A story in the Washington Post today describes how Democrats are trying to repeal the 2002 Iraq war resolution.
Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Joe Biden said, "The WMD was not there. Saddam Hussein is no longer there. The 2002 authorization is no longer relevant to the situation in Iraq."
While this does seem true, Congress will not end the Iraq war. They will pass nonbinding resolutions and try to repeal passed resolutions until their faces turn blue, but at the end of the day they will not end the war.
Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Joe Biden said, "The WMD was not there. Saddam Hussein is no longer there. The 2002 authorization is no longer relevant to the situation in Iraq."
While this does seem true, Congress will not end the Iraq war. They will pass nonbinding resolutions and try to repeal passed resolutions until their faces turn blue, but at the end of the day they will not end the war.
This is all about elections. It is obvious that the Iraq war is very unpopular among American voters, if presidential candidates don't seem as if they are doing everything they can to end the war right now they will not get elected, its that simple.
If Congress wanted to end the war they could, they control the funding. All they have to do is cut off the funding, however this would be a terrible thing to do.
Over the next year we will be frequently hearing about resolutions and other measures that will continue to create the illusion that the Democrats will try to end the war on their terms, but its just politics. Nothing will change until someone stands up.
If Congress wanted to end the war they could, they control the funding. All they have to do is cut off the funding, however this would be a terrible thing to do.
Over the next year we will be frequently hearing about resolutions and other measures that will continue to create the illusion that the Democrats will try to end the war on their terms, but its just politics. Nothing will change until someone stands up.
No comments:
Post a Comment