Democrats in congress are now taking steps to harm our troops, what should be done about them?

Question

Make no mistake, the Turkey Genocide bill was by no means about genocide, it is about DISRUPTING the flow of supplies to our troops.

Should we take steps to impeach them?

Answer 1

You are 100% correct, it IS about harming the President's ability to successfully wage war in Iraq. You have to understand that if we WIN this war and stabilize Iraq, that plays VERY POORLY for the idiots in Congress who opposed it. They cannot allow Bush to be successful. It burns them up whenever he makes any amount of headway because they want America to vilify him. It's the only way they have any chance in the Presidential election, since they know their Congress has the lowest approval ratings in History.

All of that being said...
Congresspersons can be recalled by a majority vote... or just not re-elected. Harry Reid will be out next time around, as his favourable rating in his state has now dipped lower than Rush Limbaugh's there, believe it or not. If I were Mr. Reid, I'd be a bit embarrassed about that.

By the way, Bluesman... I can list off three Democratic LEADERS who should be indicted for MAJOR crimes and have not been. You cannot prove ANY charge against Bush or you WOULD have.
So I'd drop the bravado. Just makes you look silly.

Henry VIII... your Democrats thought they knew the WILL OF THE PEOPLE and they have gotten the LOWEST approval rating in history. You're pulling numbers out of your backside.
I love when people quote statistics and have NO evidence to support it.

Answer 2

More right wing propaganda. No one is trying to hurt the troops. Good grief! Just because someone doesn't agree with your narrow minded way of black and white thinking doesn't mean they are bad or that they are trying to hurt anyone. Actually over 60% of Americans want us out of Iraq. Defunding the war would accomplish that and save us tons of money. Unfortunately, while in the majority, the Democrats do not have a large enough majority to really do the will of the people as the people would have them do it. So what happens is the Democrats do propose limits and they are soon voted down by the Republicans who don't care about the will of the people. If by some miracle the Republicans do show a little care for the will of the people than Bush will veto the bill anyway. But the Democrats must keep trying. Eventually the Republicans will be pressured by upcoming elections to finally do the people's will or the fact that they don't will be used against them in the elections.

The Turkey issue with the Armenian genocide is something that should not have been brought up. That happened 92 years ago by a government that no longer exists.

Answer 3

This is a ludicrous question, more akin to what I would expect to see off a right-leaning TV show than a real question. To wit, I'm sure many are familiar with the PATRIOT act. One of the earmarks (by a replican senator) did very much the same thing, except this senator got up and stated we needed to spend this money for peanut farmer for "national security". If you don't like earmarks (better known as "pork"), you have the republicans to thank. You see, Clinton had established the line item veto. However, the republican congress didn't like the fact that a democratic president could cross out their pork, so thy took it to the supreme court which got the line item veto thrown out. So now, both sides are free to add as much pork as they want to any bill. Which, of course, brings us to where we are today. Anyone who cares enough can look back through the congressional record and gag on the amount of pork that has been passed by this administration. This is what happens in one party has too much power. A true supporter of our troops would bring them home, as there not doing much good in the heart of a region that has been at war pretty much for the last 2000 years, not to mention that we should have never gone in the first place. ~X~

Answer 4

Congress persons are not impeached. The may be recalled by a majority of voters. The Democrats are not however attempting to harm the soldiers in Iraq, or even to upset the balance in Iraq. The Turkey thing is a separate issue that has been milling around for quite some time.

Answer 5

In 1970, then-Representative Gerald R. Ford defined the criteria as he saw it: "An impeachable offense is whatever a majority of the House of Representatives considers it to be at a given moment in history." Impeachments occur for treason, bribery, and other high offenses. Declaring genocide is none of these things. Why should we pander to another nation? Have you no faith in our troops?

Answer 6

During the Cold War the Democrats were the best ally the Soviet Union had, now they are the best ally Al Qaeda has.

Answer 7

Hopefully people learned their lesson when they voted for the Democraps in the last election and won't vote that way again.

By upsetting Turkey with this bill, we lose support from an "ally" in the region. Turkey is considering attacking the Kurds now, who seem to be the only group in Iraq that can get their act together.

The handwringing over Blackwater in Congress is meant to hurt our troops too.

Answer 8

Yeah, I think it is really petty to take a stand against genocide. How selfish of Congress. Do you really want to take what little of America's soul is left away and flush it down the toilet?

Answer 9

I too believe that the only purpose of this bill now is to barb Bush and disrupt the flow of supplies.
I do believe steps should be taken to stop congress from this destructive goal.

Answer 10

I suppose the dimbulbs will be going after Rome now. How about the ancient Egyptians too.