Blog: Here Comes Another Sunrise, LIke a Broken Promise in the Skies
Here comes another sunrise, like a broken promise in the skies
This week, the House of Representatives - as laid down by the Democratic leadership - will vote on the following resolution, which has no teeth and does nothing to follow through on the promises made during the 2006 election.
110TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION H. CON. RES. __________
Disapproving of the decision of the President announced on January 10, 2007, to deploy more than 20,000 additional United States combat troops to Iraq.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Mr. SKELTON (for himself, Mr. LANTOS, and Mr. JONES of North Carolina) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on ____________
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Disapproving of the decision of the President announced on January 10, 2007, to deploy more than 20,000 additional United States combat troops to Iraq.
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 2 concurring), That
(1) Congress and the American people will continue to support and protect the members of the United States Armed Forces who are serving or who have served bravely and honorably in Iraq; and
(2) Congress disapproves of the decision of President George W. Bush announced on January 10, 2007, to deploy more than 20,000 additional United States combat troops to Iraq.
Funny thing how Congress promises to "continue to support" the military, but withhold support of the decision the deployment of 20,000 more of those very same troops.
The reason the legislation is written this way is that House Democrats do not want to follow through on the promise to "redeploy" or "unfund" or anything else which may detract of the perception that they "continue to support," while withholding support of the troops on the way.
Instead of moving forward with promises of inclusion (there will be no opportunity for Republican elements), or promises of ending the Iraq war, the leadership of the House has chosen to offer an resolution which will only serve as a way to weaken the morale of the troops which they allegedly support; give comfort to the enemy of the troops which they "support"; and results in plenty of headlines for this week's papers and television A-blocks.
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