Text of a Letter from the President to the Speaker of the House of....

[Tom Yossarian Joad]

Representatives and the President Pro Tempore of the Senate

Dear Mr. Speaker: (Dear Mr. President:)

I am providing this supplemental consolidated report, prepared by my Administration and consistent with the War Powers Resolution (Public Law 93-148), as part of my efforts to keep the Congress informed about deployments of U.S. combat-equipped armed forces around the world. This supplemental report covers operations in support of the global war on terrorism, Kosovo, and Bosnia and Herzegovina.

THE GLOBAL WAR ON TERRORISM

Since September 24, 2001, I have reported, consistent with Public Law 107-40 and the War Powers Resolution, on the combat operations in Afghanistan against al-Qaida terrorists and their Taliban supporters, which began on October 7, 2001, and the deploy ment of various combat-equipped and combat-support forces to a number of locations in the Central, Pacific, and Southern Command areas of operation in support of those operations and of other operations in our global war on terrorism.

I will direct additional measures as necessary in the exercise of the U.S. right to self-defense and to protect U.S. citizens and interests. Such measures may include short-notice deployments of special operations and other forces for sensitive operations in various locations throughout the world. It is not possible to know at this time either the precise scope or duration of the deployment of U.S. Armed Forces necessary to counter the terrorist threat to the United States.

United States Armed Forces, with the assistance of numerous coalition partners, continue to conduct the U.S. campaign to pursue al-Qaida terrorists and to eliminate support to al-Qaida.

<snip> http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2005/05/20050520-8.html

[LSparkle]

1. Yeah, like he really wrote that

in crayon ...

[Career Prole]

2. "the exercise of the U.S. right to self-defense"

Like you did with Iraq, you f**king liar? :grr:

[mom cat]

6. We must maintain the right to defend ourselves against anybody

anywhere who might have a brain!

[peacetalksforall]

3. So this is it?...Iran...at the hands of Israel with the help of the U.S.?

Doctors and nurses already deployed?

Warning to Congress?

No need for permission from them?

Nothing to get from the U. N.?

With force and arrogance, we're off to kill some Iranians (and Syrians)?

Am I reading this wrong?

So do those who voted Aye on Iraq approve of this?

[xmas74]

5. I posted my letter from Ike Skelton

on the MO forums. He is the ranking Dem on the House Armed Forces Committee. He also signed the Conyers letter.
He sounded like he was worried that he had been used.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=162x3001

[Toots]

4. He is supposed to report on a monthly basis and I doubt he has done so.

The IWR states plainly that the Administration must report back to Congress every thirty days while troops are involved in Iraq. Does anyone here believe Bush* has done this?