why is bush trying to veto the senates passing of the bill that would bring our troops home in march?

Question

In march of next year is when the senate is trying to have our troops come home but Bush is trying to veto the passing of this bill/law and I would like to hear a few opinions/facts why.

Answer 1

He doesn't want funding for his illegal war.

Answer 2

Because...
1) It gives a definite date that we would be leaving allowing the bad guys to plan their next big offensive
and
2) It was loaded up with pork to raise the cost of the bill 40% of its original value

It gives the President a way to get funding for continued operations or blame the Democrats for cutting the funds.

Edit - corygryph that's 2 for 2 today. Why is it OK for a Democrat President to use the veto and that's not refusing to share power but rather using his Constitutional rights as President, but when Bush threatens to veto a bill that is almost half again as much its him wanting to act alone?

Answer 3

Because like a lot of people (people you never seem to hear of because the media makes it so everyone is so against the war) anyway they don't think that pulling out so soon would not be good for our country or theirs. It would be probably not safe for our country. Plus if we announce it on public TV the enemy would use that to their advantage and do something drastic. As much as I don't agree with how the war has ended up (I was for the war in the beginning because despite what the country has made it out to be, Bush was told by his intelligence that there were weapons of mass destruction and there still might be I mean all through the 80's and 90's OUR country provided them with those weapons so I think it would be fair to say that they are over there) anyway I think we need to pull out eventually but not giving us enough time to secure things over there or trying to finalize things could be devastating for our country. The Democrats and people running for President promising that they will take our troops out as soon as possible or something similar IS NOT thinking of our country's best interest. I know it's devastating to have soldiers die but except a few most soldiers want to be over there and I know a few that I am friends with that have come back saying how much the Middle East is thanking us for helping them.

Answer 4

Because they are trying to set a definite time for with-drawl and that is not how you fight a war, you fight until someone gives up, and that should not be us, because if it is then the terrorists will follow us home and bring this fight right to our door step and then lots of innocent civilians will die and all of the lilly livered Democrats will be crying saying we didn't see that coming even though they were told it would, and by the way the President does not have to try to veto anything he just does it.

PopD, how many wars have you and your family served in? i know several of the Bush men have served, so again your statement holds no merit

Answer 5

Because Bush remains egotistical and stubborn. He knows how unpopular his war is with the American people, he should have gotten that message when the Democrats won so much in the mid-term elections.

The nation gave Congress to the Democrats because they wanted the legislative branch to stand up to Bush for a change. But it unfortunately appears Bush will remain hard-headed right to the end.

Answer 6

Bush veto's what he doesn't like, regardless of what the American people want. It will only prove he failed to continue to dupe the American people. The last veto was, what, against stem cell research?

If the troops leave Iraq, companies like Halliburton (which Cheney is former CEO with a deferred stock option) won't make as much money with their no-bid contracts. Halliburton shareholders have made *millions* on Iraq, why would they want to pull out?

Also, keeping Americans afraid for their lives (think Boehner saying terrorists will follow our troops home if we pull out) targets their fundamental need to feel safe and therefore, to submit to status quo. He needs Americans to be scared "stupid" so they won't start thinking for themselves.

Answer 7

Review the voting record of 'ALL' the members in the house and senate.
The Two major parties basically get a failing grade in bringing the troops home.

There are a few individual exceptions.
There are only two anti-war Presidental Candidates.
Hillary or Obama? Guess again.

Answer 8

The withdrawal of troops set forth by congress has no miltary basis....President warned that he would veto any bill that included legislation on how the war is fought. The better question i swhy Congress wasted time and tax payer dollars drafting a bill that was promised to be vetoed....

Answer 9

Because the bill was loaded with spending that has absolutely nothing to do with the DoD, the VA, or the situation in Iraq and Afghanistan. That's why. He wants funds for the troops, not a cubic buttload of pet projects the Democrats had to throw in just to get the vote numbers up.

Pop D, I hate to tell you, but, his nephew just joined the military. Your argument holds no water.

Edit:
Answer me this: What do Hurricane Katrina, tours of the Capital Building, and the funding of counties for not being able to use Federal Lands have to do with a platoon of soldiers in Anbar? Nothing. It's insulting to the voter and tax payer to tell them that you tried to fund the war, when you tried to grease the barrel for the pork, while doing so. It's corrupt and just plain unethical.

Answer 10

because the Senate doesn't have the authority to do any such thing. the Constitution is very clear on this. all the Congress's can do is defund the war, they cannot tell the President how to use the troops

Answer 11

dont get me wrong as a military spouse ill be glad when its over....but i agree that there shouldnt be a bill passed giving a definite date and pretty much if the american public knows the whole world does too. they will just wait us out and attack as soon as our troops are out and well end up right back over there again. noone outside of the military should know when they are moving the troops out. plus do you have any idea how vulnerable our troops over there are gonna be if they ALL move out on a date that the whole world knows about?