House Rejects Plan to Pull Troops from Afghanistan

[G_j]

http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/news/2010/3/11/house_rejects_plan_to_pull_troops.htm

House Rejects Plan to Pull Troops from Afghanistan

March 11, 2010
William Douglas

WASHINGTON - The House of Representatives rejected a resolution Wednesday that called on President Barack Obama to withdraw U.S. troops from Afghanistan by year's end.

However, the 65 to 356 vote highlighted the willingness of liberal Democrats to abandon the president on a major issue even as important votes loom on health care, and signaled that many in his party are weary of waging war.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., gave Democrats the freedom to vote their conscience on the resolution rather than muscling them to back Obama's war policy. In the end, 60 Democrats and five Republicans voted for the resolution while 189 Democrats and 167 Republicans voted against it.

"If the leadership didn't want this debate, we wouldn't be here, there was no pushback," said Rep. Jim McGovern, D-Mass. "This debate here today, more than the vote, (was) to express to the White House that there is concern - we need to talk about clarity, about when our military contribution to the political solution comes to an end."

Rep. Dennis Kucinich, D-Ohio, introduced the resolution, with the backing of other liberals who are angry with Obama for doubling down in Afghanistan after assuming what they thought was an anti-war posture during the 2008 presidential campaign.


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[mvd]

1. I definitely would have voted for it

At least it keeps the subject being talked about.

[Mari333]

2. money money money mooooney

those who voted NAY are not going to give up their war machine profits.

and now, we know who you are, you scum sucking maggots.

[LakeSamish706]

3. Yep, and I for one am very happy to have that on record. Be nice to have a similar

vote in the Senate on record.

[G_j]

4. I wholeheartedly agree

with your assessment!

[Echo In Light]

5. +1

[Dragonfli]

6. Of course they did, the Republican majorities... er I mean . They are exactly the same?

No one left to vote for anymore I guess.

[Mari333]

7. thats the part thats so damned sad

disappointed, disgusted base wont even show up to vote. and they will sit in their offices and wonder why because they are blinded by greed.

[Dragonfli]

9. No They will assume as always we will vote for them anyway

As per the post by Will.
They figure we will run through walls to vote for war and against our own interests.
They are arogant and no longer pretend they have to be any different.
They assume we will still think they are somehow the better choice.

Painfully arrogant, remember we are Retards to them.

[Autumn]

11. Assumption. I have always heard

assumption is the mother of all fuck ups. A bad choice is still a bad choice, I am no longer afraid of that boogie man under the bed.

[Robb]

8. Uncomfortable as it may be to discuss

...those who spoke in favor of Kucinich's resolution went on to describe their vision of fighting the war, not peace.

The debate was valuable, if for no other reason that to point out that there are zero anti-war Representatives.

[Moochy]

10. 60 voted against,189 democrats voted for the Lie that Afghanistan is the 'Good War'

Stick:
Some are cynically voting like scared little shits still frightened from the Bush Administration,

Carrot:
and some probably got some secret riders to bring federal dollars to their district in exchange for their support.