Hi Gang:

Why all the hoopla in the Congress about non binding resolutions???

Since the resolutions are, by definition ,non binding what good do they serve???

They won't help the American people make up their mind about the war...they are already overwhelmingly against it.

It won't help the Congress make up its mind...they already know where they stand ,but nobody has the courage to do anything about the war.

Since the resolutions are non binding it only means that the Congressmen[and women] can bluff and bluster and make meaningless speeches to each other and to the media.

And ,in the end,what will change???

Nothing.

And in the meantime our boys continue to die.

hippolips

If a binding resolution was passed, wouldn't Bush just add a signing statement saying he can do as he pleases?

I think the non-binding resolution is good tactics. If the Dems actually stopped the war, the republicans would always be able to insist, like some still do re: Vietnam, that they would have beeen victorious in a few more months, etc. This way, when the whole sorry mess, even with the new General, more troops, etc. ends in disaster and civil war, the Dems can say, "We told you so!".

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Originally posted by frankvan:
I think the non-binding resolution is good tactics. If the Dems actually stopped the war, the republicans would always be able to insist, like some still do re: Vietnam, that they would have beeen victorious in a few more months, etc. This way, when the whole sorry mess, even with the new General, more troops, etc. ends in disaster and civil war, the Dems can say, "We told you so!".

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Hi Frank:

And ,in the meantime , our boys continue to die.

hippolips

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Originally posted by hippolips:

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Originally posted by frankvan:
I think the non-binding resolution is good tactics. If the Dems actually stopped the war, the republicans would always be able to insist, like some still do re: Vietnam, that they would have beeen victorious in a few more months, etc. This way, when the whole sorry mess, even with the new General, more troops, etc. ends in disaster and civil war, the Dems can say, "We told you so!".

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Hi Frank:

And ,in the meantime , our boys continue to die.

hippolips

And you blame the democrats for not stopping it? And if they did, would you also blame them for not supporting our troops?

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Originally posted by frankvan:


And you blame the democrats for not stopping it? And if they did, would you also blame them for not supporting our troops?

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Hi Frank:

If you reread my original post I didn't blame the Democrats for doing nothing...I blamed the entire Congress for doing nothing.

We went thru this same crap in Viet Nam.

Neither side really wants to stop this war!!!

hippolips