The Netroots On Iraq: Clueless
Maybe not all the Netroots, but certainly this man:
. . . This bill makes the war illegal, which is just as unenforceable as defunding the war (which Bush can easily bypass with Enron-style accounting). There is $800B in that pot, and you know the money can be moved around.
Where does this man come up with this? How in heavens does it make it illegal? By saying so? Does it repeal the Iraq AUMF? No. This is pure and simple, ignorant arrant nonsense.
More:
Besides, there's still the conference with the Senate, where the bill will be filibustered (the Senate version is better, too). There's still the veto to overcome.
And this is a SELLING POINT? But let's get to the nitty gritty. Stoller does not care about ending the war:
This whole exercise is about politics. Bush is in Iraq 4evah, and he's not going to let anything derail him, whether it's making the war illegal or defunding it.
If that makes you feel better Matt, keep lying to yourself. Because that is what you just did. Defund the war and see how Bush pays for it. With an 800B slush fund? Sheesh. You sound like a 9/11 conspiracist, Matt.
But let's get down to what you really think:
There's only one endgame for Iraq, and that's to force Republicans in Congress to recognize that it's their asses on the line.
Say what? That's YOUR strategy? Might as well say you are not going to do anything. Hell, that is what you are saying. You have given up. So just stop pretending, none of you will do a thing. Go stop Presidential debates, you sure as heck are not going to do anything to try and stop a war.
And here is a man who will not listen because he does not want to:
But I'm going to put you on the spot. You are valiantly arguing that Iraq is a total mess, which is true. But where's your endgame. Nothing, even defunding, is enforeable without political will.
Nice to know the "netroots" has decided to sit out the most important issue of the past decade. Good job boys.
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