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Wed Jan-24-07 01:46 PM
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Breaking News: Senate Panel, 12-9, Approves Nonbinding Resolution Against Troop Increase in Iraq |
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Wed Jan-24-07 01:49 PM
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1. So who are the 9 neanderthals who want more of the same? |
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Wed Jan-24-07 02:43 PM
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Edited on Wed Jan-24-07 02:43 PM by SCantiGOP
the committee is 11-10 democrats, so Hagel's vote makes it 12-9. Every other republican voted against it.
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Wed Jan-24-07 01:50 PM
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2. Unfortunately, non-binding is, well...non binding, no? |
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Wed Jan-24-07 01:52 PM
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June 22, 1971 - A non-binding resolution passed in the U.S. Senate urges the removal of all American troops from Vietnam by year's end.
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Wed Jan-24-07 02:33 PM
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7. But, it is a start. And, |
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"Senator Biden said the panel would soon hold hearings and consider measures that would more strictly limit the president’s flexibility to act in Iraq. "
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Wed Jan-24-07 01:51 PM
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3. IWR was "nonbinding" too. |
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Wed Jan-24-07 01:52 PM
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4. Story is up now. Seems like Hagel is the only Thug. So much for bipartisanship. |
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Edited on Wed Jan-24-07 02:04 PM by spanone
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Wed Jan-24-07 02:10 PM
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6. sorry, but a non-binding resolution ain't gonna do it . . . |
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this is the Senate pretending to do something without actually doing anything to end this illegal war and bring our troops home . . .
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Wed Jan-24-07 02:35 PM
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8. I'm with ya, but at least it's a vote of 'non-confidence'. A start. A thorn in the Bush* ass. |
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Wed Jan-24-07 02:36 PM
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9. If this non-binding resolution barely squeeks through |
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it doesn't look good for a binding resolution for an end to the occupation.
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