Are 21,500 troops already set to go to Iraq or does Congree get a chance to vote for it?
2007-02-13 12:45:09 · 12 answers · asked by Law Student 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
Essentially, they go unless Congress explicitly votes *not* to send them. Technically Congress *can* override the president's troop deployments, albeit indirectly by refusing to fund the operation. In practice they almost never do because they don't have the balls to risk being held accountable for the results.
2007-02-13 12:51:11 · answer #1 · answered by dukefenton 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
The members of Congress are surrender monkeys. They are politically grand-standing. Their have neither the courage to confront dictators & terrorism, nor do they have the courage to pass a binding resolution. They will not freeze funds, they will not help attain victory -- they are useless leeches with lots of money and nice, government supplied perks. And jets.
If these gutless wonders had any huevos rancheros, they'd take a stand one way or the other, and have courage to go with their convictions. (They have neither.)
Real Americans don't respect Congress's petty actions. Especially since the people who are killing Americans (and Iraqi's) are thrilled that they have such an effective voice in Washington.
2007-02-13 21:08:27 · answer #2 · answered by Boomer Wisdom 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The only power Congress has to stop it is to cut funding, and they don't want to have to cut funding to our troops.
BTW, that 21,500 troops are combat troops. That doesn't include just as many support troops that will have to go over to support them.
2007-02-13 20:51:46 · answer #3 · answered by Vaughn 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
This is a decision for the Commander in Chief. Congress gets no say so in troop movement.
2007-02-13 20:49:51 · answer #4 · answered by sfavorite711 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
troops move at the presidents orders it is the congress to has to provide the funds.
do you wanna be the congressman who cuts off funding for our troops?
but hey a surge beats doing nothing because that obviously isnt working
2007-02-13 21:08:27 · answer #5 · answered by iowadragracer 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know if the troops are already "set," but the President, as Commander in Chief of the U.S. Armed Forces, can send troops anywhere he chooses.
2007-02-13 20:53:01 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Troops have already left and are leaving. Don't know how close we are to the magic #. I have a lot of friends who are deploying nearly six months ahead of schedule. So I am sure that we are well on our way.
2007-02-14 02:57:33 · answer #7 · answered by e m 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
What is going on right now is that Bush will move ahead but if the house votes against his move it will just be on record that Bush is deifying the people we put in place to represent the people`s will.
2007-02-13 20:57:35 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
According to the Senate at the hearings, they are attempting to block the president by refusing the funding. They said that they will use the Power of the Purse to hold him back.
2007-02-13 20:53:27 · answer #9 · answered by chole_24 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It does not need a vote from congress.
2007-02-13 20:58:33 · answer #10 · answered by lordkelvin 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