thinkprogress.org — On May 23, Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-NY) sent a letter to Defense Secretary Robert Gates urging him to ?prepare plans for the phased redeployment of U.S. forces.? She requested that the Pentagon provide congressional oversight committees with ?briefings on what current contingency plans exist for the future withdrawal of U.S. forces from Iraq.?
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smacksawJul 21, 2007
We don't need this at all. Think about it - if Congress was in charge or war LIKE IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE, you don't need this.These things remind me of hate crime or driving/cell phone legislation. We already have laws for these things without making new ones. We just need to enforce it.We complicate our gov't and legal system with burdensome and repetitive laws so someone can get a little political recognition and that's wrong.I'd rather see these people work to bring the power of war under the wing of Congress.Problem solved.
smacksawJul 21, 2007
Really? Perhaps you'd like to read the constitution:<a class="user" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Article_One_of_the_United_States_Constitution#Section_8:_Powers_of_Congress">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Article_One_of_the_United_States_Constitution#Section_8:_Powers_of_Congress</a>So let me get this right. In your right-wing Utopia, Congress can do everything with waging war except having reports on how it's going?Is it possible you could ever listen to truthful facts and form your opinions accordingly, or are you simply hopeless?
rthakidnJul 21, 2007
Make no mistake about it, the only reason a two party system exist is because it's the only way to facilitate finger pointing. At the end of the day, they're all alike.
Closed AccountJul 21, 2007
If Billary and Lurch want to micro-manage the war, I was send them over there to the hot zone and let them do it. At least they will be doing something constructive and we won't have to listen to their bulls**t in the Senate and on the talking head show.
rarsonJul 21, 2007
Neither are people who make broad generalizations.
wintermdJul 22, 2007
just the FACTS