False Choice
Representative Barney Frank of Massachusetts, asserts that the war in Afghanistan was the response to the terrorist attacks, but not the war in Iraq.
In June, Senate Republicans forced a vote on a troop withdrawal amendment originally developed by Senator Kerry, who had held off from seeking a vote, while working with other Democrats to seek a broader consensus. Democrats remain divided over a deadline for troop withdrawal. However, the Republican whip, Senator Mitch McConnell of Kentucky simply scratched out Kerry's name, replaced it with his own and offered it for debate. The resolution Republicans offered could not be amended, but only voted up or down.
Last November, Democrats supported legislation, which passed in an overwhelming bipartisan vote, that declared 2006 should be a "year of significant transition" in Iraq.
The Republican resolution under debate in the House declared that the United States and its allies are "engaged in a global war on terror, a long and demanding struggle against an adversary that is driven by hatred of American values and that is committed to imposing, by the use of terror, its repressive ideology throughout the world." It declared that "the terrorists have declared Iraq to be the central front in their war against all who oppose their ideology."
Georgia Republican Charlie Norwood provided the typical false choice: "It is time to stand up and vote. Is it al Qaeda, or is it America?" The resolution was a political ploy, which called for rejecting any withdrawal deadline or being labeled an al Qaeda sympathizer. Democrats were left in a bind, but it also left Republicans in the situation of being committed to an open-ended presence in Iraq.
Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert said of the fight in Iraq: "The alternative would be to cut and run and wait for them to regroup and bring the terror back to our shores." More than 500 Americans have died since John Murtha called for redeployment of our troops last year. He has repeatedly told Republicans: "Rhetoric does not solve the problem. We need a plan. It's not enough to say stay the course."
In June, Senate Republicans forced a vote on a troop withdrawal amendment originally developed by Senator Kerry, who had held off from seeking a vote, while working with other Democrats to seek a broader consensus. Democrats remain divided over a deadline for troop withdrawal. However, the Republican whip, Senator Mitch McConnell of Kentucky simply scratched out Kerry's name, replaced it with his own and offered it for debate. The resolution Republicans offered could not be amended, but only voted up or down.
Last November, Democrats supported legislation, which passed in an overwhelming bipartisan vote, that declared 2006 should be a "year of significant transition" in Iraq.
The Republican resolution under debate in the House declared that the United States and its allies are "engaged in a global war on terror, a long and demanding struggle against an adversary that is driven by hatred of American values and that is committed to imposing, by the use of terror, its repressive ideology throughout the world." It declared that "the terrorists have declared Iraq to be the central front in their war against all who oppose their ideology."
Georgia Republican Charlie Norwood provided the typical false choice: "It is time to stand up and vote. Is it al Qaeda, or is it America?" The resolution was a political ploy, which called for rejecting any withdrawal deadline or being labeled an al Qaeda sympathizer. Democrats were left in a bind, but it also left Republicans in the situation of being committed to an open-ended presence in Iraq.
Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert said of the fight in Iraq: "The alternative would be to cut and run and wait for them to regroup and bring the terror back to our shores." More than 500 Americans have died since John Murtha called for redeployment of our troops last year. He has repeatedly told Republicans: "Rhetoric does not solve the problem. We need a plan. It's not enough to say stay the course."
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