The Democrats in Congress Have a Dilemma

[Disturbed]

A majority of Americans want the US Troops out of Iraq with slow draw down.
If the US Troops withdraw from Iraq there might be bigger bloodbath there than
there is now and Iran may have a larger influence in Iraq than it now does. The oil
may not flow to America via US Oil Corps. The Dems would be blamed for all
of these unfortunate events, should they occur. Therefore, most of the Dems do
not want to be responsible for a US Troop Evacuation. It seems that the Dems are in
Catch22 situation, just where the Busholini Regime & the Rwing want them to be.

[cali]

1. bah.

Iraq is already an utter disaster. Do you realize that nearly 20% are refugees, that the death toll is around 1 million, that the gov't is in shambles, that the infrastructure is in dire shape, and that ethnic cleansing in much of Baghdad is "mission accomplished".

Get out now.

[derby378]

2. We put the Dems in charge at Capitol Hill for a reason

We wanted them to force Herr Decider to bring the occupation of Iraq to a halt, but it appears that many of them don't have the stomach for it. George W. Bush must be impeached. For all this talk about a "New Direction for America," I'm just not seeing where the 110th Congress has been all that effective. George W. Bush must be impeached. Meanwhile, the body count in Iraq continues to grow, and growing Iranian influence in Iraq has been inevitable as of March 2003. George W. Bush must be impeached.

[Disturbed]

3. Bush &/or Cheney will not be Impeached. The US Occupation

will continue even if a Dem becomes the next Pres., which is not a sure thing by a long shot.

[cali]

4. I agree. In fact, I wrote

an OP saying that yesterday. But I do think that the odds are strongly in favor of the dems winning the presidency and increasing their majorities, which will lead to a substantial drawdown.

[derby378]

6. If Bush is not impeached, then he gets away with his crimes...

...and the 110th Congress will have failed the American people. George W. Bush must be impeached. An example needs to be made of George W. Bush, since apparently we couldn't make an example of the White House Plot organizers in the 1930's that Gen. Smedley Butler blew the whistle on. George W. Bush must be impeached.

[VP505]

7. I agree,

and I also think that if the Dem's pursued impeachment against Cheney that we would see a BIG attitude change with the Bu$h Admin.

[Ravy]

10. But "we" left enough Republicans in there to ensure the war continues. nt

[Amonester]

5. "The oil may not flow to America via US Oil Corps."

The Dems would be blamed for that?

I don't think so, since that oil does not belong to US Oil Corps...

Anyway, that oil would not flow to America. It flows to India, Japan, and Australia.

Perhaps you meant "the obscene profits" would not flow into a few off-shore bank accounts that belong to a few oligarchs?

Why would anyone blame the Dems for not allowing that war crime to happen? (on edit: ... to continue?)

[Disturbed]

8. "that oil does not belong to US Oil Corps"

Many people would not agree with that. After all the dead & wounded Troops & $Billions I bet millions of Americans feel that the Iraqi oil should flow to America.

[Amonester]

11. the millions you're talking about must be the 20-something percent

brain-dead king georgie's supporters & enablers (of which many "Dems" elite R...)

[OzarkDem]

9. Ever heard of the United Nations?

They were formed especially for this kind of thing. Remember NATO and how they managed the quick, successful war in the Balkans?

Prior to Bush's unilateral invasion of Iraq, the US hasn't gone to war by itself since, I dunno, the Civil War?

Reject Bush's framing of foreign policy as something the US must do on its own. We are supposed to do this with allies, with peacekeeping forces.

Lets get back to doing that.

[bbgrunt]

12. they let it happen. let them drown in their shredded impeachment papers.

[Disturbed]

13. The Dems really believe that they can keep the US Occupation

going and still win more seats & the Pres./VP spot in '09. It's a long time 'till then.