Meatstick News: The War Goes On

The vote on the Iraq withdrawal came down to a 52-47 vote. Unfortunately that is 8 less than the 60 needed to bring the issue to a serious vote. This bill, approved by 3 REPBULICANS, would have started troop withdrawal in 120 days, with all troops removed by the end of April 2008.

The vote turned out pretty much as expected. Nobody believed that the bill would pass with 60 votes in favor. However, as I read through the dissenting opinions I came across a few good quotes courtesy of Kentucky Republican Senator, Mitch McConnell. He was quoted as saying:

“We’ve been down this road before. When the President decided to change course in Iraq last year, Democrats said his new strategy wouldn’t work. They called it a failure before it began. And now, just one month after that strategy became fully manned, they’re calling it a failure again — even as it’s started to show signs of military success."

What the hell does Mitch McConnell know about military success? Mitch McConnell entered active duty military in July of 1967. He proceeded to serve approximately 5 WEEKS before he was medically discharged from the Army. Sure, every Senator is entitled their own opinion about the issues, but Mitch McConnell knows as much about military success as the Cubs know about World Series success.

This is an old website, but definitely a good one. It shows the military service, mostly lack thereof, for many of the hard line supporters of the war in Iraq:

http://www.villagevoice.com/news/0434,robbins,56166,1.html