A war resolution out of Congress–at last
Ok, I know it won’t stop the war. It won’t even redeploy American troops. But the recent House resolution finally said something to the President about ending the war. And make no mistake: Bush didn’t like it. He had to come out swinging, immediately. And for those of you (us) who really don’t like the resolution, and even tried to defeat it–like Dennis Kucinich and United for Peace and Justice–just think about what Bush would have said if the resolution had gone down. “My congratulations to the House for understanding that we can put no strings on this noble effort and our brave fighting men and women . . . . .” The anti-war side would have looked even more ridiculous, which is really saying something.
Here’s an important piece of history. The American people turned against the Vietnam War in late 1967, before the Tet offensive of early 1968. And it still took another eight years, until 1975, to end the war. It’s really hard to stop a war, even an unpopular one. We should feel good about the resolution, and help the Senate pass one too, and enjoy making Bush veto something. This is an important first step.
March 28th, 2007 at 9:15 am
And on Tuesday the Senate sent an equally strong rebuke, except, of course, for our esteemed “independent Democrat” who claims that those calling for troop withdrawals would “snatch defeat from the jaws of progress” in Iraq!
Today, we are truly blue, in all senses, in Connecticut.