Comments on: Senate Republicans Block Iraq Debate

Democrats Sought Measure For Full-Fledged Senate Debate Over Bush War Plan

[bluestardad]

Founded in 1953 by Isaiah L. "Si" Kenen, AIPAC's original name was the American Zionist Committee for Public Affairs. According to UCLA political science professor and author, Steven Spiegel, "the tension between the Eisenhower administration and Israeli supporters was so acute that there were rumors (unfounded as it turned out) that the administration would investigate the American Zionist Council. Therefore, an independent lobbying committee was formed, which years later was renamed [AIPAC]." [SPIEGEL, p. 52].[citation needed] Today, AIPAC has over 100,000 members.[1]
Activities and stated goals
AIPAC's stated purpose is to lobby the Congress of the United States on issues and legislation "to ensure that the U.S.-Israel relationship is strong so that both countries can work together" to meet the challenges of "stopping Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons, fighting terrorism and achieving peace".[2] It regularly meets with members of Congress and holds events where it can share its views. It also provides analysis of the voting records of U.S. federal representatives and senators with regard to how they voted on legislation related to Israel. AIPAC has been effective in gaining support for Israel among members of Congress and White House administrations.
The New York Times described AIPAC on July 6, 1987 as "a major force in shaping United States policy in the Middle East."

[inventagod]

Hmmm
Strong Bu$h koolaid this week.
The cult has it's way with America.

Stay the Course!

At any cost. Even the reality of no re-election.
So much for the will of the people...

[bluestardad]

condumism; sounds like you hit it on the head except for the Confederate States thing people of the south still have honor too.

[luvny-2009]

excellent article
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/06/opinion/06luttwak.html?th&emc=th

THE sooner President Bush can get his extra troops for a %u201Csurge%u201D in Iraq, the sooner he will be able to announce that all American troops are coming home because of the inevitable failure of the Iraqi government to %u201Clive up to its side of the bargain.%u201D In fact, in the run-up to the surge proposal, it is unlikely that there was any real two-sided bargaining before Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki was induced to issue promises %u2014 particularly in terms of government troops taking on Shiite militias %u2014 that he cannot possibly fulfill. Mr. Maliki, it seems, simply agreed to whatever was asked of him, to humor the White House and retain American support for a little while longer.

That SOB always has a plan to cover his a$$!! This is right on target!

[condumism]

I like what I see in the GOPig hopefuls that have declared themselves presidential candidates. Who in their right mind would run for president these days after the millions of tazpayer $$$ that the neocon Congress wasted on trying to destroy Bill Clinton? Let's take a closer look at these GOPigs:
John McCain: pro-Iraq war, pro-troop surge, King of all Flip-Floppers.
Guliani: Wife beater
Romney: A thief that brought the Winter Olympics to Salt LAke based upon FRAUDULENT transactions.
Brownback: A Kansass Neocon Nutt case with ZERO appeal outside of Kansass.

The Republicon base is now nothing more than fundamentally ill nutts, and diehard, self-centered scum residing in the original Confederate States.

[dallison7]

I would say go hard-line and block all war funding to force the withdrawal of our troops from Iraq..... But, I would bet bills to bullets GW and the criminal administration would be Vengeful and purposely let a large number of our soldiers Die over there, so they could claim a lack of funding killed them for political gain.
Posted by tru_america1

I would say that is a very real possibility considering the fact that they outed a CIA agent for revenge.

[condumism]

Ever conversed with (play on words) a 28%er, one that still supports the Neocon/Bush/Cheney agenda? I did for the first time recently, and I would swear on a stack of Bibles that I was talking with a Zombie, or, the living dead.

[exusmcsgt]

I think in the end, we'll all end up thanking GW for systematically dismantling the Republican stranglehold on our country with his arrogance.


Posted by tru_america1 at 08:57 AM : Feb 06, 2007

I have often stated that the Dems could never have discredited the neocon aganda as effectively as the neocons themselves have done.

[newsjeff-2009]

The GOP senate is still power hungry even though several GOP senators lost re-election last year in November 2006. GOP senators need to wake up and smell the coffee. The minimum wage increase that Republicans senators have voted against numerous times.(Tom Coburn(R-Okla.) and a few other GOP senators even voted against a minimum wage increase bill that gives billions of dollars in tax breaks and tax relief to small and large businesses and companies)Of course voters in six states voted to raise minimum wage in Montana,Ohio,Missouri,Colorado,Arizona,Neveda, and recently Iowa passed a law that will raise their minimum wage to $7.25 by mid January 2008. So GOP senators making fun and laughing at Democrat hopefuls like Senator Obama and Senator Hillary Clinton, just remember, voters in numerous states have voted for raising minimum wage and have expessed concern for this ongoing war, but most GOP senators want it to continue. I am sure voters in numerous states that do have a higher minimum wage are aware of which party and which president gave states the right to set their own state minimum wage laws: One Guess: It was President Clinton and Democrats that gave all 50 states that right. Seems to me like GOP senators are still out of touch with what voters want even though several Republican senators lost re-election last year, and voters in 6 states voted to raise their state minimum wage levels thanks to Democrats giving them that right when Clinton was President.

[exusmcsgt]

The irony, is the war in Iraq is emboldening Iran to extend its extreme terriorist ways...

Posted by ozilot at 08:29 AM : Feb 06, 2007

And why wouldn't Iran take advantage of the neocon's stupidity? Iran, for decades desired to expand their influence into SE Iraq but Hussein kept them at bay. Along come the neocons and remove the gate keeper.

The Iranian's have to be laughing right up their sleeves at the neocon's stupidity.