California Conservative

Of course, that isn’t how it’s being reported but that’s what it is. Here’s what they’re proposing:

Two prominent Senate Republicans have drafted legislation that would require President Bush by mid-October to come up with a plan to dramatically narrow the mission of U.S. troops in Iraq.

The legislation, which represents a sharp challenge to Bush, was put forward Friday by Sens. John Warner and Richard Lugar and it came as the Pentagon acknowledged that a decreasing number of Iraqi army battalions are able to operate independently of U.S. troops.

This isn’t a serious proposal because President Bush will veto it if it reaches his desk. Why would a president sign a bill like this, especially when it ties his hands and is diametrically opposed to his stated policy?

That isn’t the only concern. Depending on how it’s written, there might be some constitutional issues, specifically with regards to the Constitution’s separation of powers.

Warner, (R-VA), and Lugar, (R-IN), are well regarded within Congress on defense issues. Warner was the longtime chairman of the Armed Services Committee before stepping down last year, while Lugar is the top Republican on the Foreign Relations Committee.

They’ve been loyal members of the Republican Party. One thing they haven’t been is leaders. This proposal is shameful because it’s designed for purely political purposes. That isn’t acceptable, especially since we’re literally talking about life and death issues.

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Cross-posted at LetFreedomRingBlog

This entry was posted on Friday, July 13th, 2007 at 11:19 pm and is filed under Author: Gary Gross, Election 2008, Foreign Policy, Iraq, Military, W. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.