WASHINGTON – In grudging concessions to President Bush, Democrats intend to draft an Iraq war-funding bill without a timeline for the withdrawal of U.S. troops and shorn of billions of dollars in spending on domestic programs, officials said Monday.
While details remain subject to change, the measure is designed to close the books by Friday on a bruising veto fight between Bush and the Democratic-controlled Congress over the war. It would provide funds for military operations in Iraq through Sept. 30, the end of the fiscal year.
Democratic officials stressed the legislation was subject to change. They spoke on condition of anonymity, saying they were not authorized to discuss provisions before a planned presentation to members of the party‘s rank and file later in the day.
You know what the worst part of this is? A timeline is the right way to go. It forces us to start making plans to leave, and forces the Iraqis to stick up for themselves. It gets our soldiers home, and stops the money suck that is the mismanaged Iraq war. All in all, Democrats stood up, for once.
Well, now they’ve rolled right back over. They got pressured into changing tunes, and proceeded to give up when their “patriotism” was called into question. Apparently letting troops root in a desert is much more patriotic than doing whatever you can to bring them home.
So the next time a Democrat either lectures you about not standing up against the war, or berates the President for stubbornly “staying the course,” have a good laugh at them because they’re most likely as responsible; particularly if they voted for this bill.
