In power, powerless
The American Prospect
by Robert B. Reich
Democrats won control of Congress on two big issues -- the war in Iraq and the economy. Yet both issues will remain almost completely out of their control, at least for the next two years. The president remains commander-in-chief until January 2009. And in that role, according to the Constitution, he has the authority to decide defense policy and military strategy. Unlike Lyndon Johnson, who felt the pressure in 1967 when public opinion turned against the Vietnam War, President Bush is not up for reelection, so public opinion won’t sway him. The president said recently he'll stay the course in Iraq -- even though the administration's own intelligence review says our presence there is causing more terrorism, not less...
http://www.prospect.org/web/view-web.ww?id=12278
Informant: Thomas L. Knapp
by Robert B. Reich
Democrats won control of Congress on two big issues -- the war in Iraq and the economy. Yet both issues will remain almost completely out of their control, at least for the next two years. The president remains commander-in-chief until January 2009. And in that role, according to the Constitution, he has the authority to decide defense policy and military strategy. Unlike Lyndon Johnson, who felt the pressure in 1967 when public opinion turned against the Vietnam War, President Bush is not up for reelection, so public opinion won’t sway him. The president said recently he'll stay the course in Iraq -- even though the administration's own intelligence review says our presence there is causing more terrorism, not less...
http://www.prospect.org/web/view-web.ww?id=12278
Informant: Thomas L. Knapp
rudkla - 7. Dez, 16:09
