Senator McConnell(R) knows it and so does Senator Kennedy(D) who has introduced legislation to stop the escalation of the Iraq Occupation. McConnell dissembled when he came out against Kennedy's bill saying Congress does not have the authority to "micromanage military tactics". The Center for American Progress (see their website for a run-down on historic legislative limits on waging war) points out that McConnell did just that in November, 1993 when he voted to put limits on spending for President Clinton's ill-fated deployment in Somalia. He spoke on the floor in October in support of the Byrd amendment, "The narrow issue before us tonight is simply how do we leave.... We are leaving, we all agree on that." Touche, Senator McConnell. We all agree we need to leave Iraq. Lets begin before we ask more U.S. soldiers to die for a mistake.
Weekend Update: Another clear indication that the Charlatan does not want any advice on changing course in Iraq. His "new" strategy is National Security Advisor Stephen Hadley's November policy paper. So much for listening to the wise men; the neocons are still calling the shots in the Imperial White House. Kudos to ZBig for telling it like it is on the News Hour yesterday. He called the occupation a "colonial war" out of step with history. The Charlatan's new strategy is nothing more than an inadequate military tactic masquerading for the lack of strategy. Congress must act to end the occupation before a desperate poser lashes out against Syria and Iran for mucking up his sordid little war.
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