Completely meaningless non-binding resolution stalls, as Valentine’s Day massacre strikes Iraq
February 17, 2007 by William K. Wolfrum
A bunch of Senators got together on a Saturday …yes, Saturday … to sit around and decide if they’d vote on something that would have absolutely no effect on the occupation of Iraq, or anything else for that matter. And then they decided not even to bother with it all.
Senate won’t vote on rebuke of troop buildup
Senate Democrats failed to garner the necessary 60 votes they needed to consider a nonbinding resolution that opposes President Bush’s plan to send more troops to Iraq.
The vote was 56-34, with seven Republicans crossing the aisle to vote with senators who oppose the troop buildup.
Sixty votes were needed for passage.
The Democratic-controlled House passed a nonbinding resolution Friday rebuking the plan to send 21,500 additional troops to Iraq.
The Saturday vote was a procedural decision on whether the Senate should move on to a final vote on a resolution that expresses opposition to Bush’s plan.
Senate Republicans succeeded earlier this month in blocking a vote on a similar resolution.
Meanwhile, over in a land where your every action has life and death consequences:
6 U.S. troops killed in separate incidents in Iraq
BAGHDAD, Iraq — Four U.S. soldiers were killed and two others were wounded today during fighting northeast of Baghdad, the military said. Two other U.S. deaths were reported elsewhere.
The Task Force Lightning soldiers were attacked while conducting combat operations in Diyala province, where U.S. and Iraqi forces have been battling insurgents for months.
A Valentine’s Day Massacre of U.S. soldiers, while their bosses are playing house over totally intangible things that only have meaning in the elections of 2008.
Yeah, the U.S. is fighting an existential battle all right.
–WKW
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