[Peace-discussion] Grrrrrrrrrrrrr!

Joni LeViness myths16@cox.net
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Three things guys.
ONLY Three....
DeEscalation
Investigation
Representation!!! 
What's Sooooo Hard about that?!
Peace and Perseverance tho somewhat hiccuped,
Joni LeViness
gpok delegate
gpax secretary
 

 
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Dems abandon war authority provision 

By DAVID ESPO and MATTHEW LEE, Associated Press Writers 16 minutes ago 

WASHINGTON - Democratic leaders are stripping from a military spending bill
for the war in  <http://search.news.yahoo.com/search/news/?p=Iraq> Iraq a
requirement that
<http://search.news.yahoo.com/search/news/?p=President+Bush> President Bush
gain approval from Congress before moving against
<http://search.news.yahoo.com/search/news/?p=Iran> Iran. 

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and other leaders agreed to remove the
requirement concerning Iran after conservative Democrats as well as other
lawmakers worried about its possible impact on
<http://search.news.yahoo.com/search/news/?p=Israel> Israel, officials said
Monday.

The overall bill - which requires that the withdrawal of U.S. combat troops
from Iraq by Sept. 1, 2008, if not earlier - remained on schedule for an
initial test vote Thursday in the House Appropriations Committee.

The measure provides nearly $100 billion to pay for two wars and includes
more money than Bush had requested for operations in
<http://search.news.yahoo.com/search/news/?p=Afghanistan> Afghanistan and
what Democrats called training and equipment shortages. Still, House
Republicans said they wouldn't support it and the White House threatened a
veto.

"Republicans will continue to stand united in this debate, and will oppose
efforts by Democrats to undermine the ability of General (David) Petraeus
and our troops to achieve victory in the Global War on Terror," Minority
Leader John Boehner, R-Ohio, said in a statement.

Vice President  <http://search.news.yahoo.com/search/news/?p=Dick+Cheney>
Dick Cheney criticized supporters of the bill's withdrawal provisions,
declaring in a speech Monday that they "are telling the enemy simply to
watch the clock and wait us out."

Pelosi issued a written statement that said the vice president's remarks
prove that "the administration's answer to continuing violence in Iraq is
more troops and more treasure from the American people."

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., said in a statement that America
was less safe today because of the war. The president "must change course,
and it's time for the Senate to demand he do it," he added.

The Iran-related proposal stemmed from a desire to make sure Bush did not
launch an attack without going to Congress for approval, but drew opposition
from numerous members of the rank and file in a series of closed-door
sessions last week.

Rep. Shelley Berkley, D-Nev., said in an interview that there is widespread
fear in Israel about Iran, which is believed to be seeking nuclear weapons
and has expressed unremitting hostility about the Jewish state.

"It would take away perhaps the most important negotiating tool that the
U.S. has when it comes to Iran," she said of the now-abandoned provision.

"I didn't think it was a very wise idea to take things off the table if
you're trying to get people to modify their behavior and normalize it in a
civilized way," said Rep. Gary Ackerman, D-N.Y.

Several officials said there was widespread opposition to the proposal at a
closed-door meeting last week of conservative and moderate Democrats, who
said they feared tying the hands of the administration when dealing with an
unpredictable and potentially hostile regime in Tehran.

Public opinion has swung the way of Democrats on the issue of the war. More
than six in 10 Americans think the conflict was a mistake - the largest
number yet found in AP-Ipsos polling.

But Democrats have struggled to find a compromise that can satisfy both
liberals who oppose any funding for the military effort and conservatives
who do not want to unduly restrict the commander in chief.

"This supplemental should be about supporting the troops and providing what
they need," Rep. Dan Boren, D-Okla., said Monday upon returning from Iraq.
Boren said he plans to oppose any legislation setting a clear deadline for
troops to leave.

In his speech to the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, Cheney chided
lawmakers who are pressing for tougher action on Iran to oppose the
president on the Iraq war.

"It is simply not consistent for anyone to demand aggressive action against
the menace posed by the Iranian regime while at the same time acquiescing in
a retreat from Iraq that would leave our worst enemies dramatically
emboldened and Israel's best friend, the United States, dangerously
weakened," Cheney said.

 

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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN=20
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN=20
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN class=3D281301101-16032007>gpax=20
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