into a push to pass an article of impeachment both in the House and Senate. Instead, white house walks around with cavalier air that one would not expect from a leader with a 28% approval rating. So the final question is where we go from here. For the first time, there really is no answer. Until next time.
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