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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsHarry! John!.. Call Congress RIGHT FUCKING NOW!
Is it just me and Rachel?
Does it seem like a good idea not only to wait for the UN Weapons Inspectors to report their findings, but also to get that great big playpen Congress to get back to Washington to do their job regarding the use of American force?
This feels so much like 2003 that I have to keep checking the calendar...
snappyturtle
(14,656 posts)their lucky stars they're out of session. They don't want to put
their votes out there for their constituents to see! Voting could
be damaging to the next election. I don't think the President
gives a hoot about their opinions and might get bogged down
which would hinder this fast move against Syria.
silvershadow
(10,336 posts)of a Unitary Executive or something like that. The Constitution, as Cheney remarked about the Geneva Conventions, is a quaint document I suppose. ?
n2doc
(47,953 posts)BABIES might die by GAS if we don't act right friggin NOW! We are certain to end all the hostilities and have a happy ending(tm) if we just throw a few dozen cruse missiles into the fray. Our Government sez so!
Thav
(946 posts)what's to stop them from using them on foreigners? Not a thing. No boots on the ground in Syria, it will only end poorly for everyone involved.
n2doc
(47,953 posts)They've killed many thousands more that way. Something special about gas? Are you some traumatized WWI survivor?
Javaman
(62,442 posts)what did I tell you about that.
There are a few choice characters here on DU leading the charge to bomb first and ask questions later.
it's as if the last 13 years never existed.
annabanana
(52,791 posts)You'd think I'd have lost the habit after all these years.
Javaman
(62,442 posts)LOL Cheers!