On the Senate and the Iraq Troop Surge

Yesterday Republican Senators were able to block debate and a full Senate vote on a non-binding resolution expressing disapproval of President Bush’s decision to “surge” American troops into Iraq. For the forty-seven Senators who voted against cloture on the resolution, their votes amounted to an approval of the President’s decision to keep the United States engaged in an already lost war in Iraq. Those forty-seven Senators voted to send more soldiers to Iraq–indirectly, through the action of voting to prevent debate and an eventual vote on the President’s policy. John Warner, the Senator whose own resolution was blocked by yesterday’s vote, chose to vote against the very resolution he introduced. For the forty-seven Senators who voted against yesterday’s resolution they chose to put their party and their political positioning over principle and country.

The war will continue. Lives will be lost. Blood is on their hands.

Published by Allyn

A writer, editor, journalist, sometimes coder, occasional historian, and all-around scholar, Allyn Gibson is the writer for Diamond Comic Distributors' monthly PREVIEWS catalog, used by comic book shops and throughout the comics industry, and the editor for its monthly order forms. In his over ten years in the industry, Allyn has interviewed comics creators and pop culture celebrities, covered conventions, analyzed industry revenue trends, and written copy for comics, toys, and other pop culture merchandise. Allyn is also known for his short fiction (including the Star Trek story "Make-Believe,"the Doctor Who short story "The Spindle of Necessity," and the ReDeus story "The Ginger Kid"). Allyn has been blogging regularly with WordPress since 2004.

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