Is Impeachment of both Bush and Cheney the only course of action for Democrats?

Question

Now after over 3 years and over 3000 dead and 22,000 wounded in Iraq Bush said yesterday "I will want to make sure the mission is clear and specific and can be accomplished", then he said "I've still got consultations to go through." He was speaking of sending more troops into Iraq.
My Words follow. On the campaign trail before Novembers elections he taunted Democrats with "where is your plan?" Now he openly admits he has no plan, he's working on it. It's hard work. He had no plan going into Iraq. He had no exit plan which Colin Powel told Bush from the start was a necessary before the invasion and occupation of Iraq.
Notice also that General John P. Abizaid and General George Casey, the chief general in Iraq have decided to "cut and run in Iraq", they will be leaving there own mistakes and bad judgments for someone else to clean up. I wonder if they were fired by Bush or did they just decide to bail out?
Nice how the Generals get to throw in the towel and go home.

For those who are un informed on the issue. Impeachment has already been introduced in the House, read the Congressional record of the 109th. Congress. Also, yes Impeachment would require Republican support in the Senate, you should read the crimes listed in the Congressional record.
Republicans impeached Clinton and they knew they did not have the votes in the Senate, they did it to embarrass Clinton before elections, IE Gore. Also read the court record of the Scooter Libby case, he will not go to prison for Cheney and Bush, he will roll on them, that is a Treason case.

Answer 1

It would be better for the Democrats to concentrate on fixing the country and winning the white house and big majorities in the house and Senate in 2008. The new congress takes office in the first week of January (It was on January 4th this year.) - But the new president doesn't take office until January 20th. - In his book ,The Truth With Jokes, Al Franken imagined impeaching Bush during the first week of January 2009, then trying him, and removing him office all before the 20th - Maybe with a little Republican cooperation in exchange for an agreement to share a little power in congress. Why do it? says Franken. "Because We Can."

Answer 2

There will be no impeachment because no crime has been committed.

We had a plan and executed it very well taking Iraq in record time and reaching Baghdad covering more miles in less time than any other in military history. We won the war but didn't have a good plan on winning the peace. Although I do have issues with the current plan, no one else has come up with a better one. We will work this out. Look at it in regards to the rest of history. This war has only been going on for 4 years. Britain fought an insurgency in Malaya for 12 years. They stayed in the fight and won the peace.

We should do the same.

As far as Casey and Abizaid, they are due to retire. Casey has been here for 3 years or so. Abizaid has been here for about 3 years. It's time to move on. That's not a big deal. We rotate in and out all the time.

Answer 3

In order for Congress to impeach either Bush and Cheney, they must first have a crime to impeach them with, and if then impeached by the House, the Senate would have to find them guilty of those crimes before being able to remove them from office. That is why Bill Clinton was impeached, but wasn't removed from Office. If he would ahve been convicted, he would have had to leave office, but impeachment does not make it so.

Answer 4

They have enough votes to impeach, but there are not enough votes in the Senate to remove them from office. It only takes a simple majority in the U.S. House to impeach, but a 2/3 majority in the Senate to convict.

*EDIT* - It may have been introduced, but it will never happen. The Dems are too smart and know that they could ruin their chances in '08 if they go forward with an attempt that they know will fail. With everything else that has gone on lately between the two parties, it will just look like political BS, and the voters will likely be turned off from the Democratic party.

Answer 5

when you make a list of all of the things wrong in America the top of list would have to be people who think we should turn the US into government by popularity polls and instead of working to win elections, we should try to have the legislature overwhelm the Executive branch and judicial branch and upset the balance of power that makes democracy work. Shouldn't we start by censuring all of the Democratic Senators and Congressmen who voted for the war? Maybe if we tried we could have one of those sexy third world country governments that changes everything every few months. I am a lifelong Dem but I don't kid myself or sit up and bark for my politicians either. If the Dems wanted the war to end it could next week but they are not going to do that because they don't really oppose it. That is just horse poop for radicals to eat. How did that taste? The anti-war rhetoric was just the slogan of the day for politicians to fool people into voting for them but notice please that the Dem majority is just a couple of seats and the Dems who won them are moderate to conservative Dems, not left wing liberals. Not much changes in the US, at least not quickly because its a moderate country. You just love the noise of radical right and left but you all X each other out in elections and cannot figure out what there are so many red states. Dems know that if they cut and run in Iraq and there is another terrorist attack, the Dems could not elect a dog catcher in Cleveland after that. They are proceeding with caution and thats how the Repubs do it too. You must believe all of the chanting crap that goes on in elections. Too bad for you.

Answer 6

Congress can't vote in favor of going to war to Iraq and then impeach the president for doing it.

Bush's plans on Iraq were all based on Iraqis acting like Americans and adopting American political values. It wasn't a sound strategy, but its not impeachable. Forget the impeachment crap and plan on him leaving office with a legacy of failure.

Answer 7

N O, because neither President Bush or Vice-President Richard Cheney have committed any impeachable offenses.

Answer 8

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Answer 9

Son, have I got news for you. they will not even touch it. After running for election on getting the troops out of Iraq, you would have thought that would be their first order of business. Even nutball Cindy Sheehan is po'd! You have been duped! Who impeaches all the congressmen and women that voted for war on the same intel as the president? Either they are guilty of dereliction of duty, their job is Presidential oversight, or they are complicit in the war and guilty of the same charges as the president.

Answer 10

They won't try to impeach. It's too late now and it will only hurt the country more than the damage this administration has already caused.