Iraq: Fool me twice
Mother Jones
by Col. Daniel Smith, USA (Ret.)
06/29/06
In October 2002 the White House deceived the Congress and the public, inducing Congress -- in the administration's interpretation -- to abandon its constitutional responsibilities in matters of war-making. This 'fool me once' has inflicted on the world 39 months of bloody occupation and war in Iraq. Now the House has once again, in effect, abandoned its role in any future decision about the need for and the wisdom of initiating war in the name of the people they represent -- creating a vacuum the administration will eagerly fill...
http://tinyurl.com/mbe4u
Informant: Thomas L. Knapp
by Col. Daniel Smith, USA (Ret.)
06/29/06
In October 2002 the White House deceived the Congress and the public, inducing Congress -- in the administration's interpretation -- to abandon its constitutional responsibilities in matters of war-making. This 'fool me once' has inflicted on the world 39 months of bloody occupation and war in Iraq. Now the House has once again, in effect, abandoned its role in any future decision about the need for and the wisdom of initiating war in the name of the people they represent -- creating a vacuum the administration will eagerly fill...
http://tinyurl.com/mbe4u
Informant: Thomas L. Knapp
rudkla - 28. Jun, 16:21
