Congress reaches deal on new defense bill after Bush veto [ bush wins]

[rodeodance]

Source: the hill

Congress reaches deal on new defense bill after Bush veto
By Roxana Tiron
Posted: 01/16/08 03:22 PM

Congress has reached a compromise with the White House over a defense authorization bill provision that had drawn complaints from the Iraqi government.

Those complaints prompted President Bush to veto the defense bill last month. He complained that a provision in the bill that allowed victims of terrorism to be awarded compensation from frozen foreign assets of state sponsors of terror could have crippled the fledgling Iraqi government with billions of dollars in liability.

Under the compromise, Iraq is excluded from the provision, but other state sponsors of terrorism, such as Iran and Syria, could see frozen assets used as compensation. The compromise is likely to leave American victims taken hostage and tortured by Saddam Hussein’s regime during the first Gulf War without recourse in U.S. federal court.

The new language allows the president to waive the entire provision with regards to claims against Iraq for acts of terrorism that happened before or on the date of the enactment of the 2008 defense authorization bill. The president is required to make a national security determination before issuing a waiver and must notify Congress 30 days prior to issuing it.

Read more: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php

[Ian David]

1. Once again, a reach-around across the aisle. Bipartisanship with Repukes is date-rape. n/t

[superconnected]

11. You can't rape the willing.

Unfortunately our dem majority is willing.

[Ian David]

13. But we did make them promise not to cum in our hair. n/t

[fascisthunter]

2. Congrats on Caving Once Again

useless

[VP505]

3. So once again

"we the people" get hosed in the name of so called bipartisanship. :grr: :grr: :grr: Why bother having any Dem's in congress at all if they are going to continue to be useless?

[Purveyor]

6. We won't if they think they can pull the same bullshit they pulled last year... eom

[Purveyor]

4. Well it looks like this year is going to be the same as last. eom

[NV Whino]

5. @#!**!@#!!!*

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[Dont_Bogart_the_Pretzel]

14. what NV Whino said

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[quiet.american]

7. Way to go, Congress -- you make me proud! -- NOT. nt

[Turbineguy]

8. I see this as Bush

dipping deeper into his overdraft. More damage for the next administration to undo, and charged against Bush's legacy in history. The worst president ever with number 2 a distant second.

[rcsl1998]

9. On Or Before 2008?!?

...that's POST-Saddam!

[thunder rising]

12. GOOD CATCH ... hadn't thought of FUTURE torture ... rendition still in fashion?

[KoKo]

10. What else is new..Dems Cave...Dems Compromise...Dems don't have the Votes...

:snooze: