We Don’t Support The Troops–Democrats
Posted on November 16, 2007
Finally the Democrats are being honest enough to let the American people and our troops know they do not support them.
The bill demanding withdrawal from Iraq that the House passed on Weds, was rejected in the Senate today, making this 41 failed attempts to surrender in Iraq.
Also rejected was the motion to get the funds needed to our troops for munitions, food and other things needed by our troops, in a time of war.
“We’d rather see the Department of Defense, the military planners and our troops focusing on military maneuvers rather than accounting maneuvers as they carry out their mission in the field,” Fratto said. “I think Congress should send this money, allow these troops to get the equipment they need. There is no reason why they should not get the money. This isn’t like this is a last-minute effort and call for funding.”
He said the president sent his budget to Congress back in February last year. Along with that was the supplemental request for more than $145 billion for the global war on terror. The request last month was an augmentation to that request, but they’ve known that funding is needed, Fratto said.
Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Thursday that unless Congress passes funding for the war within days, he will direct the Army and Marine Corps to begin developing plans to lay off employees and terminate contracts early next year.
Gates, who met with lawmakers on Wednesday, said he does not have the money or the flexibility to move funds around to adequately cover the costs of the continuing operations in Iraq and Afghanistan.
“There is a misperception that this department can continue funding our troops in the field for an indefinite period of time through accounting maneuvers, that we can shuffle money around the department. This is a serious misconception,” Gates told reporters at the Pentagon.
As a result, he said, he is faced with the undesirable task of preparing to cease operations at Army bases by mid-February, and lay off about 100,000 defense department employees and an equal number of civilian contractors. A month later, he said, similar moves would have to be made by the Marines.
I much rather the Democratic politicians do it this way, because it takes the illusion they have been trying to dupe the public with, away, and shines a light right on the fact that they are weak on defense and that they do not now, nor have they, really supported the troops in the field.
Actions are louder and more truthful than words.
Macsmind points out:
That’s 100,000 voters by the way, and their families who will be affected by the Democrat’s playing politics with American’s lives.. How do you think that will turn out in the election?
The campaign ads are already being worked on.
That 100,000 number, mentioned by Macsmind, is just those affected and then total in their families, but in relation to the amount of bad will this will present to all Democrats voting not to send our troops what they need in the field and making life harder and more dangerous for them, we look to another group that represents 2.7 million more veterans and their families that the Democrats have just clearly alienated.
The American Legion was founded in 1919 on the four pillars of a strong national security, veterans affairs, Americanism, and patriotic youth programs. The Legion’s 2.7 million wartime veterans work for the betterment of their communities through more than 14,000 posts across the nation.
American Legion: Pass Iraq Funding Without Politics
The leader of the nation’s largest veterans organization called on Congress to pass another Iraq funding bill without the political provisions passed by the House yesterday.
The House of Representatives passed a $50 billion Iraq war-funding bill that would require the president to start bringing home troops within 30 days and bar certain interrogation techniques. The bill passed 218-203.
“The White House has already said it would veto the bill, so Congress needs to get on with the business of funding our troops without playing political ‘Gotcha,’†said National Commander Marty Conatser. “I have been to Iraq, visited the troops and met with Gen. Petraeus. They are doing an outstanding job and making great progress in rooting out terrorism. Congress authorized the mission, now it needs to continue to fund it.â€
Conatser pointed out that The American Legion unanimously re-affirmed Resolution 169 at its last national convention. “Resolution 169 reminds people that supporting the troops means supporting their mission. You don’t support the troops by denying the funds they need to do their job. Like the resolution states, ‘the global war on terrorism is a just war, aimed at protecting the very foundations of freedom-loving people everywhere.’â€
“Unfortunately, this war is still very much in progress. If certain people in the legislative branch are bound and determined to lose it, I’m sure they’ll be able to, but it won’t be lost by us,†Army Sergeant 1st Class Jack Robison recently told The American Legion from Anbar Province. “While they point fingers and manipulate public opinion in our name, we are doing what we came here to do: fight and win.â€
Reid and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., said this week that if Congress cannot pass legislation that ties war money to troop withdrawals, they would not send President Bush a bill this year.
Simply put, the Democrats have just cut their own throat, politically speaking. Unless of course they feel they didn’t need the few million extra votes that they have just thrown out the window.
Especially after just showing more of the good news coming out of Iraq, just this morning.
More from Gateway Pundit and Michelle Malkin.
Some excellent analysis from This Ain’t Hell.
Go. Read.
Cross posted from Wake up America
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I have a neighbor who recently supported one of the trees in his yard by feeding it to a wood chipper. Not good for the tree or the yard, either, IMO.
Look past GOP talking points for a moment and you’ll see the Democrats’ bill wasn’t the only one the Senate rejected: War Bills From Both Parties Fail in Senate
That story also puts things in a less-hysterical perspective: “The Pentagon confirms the military will not run out of money until mid February . . .”
Gates made his statements, YOU might choose to believe the “media”, I choose to believe the man in charge of what our military does and doesn’t need.
Sorry, forgot to leave the link of Gates speaking without the media trying to spin his words.
It would be more informative if we had a list of those who voted for or against the bill as some Democrats probably voted against it and some Republicans voted for it.
Links to the roll call of BOTH bills are provided Kerwin, in the original post.
http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=110&session=1&vote=00411
http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=110&session=1&vote=00410
I forget not everybody is a link whore like me that cannot help but click every link available…LOL– Sorry.