Some Democrats say no to war, sometimes...
U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday tabled legislation that would have ensured funded the war in Iraq for another year, in a surprise move that the Senate could overturn.
By a vote of 149-141, the Democrat-controlled House rejected a measure that would have given the Pentagon the budget to keep the wars against the people of Iraq and Afghanistan going strong through next summer, @ President George Bush's request.
A group of anti-war House Democrats voted against the funds. That, coupled with 132 Republicans just simply voting "present," meaning neither "aye" nor "nay," and tabled the war funding question for now.
Yet the vastly more hawkish Senate will pass its desire for a war-funding bill next week and will insure the money for further the criminal occupation of both countries in the coming year.
By a vote of 149-141, the Democrat-controlled House rejected a measure that would have given the Pentagon the budget to keep the wars against the people of Iraq and Afghanistan going strong through next summer, @ President George Bush's request.
A group of anti-war House Democrats voted against the funds. That, coupled with 132 Republicans just simply voting "present," meaning neither "aye" nor "nay," and tabled the war funding question for now.
Yet the vastly more hawkish Senate will pass its desire for a war-funding bill next week and will insure the money for further the criminal occupation of both countries in the coming year.
posted by CNASD at
5/15/2008 04:23:00 PM
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