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Senate Rejects Calls for Iraq Troop WithdrawalPosted on Jun 22, 2006The stricter of the two bills being voted on--a measure that would have mandated a pullout by 2007--went down 86-13. The bill that didn’t have a timetable was defeated 60-39, with all but one Republican and six Democrats voting against the measure. UPDATE: The Senate is weighing a modest troop reduction in the coming months.
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By Pragmatique, June 22, 2006 at 3:08 pm #
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Of course the politicians in Washington are going to posture over “drawing down” the number of troops we have in Iraq. But that’s all it is, posturing. Both political parties have a vested interest in keeping the war going because they’re being paid plenty of money through “campaign contributions” by the very entities making a financial killing from the war.
All the Iraq civilans plus the US and colition forces being killed and maimed over the course of the war are really just collateral damage in the pursuit of corporate profits.
If the war is ever to stop, it’ll only stop when there’s no more profit in continuing, or when stopping it becomes a way to even more profits.
Our government is infested with immoral and unethical politicians from top to bottom, and both parties are conducting a well orchestrated charade meant to deceive the American voters into believing that there’s a meaningful political debate going on in Washington.
Pay no attention to anything the politicans may say, because they’re just well paid actors parading in front of television cameras pretending they’re representing the American people.
Report thisBy George S Semsel, June 22, 2006 at 1:33 pm #
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The votes by democrats over Iraq tell me why I cannot support that party any more than I can support the ones who created the war there.
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