Senate Approves $150 Billion for War in Iraq, Afghanistan

By Jeralyn, Section War In Iraq
Posted on Tue Oct 02, 2007 at 02:09:00 AM EST
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Yes, the Senate Democrats failed us again as they approved another $150 billion for the Iraq War and for Afghanistan:

The 92-3 vote comes as the House planned to approve separate legislation Tuesday that requires President Bush to give Congress a plan for eventual troop withdrawals.

The developments underscored the difficulty facing Democrats in the Iraq debate: They lack the votes to pass legislation ordering troops home and are divided on whether to cut money for combat, despite a mandate by supporters to end the war.

Memo to Senate Dems: What's so tough about following your mandate? So what if you lose, at least take a stand on the major issue you were elected on. It's really quite simple. Set a timetable now for all troops to be gone from Iraq or vote to cut off the funding.

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Senate to Bush: (5.00 / 1) (#8)
by kovie on Tue Oct 02, 2007 at 05:04:47 PM EST

We ADAMANTLY oppose this war and DEMAND that you bring our troops home and will not settle for ANYTHING less!!!

Now who do we make out the check to?

XOXO, Harry

Please explain (5.00 / 1) (#9)
by Donna Z on Tue Oct 02, 2007 at 06:39:05 PM EST

Is the 9 billion plus 70 of the so-called bridge, a down payment on 150 billion which they also approved? If so, that's it then. There will be no strings attached; just another blank check blowing hot air.

And now the swimsuit competition! (none / 0) (#1)
by robrecht on Tue Oct 02, 2007 at 07:12:35 AM EST

Biden (D-DE), Not Voting
Clinton (D-NY), Not Voting
Dodd (D-CT), Not Voting
McCain (R-AZ), Not Voting
Obama (D-IL), Not Voting

But let's not forget the nay-sayers:
Byrd (D-WV), Nay
Coburn (R-OK), Nay
Feingold (D-WI), Nay

: Biden (5.00 / 1) (#11)
by dutchfox on Wed Oct 03, 2007 at 04:49:42 AM EST

The esteemed Senator from Delaware

For Maliki and Iraqi leaders to suggest we don't have a right to express our opinion, I don't know who the hell they think they are. We have a right. We've expended our blood and treasure in order to back their commitment to their constitution. That's the deal."

Trying in vain to distance themselves (none / 0) (#2)
by Edger on Tue Oct 02, 2007 at 08:07:00 AM EST

from the ball and chain attached to their ankles, the same list of cowardly presidential candidates also ALL ran for cover and avoided voting last week when:

The Senate agreed on Thursday to increase the federal debt limit by $850 billion -- from $8.965 trillion to $9.815 trillion -- and then proceeded to approve a stop-gap spending bill that gives the Bush White House at least $9 billion in new funding for its war in Iraq.

Additionally, the administration has been given emergency authority to tap further into a $70 billion "bridge fund" to provide new infusions of money for the occupation while the Congress works on appropriations bills for the Department of Defense and other agencies.
Translation: Under the guise of a stop-gap spending bill that is simply supposed to keep the government running until a long-delayed appropriations process is completed -- probably in November -- the Congress has just approved a massive increase in war funding.
The move was backed by every senator who cast a vote, save one.
Wisconsin Senator Russ Feingold

When Biden, Clinton, Dodd, McCain, and Obama try down the road to claim that they did not vote for these bills, how many will remember that they did not vote against these bills?

Cowards.

Feingold on 0pposing continuing resolution (5.00 / 1) (#4)
by Ben Masel on Tue Oct 02, 2007 at 10:40:46 AM EST

in full

September 27, 2007
"I am disappointed that we are about to begin the 2008 fiscal year without having enacted any of the appropriations bills for that year. I am even more disappointed that we passed a continuing resolution that provides tens of billions of dollars to continue the misguided war in Iraq but does not include any language to bring that war to a close. We need to keep the federal government operating and make sure our brave troops get all the equipment and supplies they need, but we should not be giving the President a blank check to continue a war that is hurting our national security."

: Feingold has real principles that (none / 0) (#5)
by Edger on Tue Oct 02, 2007 at 10:54:44 AM EST

aren't just finger in the wind self serving crap like the rest of them.
A "Phony Senator", obviously.
Kucinich is another phony.
What can you do with guys like these two, anyway?
How in the hell did they ever get elected in the first place?
Both the House and the Senate need to clean up their acts...
Ahem.

keep banging the door (none / 0) (#3)
by po on Tue Oct 02, 2007 at 09:39:10 AM EST

So I see that the Senate voted 92-3 to give Bush 150,000,000 of the 190,000,000 he requested for Iraq. I'm sure it was too inconvenient for the Senate presidential contenders to take time out of their busy campaign schedules to vote on such a mundane matter. Not that it would have mattered.

I also saw that a majority of Americans say they want W's request either somewhat or significantly cut. Guess the majority got what it wanted.

But, I'm curious how do the supporters of bipartisanship and compromise like the result? And more importantly, what was accomplished?

I think he's a fiscal hawk (none / 0) (#7)
by kovie on Tue Oct 02, 2007 at 05:01:30 PM EST

when he's not busy being a complete nutjob. I.e. a different sort of Ron Paul.

Guess we won't be needing Cheney to break a tie! (none / 0) (#10)
by robrecht on Tue Oct 02, 2007 at 08:14:08 PM EST

What was that about the Republicans owning the war?