From the article.This time, House leaders want to appear to be opposing the war by including problematic benchmarks, but they include language to allow the president to waive these if he sees fit.To top it off, House leadership may have actually made war with Iran more likely. The bill originally contained language making it clear that the president would need congressional authorization before attacking Iran – as the Constitution requires. But this language was dropped after special interests demanded its removal. This move can reasonably be interpreted as de facto congressional authority for an attack on Iran. Let's hope that does not happen.Pretty much sums it up, the Democrats are not serious about stopping the present war, and are giving the go ahead for the next one.
goldylocks7621Mar 27, 2007
From the article.This time, House leaders want to appear to be opposing the war by including problematic benchmarks, but they include language to allow the president to waive these if he sees fit.To top it off, House leadership may have actually made war with Iran more likely. The bill originally contained language making it clear that the president would need congressional authorization before attacking Iran – as the Constitution requires. But this language was dropped after special interests demanded its removal. This move can reasonably be interpreted as de facto congressional authority for an attack on Iran. Let's hope that does not happen.Pretty much sums it up, the Democrats are not serious about stopping the present war, and are giving the go ahead for the next one.
guydeviceMar 27, 2007
Ron Paul has a wonderful moral compass, unaffected by special interest magnets.