Why do the republicans in the senate go against the will of the American People?

Question

There are very few men and women in America who believe the Iraq war is not worthy of debate. They are the Republican Members of the United States Senate. Today, they did our country a grave disservice.

Republicans in the Senate voted to tie the hands of Congress and block a debate on the war in Iraq. By voting against a real debate on Iraq, Republicans voted in favor of the President's plan to escalate the war. Numerous Republican Senators are on the record opposing this escalation. Do these Republicans stand with the President or do they stand with the American people?

Answer 1

The Corporations aren't done fleecing this war and the American taxpayers , so the war will go on till they are .
This President , his Administration and Congress started and ran this war with no input from the American people ( we only pay for it ) .
Our children , our grand children and their children will be paying for the affects of this war for many years to come .
This generation will never see the end to this war and what it has done to the world .
I can't believe there will be peace as we know it ever again in the Middle East .
Because there has been no attention paid to what's going on here at home and the war has dominated this administrations whole term , I feel that this is the beginning of the end of the USA as a superpower .

Answer 2

Republicans stand with money. It all goes back to the shady original election that put GW in office. Somehow people just swallowed it. Throughout the term of this administration situations occurred without the consent or consideration of anyone else other than the will of the Republican Party. Corruption and scandal have been the trademark of the Bush administration so it doesn't surprise anyone that the Republicans will do anything to get their way. The Political System is in Shambles. Politics has become a maze of confusion with little accomplishment other than politicians lining their pockets with wealth while securing their future with full pay for life retirement packages even if they did a poor job. Meanwhile the average citizen struggles to maintain a meager existence. That's why the majority of the population doesn't vote. Nothing changes except the names. Every election the candidates tell about how they are going to fix the mess that the other people made. The next day the alarm clocks go off and everyone lives exactly like they did before the election. You would think after all these years that something would be fixed. Modern government serves the wealthy and the corporate lobbyists.
The situation in Iraq is not a war but an attempt to secure a oil rich region. Part of the agreement with Iraq is that the US will have 75% control of oil production. Terrorism is an insidious problem that cannot be defeated with hand to hand combat or dropping bombs. If that was the solution we would have been in and out already.

Answer 3

Actually, if you do your research, you will find that the Senators attempting to permit open debate, are the Republicans. It is interesting to me that you left a critical piece of the story out!

There is one measure, proposed by Warner, denouncing the "troop surge". This measure has the backing of the Democrats and some Republicans.

There is another measure, proposed by McCain, supporting the "troop surge". This measure has the backing of some Republicans.

And there is a third proposal, denouncing the "troop surge" but going further and insuring that the troops in harms way will not lose funding. This was initially in the Warner proposal, but for some reason, the Democrats refused to accept it.

The issue is the last measure, which the Democrats effectively blocked from being part of the debate. Republicans responding by using a blocking any debate whatsoever until this issue is also placed on the table for discussion.

Now why do you think the Dem's have a problem "guaranteeing" that the troops in the field will be adequately funded? They probably don't. But by managing things in this manner, they sure created a great "sound bite" regarding the Republican's alleged attempt to "block" debate on the War in Iraq.

In American Politics, facts don't matter. Perception is everything!

Answer 4

I voted for George Bush the last election and I am proud of it. What part of the word Democracy do Democrats not understand? I respect the fact that we have a Democratic congress and senate just like you should respect the fact that we have a Republican president. We don't live in a facist or communist state where everyone has to think like you. You need to understand that people have different views than you. And by the way, Where do you get this "very few men and woman?" I see just as many bumber stickers out there supporting the war as I do against it. I don't care about some pole the liberal media conducted, they never polled me.

Answer 5

I agree that they do the country a great disservice, but it's an unwise political choice to make as well. They are doing themselves a disservice by choosing not to debate one of the most (if not the most) pressing issues on the minds of Americans today.

In just about every opinion poll out there, people say Iraq is the issue they are most concerned about. Now, you can read into that however you want, but the worst thing you can do as a politician is to not act on a problem people consider important.

The president is fond of saying that we have a "robust debate" in this country on Iraq. As the leader of his party and as a person who still holds a lot of influence on his fellow Republicans, he needs to encourage his party to at least talk about Iraq -- even though I'm sure a lot of GOP congresspeople don't want to talk about it or appear that they are taking their cues from an unpopular president.

Answer 6

Ummm let's see people voted them in didn't they? One thing that alot of Democrats seems to fail to understand is not everyone believes in them just like many don't believe in the Republicans. If you get a chance pick up the book Senator Schumaker (sp?) the other Democratic senator from NY wrote. It explains the true American views that exist outside the twisted poll numbers.

Answer 7

You are ignoring the fact that the American people elected those Republican Senators and their supporters have the same rights as the people who elected Demonrat Senators. This question illustrates the dictatorial nature of liberals.
You also do not seem to understand the rules of the Senate. It is the Demonrats who voted to close debate, and Republicans voted to not close debate. Try a little honesty for once.

Answer 8

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Answer 9

Honestly both sides, for the most part, know that this war is a major mistake. Even the Shrub knows it is the dumbest thing he ever advocated.

The problem for both sides is how to get us out of it without earning the infamous "Cheese-eating surrender monkeys" label.

You have groups like the "Gold Star Families" that don't want to hear the war is lost and their loved ones died in vain. And of course the war profiteers don't want to see it end. And you have Bible Thumpers, Israeli supporters (we did go in partly because of Israel) and some vets that don't want to see us pull out.


So with all this pressure, neither side wants to pull out and then face an angry electorate in 2008. And since the republicans pushed this war, they especially want the democrats to take the blame for us losing this war.

Answer 10

You are in the minority. Most of us do not think the US should throw up our hands and lose a war. I am glad you had nothiing to say about it, when Pearl Harbor occurred or we would be speaking Japanese. What has happened to America since WWII that losing a few lives means surrendering to dreadful enemy?