Post #133

Subject: Again, George W. Bush defies the Constitution… Pt. III

George Weasel Bush signed H.R. 5122, the “John Warner National Defense Authorization Act” which bars funding for permanent basis in Iraq. He also issued a “signing statement” that said he is just going to ignore that part because he already signed his own treaty for those bases that nobody ratified – my Posts #120 and #121.

I wonder how John McCain feels about faithfully executing the laws especially if those laws might interfere with an open-ended commitment of more troops – his strategy for victory in Iraq.

http://www.johnmccain.com/Informing/Issues/fdeb03a7-30b0-4ece-8e34-4c7ea83f11d8.htm

Did ya notice that McCain did not define “victory?” He only said what “victory” was not – Iraqi elections, for example.

Some things which might satisfy McCain’s definition of “victory:”
- McCain’s election day being declared a national holiday in Iraq.
- Iraqi Security goes to Pakistan and beheads Osama.
- Iraqi Parliament declares the Viet Cong a terrorist organization.

I admire McCain’s personal courage – and often wonder how I’d fare under similar circumstances. But we do not need a President who is wrestling with ghosts of Vietnam

Ya know, I thought the Historical Lesson of Vietnam was that we shouldn’t have been there in the first place – no amount of “surging” will help in someone else’s civil war.