Reply #37: as a poster told me, that's a judgment we have to make.

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but, political considerations underly EVERYTHING these politicians do. Are all votes susceptible to charges of political calculation, or, just votes in favor of the IWR?

And, if Clinton is guilty of everything Bush did in disregard of the mandates for restraint in that resolution, then Obama should be held accountable for everything Bush did behind the subsequent funding bills. Those funding bills were the most important lever Congress had in opposing Bush's occupation (according to most of the anti-occupation folks criticizing our recent Democratic majority), especially immediately after Bush disregarded the provisions in the resolution and preemptively and unilaterally invaded.