Constitution, prohibits the president from waging war without declaration of war from Congress. U.S on Iraq was also illegal under the principles set forth by Nuremberg War Crimes Tribunal. ..…
Remember when asked about when the end of Afghanistan and Iraq would happen, President George W. GOP Congress went wild and made hay. My point is Democrats did not join with Republicans in loudly opposing Obama's Iraq like GOP has done standing lock-armed with Democrats..…
or at least cooperated with those who attacked United States on 11, President Bush was able to persuade Congress to authorize military assault upon Iraq in 2003, with the goal of removing Hussein from power. ..…
CQ Roll Call Budget Editor Peter Cohn analyzed the impact of the law and found that discretionary spending did fall dramatically — and many of the savings resulted from changes unrelated to the law or actions by Congress, like lower interest rates and troop drawdowns Iraq and..…
As the Robert Mueller fiasco smolders out, it is damning that the Democratic Party, in its zest and zeal to welcome any critical assessment of Trump’s unethical behavior, has barely mentioned that Mueller, in his previous role as director of the FBI, played a small but significant role in convincing the..…
As the Robert Mueller fiasco smolders out, it is damning that the Democratic Party, in its zest and zeal to welcome any critical assessment of Trump’s unethical behavior, has barely mentioned that Mueller, in his previous role as director of the FBI, played a small but significant role in convincing the..…
At that time Netanyahu also urged Congress to invade Iraq. Netanyahu assured Congress that Saddam was trying to get nuclear weapons, and great things would come of a war: . ..…
Damage to Iranian oil infrastructure could put millions of tons of carbon into the atmosphere, Iraq War, and the war against ISIS.. Congress endorsed rush to war against Iraq and Afghanistan based on rosy assumptions, false promises and, in the case of Iraq, intelligence. ..…
DoD made ex gratia payments Afghanistan and Iraq in 2016 and offered further payments Iraq in 2017, to Congress under NDAA. ..…
The Framers made it clear that the law of our nation prohibits the president and his military forces from waging war against another nation without first securing declaration of war from Congress.. Therefore, U.S soldiers fighting and killing people Iraq had to have known that they were..…
The budget proposal calls for $350 million in FMF for Jordan (down from $425 million appropriated by Congress in FY 2018). Figures for Iraq are difficult to discern because military assistance to that country is no longer part of the FMF account, rather it is rolled into the US Defence..…
One of the architects of the Iraq war, John Bolton is now busy attempting to involve the US in a new confrontation in Iran. ... Business Insider has reported that the AUMF has been used to allow military action in Afghanistan, the Philippines, Georgia, Yemen, Djibouti, Kenya, Ethiopia, Eritrea,..…
Barbara Lee (D-CA) was the only member of Congress to support it. . I remember a time when it was “unacceptable” to question the Iraq War. . ... Barack Obama (D-IL), who said he would have voted against the Iraq War had he been in Congress, portrayed the war in..…
In Vietnam, the villains were the antiwar movement and the Congress; in Iraq, it’s George Bush and Barack Obama. ..…
Did Jeff Sessions lie to Congress? . . . . . Checking Bernie Sanders on confirmation precedent . . . . . Fact-checking Trump on his Iraq refugee claims . . . . . Fact-checking Trump's claims on voter fraud . ..…
Amidst this policy crisis, the neocons agitated for an alternative strategy of regime change in Iraq. Under this pressure, Clinton persuaded Congress to pass the Iraq Liberation Act in 1998 that committed the United States to overthrowing Saddam Hussein. . ..…
Yet, according to them, often in testimony before Congress, whether in Iraq, Afghanistan, or elsewhere, that military is always making progress. ..…
Sometime Pentagon proceeded to revise its outstanding war plans for U.S military intervention into Persian Gulf order to destroy Iraq. Defendant Bush has continued to lie and cover up to American people and Congress the true nature and extent of U.S casualties during Persian Gulf War.. ..…
Did Jeff Sessions lie to Congress? . . . . . Checking Bernie Sanders on confirmation precedent . . . . . Fact-checking Trump on his Iraq refugee claims . . . . . Fact-checking Trump's claims on voter fraud . . . . . . ..…
