Well, fellow Republicans, Bush won. He called Congress' bluff. They said they would not pass a bill unless it had a withdrawal date, and Bush didn't flinch.
He knew that funding the troops is more important than telling our enemy our plans.
He knew that anyone in Congress who would keep funding from the troops, for any reason, would have committed political suicide. Don't get me wrong, he would be committing political suicide as well, but he is done with politics in the next two years. The members of Congress are not.
This was the final showdown. Bush reached for his sidearm, and Pelosi flinched. She showed that getting re-elected was more important that doing what they put her there for. Remember, she was put there to end the war, correct?
But no matter who lost, the troops won. They got their funding.
Plus, it has a warning, albeit non-binding, that Baghdad needs to get their act together if they want the money.
So, did we win?
2007-05-23
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