100 monkey suits called to order
\n“You’re either against the Iraq war
\nor you are not.”
\nA “closure” vote is binding on each Senator
\nwho will support an illegal war of aggression
\nand who will not – no twisted words need apply<\/p>\n
“Give us one last chance!
\nOvers!
\n2 out of 3? 3 out of 5?”<\/p>\n
Washington Post – February 15, 2007<\/p>\n
“One Republican lawmaker close to the leadership, who spoke
\non the condition of anonymity, said GOP leaders have 50 to 60
\nRepublicans on their watch list, with between 40 and 60 expected
\nto break with the White House tomorrow.”<\/p>\n
It’s called a fuzzy feel good of relief when
\nonly 17 Republican Reps. jump ship.<\/p>\n
One Republican argument
\n“It’s a meaningless resolution, therefore
\nwe strongly oppose it.”<\/p>\n
Rep. Craig Thomas, Wyoming on C-SPAN<\/p>\n
“not as many Reps jumped ship as ‘some’ thought might,
\nthat ‘many people’ thought would”<\/p>\n
“We had to go into Iraq because we had no way
\nto work with Saddam.”<\/p>\n
Translated means: US puppet Saddam
\nstopped following orders.<\/p>\n
A caller to Washington Journal, C-SPAN,
\n“Why don’t we set up permanent military bases around Iraq
\nlike we did in Germany and Japan, like around their oil fields
\nand just take what we want.”<\/p>\n
Yepper, caller, that’s the whole Point of the Spear –
\nwhich feeds US addiction to oil, which allow their leaders
\nto wage war, which allows war profiterings to get dirty rich,
\nall of whom turn their backs on the worldwide suffering,
\ncaused by our deadly US Foreign Policy(.)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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