Bush administration is facing pressure from Congress to demonstrate political and military progress Iraq, ratcheting up of pressure on al-Maliki to produce.. While saying that in the military sphere there is some progress being made, Bush's of Iraq's convoluted and bitter life..…
Petraeus and Ryan Crocker, U.S to Iraq, testified before Congress... ..…
That means the president would have to get new approval from Congress to continue the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and other places. . ..…
While except one Democrat, supported the authorization of force to fight al-Qaeda in the aftermath of the 11 attacks in 2001, majority of Democrats Congress voted against the authorization to invade Iraq the following year.. Also unlike Gulf of Tonkin resolution, which was presented..…
Furious that Senate and House would depart on one-month recess while leaving critical decisions behind, that Congress owes it to the thousands of U.S troops laying their lives on Iraq to renew the authorization for military force... Congress by the people's elected..…
Congress . Iraq . ISIS . NDAA . . Murphy helps raise campaign cash to defeat NRA-backed Republicans . ..…
Paul also says the president should return to Congress in year for reauthorization and limit U.S to Iraq and Syria.. ..…
Members of Congress were far less likely than Bush administration to spread false statements about the need for Iraq, according to new study. ... Hampton points to the discrepancies between the executive and legislative branches in pushing the war as proof that the administration had to..…
Petraeus and Crocker are due to testify to Congress next week about Iraq now that the 30,000 troops Bush ordered there in a surge being withdrawn. ..…
And, of course, only four of the officials — Powell, Rice, Rumsfeld, and Wolfowitz — have testified before Congress about Iraq. . ..…
this represents constructive change in tactics, which both opens the door to diplomatic solutions Iraq and might diffuse some of Democratic of Congress.. They should be about solving Iraq's problems and helping to stabilize Baghdad. ..…
'San Jose Mercury News - Voters growing impatient with Congress 'At least 22 state legislatures are considering resolutions urging Congress to stop the deployment of more U.S. troops to Iraq, said David Sirota, the Montana-based co-chairman of the Progressive States Network . .....…
The Indiana senator appeared frustrated that the president has not done more to consult Congress on Iraq policy.. In the past, the administration has been inclined not to disregard Congress, except to not take Congress very seriously, he said. ..…
The Indiana senator appeared frustrated that the president has not done more to consult Congress on Iraq policy... In the past, the administration has been inclined not to disregard Congress, except to not take Congress very seriously, .. ..…
She also interjected her story with jabs at President Bush, Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, Patriot Act, Iraq, Congress debate over what constitutes torture and the response to Hurricane Katrina in home state of Louisiana.. ..…
This entry was posted on Saturday, September 23rd, 2006 at 5 59 pm and is filed under Congress Humor, Election Satire, Iraq War Humor, Joe Lieberman, Politics Satire, Song Parodies. ..…
We can hope that in November the voters will elect Democrats to take control of Congress and focus on health care costs, policy, our debt, and getting us out of Iraq. We do not need our Congress promoting discrimination and narrow-minded religious beliefs... ..…
The current mess Iraq was approved by both Democrats and Republicans Congress. ..…
By 2000, France had become Iraq’s largest supplier of military and dual-use equipment, according to a senior member of Congress who declined to be identified. . ... In a report to Congress, the CIA said Iraq had constructed two “mixing” buildings for solid-propellant..…
Subsequently, the president used the decision of United Nations to persuade most of the members of Congress to endorse the doctrine as American policy apply it to Iraq. ..…
WASHINGTON -- President Bush called Congress solid vote Thursday to give him the power to invade Iraq message to Saddam Hussein and the world that United States is resolved to disarm the rogue state. ... Bush appealed to Congress in national address Monday to give him the war..…
WASHINGTON -- Congress is expected to hand President Bush today, authorizing him to use military force against Iraq to rid it of nuclear, biological and chemical weapons materials.. ..…
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