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Politics : The Iraq War And Beyond -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Ed Huang who wrote (1566)	10/31/2003 10:18:28 AM
From: Raymond Duray	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 9018

Hi Ed, Re: The White House had threatened to veto the entire bill if it contained loans, which it argued would undermine efforts to stabilize Iraq, prolong the U.S. occupation, and burden Iraq with more debt. Which is exactly what Congress should have done. In 1975, the Viet Nam fiasco was finally brought to a halt not because of enlightened leadership from the Executive Branch, but rather because Congress finally grew a spine and voted no new funding for the war. That's what it will take to rein in the rapacious grasping of George Bush and the hungry "Hustling Rustlers" who fill his campaign coffers and get lavishly rewarded with Iraqi reconstruction contracts. To the tune of about 100:1 for the cost of the bribe. To these guys, it truly is *America, the Beautiful Suckers.*