House Votes for War with Iran
Well, not exactly, but by current Democratic leadership standards, this is a mandate:
WASHINGTON (AP) - The House rejected two measures Wednesday that would have required President Bush to seek congressional approval before attacking Iran.
The proposals were offered as amendments to a $646 billion defense policy bill for the 2008 budget year, which starts Oct. 1.
The first proposal, by Rep. Robert Andrews, D-N.J., would have prohibited money in the bill from being used to strike Iran without Congress’ blessing; it fell by a 216-202 vote. A similar, but more sweeping measure offered by Rep. Peter DeFazio, D-Ore., was rejected by a 288-136 vote.
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“If it were any (other) president I don’t think we’d have to worry about this,” said Rep. Patrick Kennedy, D-R.I.
Yeah, well if it were any other scandal-ridden hack dynasty and any other news agency, I wouldn’t have to correct the quote.
A similar proposal on Iran initially was included in this year’s war spending bill drafted by the House. But Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., agreed to remove the requirement after several Democrats said they were worried about Tehran’s nuclear ambitions.
Those concerns were expressed again Wednesday by both Republicans and some Democrats who said the proposals would unnecessarily tie the president’s hands and leave Israel and the United States vulnerable.
“No one wants another war,” said Rep. Shelly Berkley, D-Nev. “But if we don’t take a tough stance on Iran and maintain the threat of military action, Iran will get the message that we don’t care if it gets nuclear weapons.”
Posted by Jules Crittenden at 10:22 am on Thursday, May 17, 2007
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May 17th, 2007 at 12:43 pm
They get it. They just don’t want to admit it.