Is there any legitimacy to the U.S. Senatorial proposal on Iraq or is it a lot of mumbo jumbo/nonsense?

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Senate to leap back into Iraq debate By ANNE FLAHERTY, Associated Press Writer
28 minutes ago



WASHINGTON - After weeks of watching their counterparts in the House make headway on anti-war legislation, Senate Democrats say it is their turn to put their members on record on whether President Bush should pull U.S. combat troops out of Iraq.

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (news, bio, voting record) scheduled a test vote Wednesday on the war, one that may succeed in allowing debate to begin. Debate has been stalled since January because of a disagreement between the two parties on how many and what types of amendments should be allowed.

The vote would be the third time this year that Democrats have tried to start the Senate's first formal debate on the war since the party took control of the chamber in January.

"Agreeing to a debate is not enough," said Reid, D-Nev. "Republicans must heed the voices of their constituents and the overwhelming majority of Americans and vote to change the president's flawed Iraq policy."

Reid is pushing a resolution that would set a target date of March 31, 2008, for the withdrawal of combat troops. The measure says U.S. forces could stay beyond that date only to protect U.S. personnel, train and equip Iraqi forces and carry out counterterrorism operations.

The Senate measure is weaker than legislation being considered by House Democrats that would demand troops leave before September 2008. However, several Senate Democrats have been reluctant to impose a strict deadline on the president.

Answer 1

The Americans, instead of realizing that this is as bad as World War Two, or even worse, are going to pull out of Iraq, handing it over to Iran on a silver platter. Next may come the Saudis and the rest of the Gulf states. When dirty bombs go off all over Western towns, who is going to stop the Iranians?..

I think Hizbullah will attack again as soon as they are fully re-equipped and I think it will be during the summer, while Israel is still in a military and political turmoil. This time you will have to destroy Hizbullah no matter what the cost may be…

I think there are two ways to avoid this Armageddon. One can be a major war which the West can win… Eventually, the West will have to tackle the Iranians, it is better that they do it now to avert a world catastrophe later. With Iran defeated the Islamic onslaught will lose its base, and it may be the turning point in history to defeat the menace of extreme Islam. The majority of the Moslems don’t want this confrontation anyway…

Alternatively, all the West has to do is follow Putin’s ways. He assassinates his enemies without blinking an eye. Assassinate the four or five Mullahs who run the show, Ahmadinejad and a few more Iranian fanatics, and the War can be avoided. It may be difficult to do, but not impossible. With today’s hi-tech technology I am sure that new weapons against individuals are being prepared right now. I think it would be a better way of handling the matter than an all-out war against Islam.”

Answer 2

Calling it 'mumbo jumbo/nonsense implies that you simply don't understand the intent of the proposal. It's not complicated.

They are trying to open formal debate on our presence in Iraq with the intent of trying to speed up the process of ending our presence in that country and the horrrible cost both financially and in terms of our childrens lives.

Where's the difficulty there? What part of that is so hard for you to grasp? Why is that 'mumbo jumbo'?

Answer 3

... have a large call. i could be conscious the question like this... Why are not all air respiration, pulse having people outraged a the gross human rights atrocities committed in Iraq/Gitmo via US? i understand "Christians" are meant to have greater morals and all that, yet come on... I actual have met much extra Buddhists/Hindus/Muslims that prepare what they carry forth that Christians. so a techniques as violence is going... ever study the Bible? it is stuffed with disgusting gory, bloody and outrageous thoughts. feels like God is in want of violence, a minimum of one might get that concept examining the previous testomony. So hell, shall we only kill all of us who does no longer "have faith". Dont get me all started on the sexism interior the Bible, Im bowled over Christains enable their different halves go away the abode! besides thats my answer.

Answer 4

Absolutely. Not only can you believe this but nobody has ever lied to you from there. Should you hear more than one perspective from Senators please believe everything heard,
again, absolutely.

Answer 5

you just said it , and u knowed it , it is only a lot of mumbo jumbo/nonsense

Answer 6

nothing but political posturing and getting on camera.