Flush with optimism after major victories in yesterday’s Congressional elections, House Republicans have promised one of their first orders of business is to attack President Obama’s July 2011 drawdown date in Afghanistan, despite the comparative handicap that the president already disavowed that date months ago.
Rep. Buck McKeon (R – CA), seen as a virtual lock to head the House Armed Services Committee, says that the committee’s top priority will be to continue the war in Afghanistan. McKeon pledged to work directly with commander Gen. David Petraeus to commit more equipment and resources to the war effort.
Upon taking office in 2009, President Obama quickly established Afghanistan as his war, dramatically and repeatedly escalating the US presence despite ever worsening conditions. It seems now that he will face challenges from Republicans looking to make it their war instead, and the race may be on to out-hawk one another on the war, despite poll data showing the war is increasingly unpopular among voters.
An aide for Congressional Republicans also suggested that the party will be keeping a close eye on President Bush’s commitment to have troops out of Iraq by the end of 2011, a pledge which President Obama eventually endorsed (after abandoning campaign pledges to end the war at an earlier date). This has become a growing issue as the State Department, which is scrambling to assemble its own army to continue the war for years after 2011, has faced warnings it may not be up to the task.
Hardly a clearer way to demonstrate the Republican plan for America: off the cliff! People's number one concern was clearly to continue to spend a trillion dollars a years occupying deserts on the other side of the world. That's what they voted for, and that's what they're going to get. Until the dollar crashes, anyway.
Come meet the new boss, same as the old boss…
Excuse me, I'm not an American but I'm still a human being. I have a question. Does GOP stand for Group Of Pricks or Gaggle of Poltroons?
Why do they love war so much? Why do they encourage greed? Why don't they represent their voters? Why do they advance the interests of the multi-rich and ignore the poor? Why do they talk about God so much? Are they all educated at the same University? Do they all have the same father?
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David, it is even worse than you think. You should live near these domestic military installations to get the complete picture.
True story; co-worker tells me his nephew is accepting $90,000 to re-enlist. Justifies his nephew's decision by pointing out to me, "well, what else is he gonna do? Where else is he gonna work or get that kind of money?"
Follow the money, David. See who this turkey has as constituents and campaign contributors. Also check and find out what pies he has his "diddler" stuck into.
Americans voted, enmass for Republicans.
That includes thier policies toward maintenance
and expansion of the MICC, and bogus GWOT.
The pepole voted, it's what they want.
It's as simple as that.
M
no. they voted for change. just like they did in 2008. people weren't happy in 2008. after two years of the current administration they still aren't happy. obama is bush 2.0. people were voted out in 2010 for the same reason they were voted out in 2008: they don't like the direction washington is taking the country.
Don't forget 2006. They voted against the Bush/Cheney GOP in 2006. Then, in 2008, against the GOP and for Obama, in 2008. Now they've voted against the dems(actually, the left progressives who voted for O in 2008 just stayed home).
American voters just don't have anyone to vote "FOR" anymore, because both parties represent the corporate oligarchy.
This is a very good news for me as this will lead to destroy american hegomony once for all. They will not be viable to attack other countries. They will have to withdraw when and how? no one can predict.
We know americans love and weak partners to kill them but the time is running for america and I am sure a day will come when Pakistan will say enough is enough we have killed enough Pakistanis.
May be ultimately they will have to pay for transit, security and road tax which will mean 10-20 billion dollars on war spending.
I would like to impose now as Pakistan is already at the verge of bankrupsy.
Is that hiw democracy works?
Those politicians are elected who don't care what their voters want?
Maybe it doesn't work, at least not in that form?
W
It's because that who they are. They (Republicans or politicians) didn't used to be that way. But greed for $$$$ and power and looking after those who facilitate the $$$$$ and power changed them. It will be interesting as just yesterday the recrowned republican leadership spent the entire day telling the press that THEY will do what the "people" want. The people have spoken!!!… So, as is stated above in the article, a large majority of "people" have SAID they do not think the wars are winnable and the "people" want us out and back home. Some polls indicated that only 12% think the Afghan war is winnable. I wonder which people the repubs will be listening to? This is going to be very interesting. I don't think the repubs understand that they are on parole. The next election is 2 years off…
It's because that is who they are. They (Republicans or politicians) didn't used to be that way. But greed for $$$$ and power and looking after those who facilitate the $$$$$ and power changed them. It will be interesting as just yesterday the recrowned republican leadership spent the entire day telling the press that THEY will do what the "people" want. The people have spoken!!!… So, as is stated above in the article, a large majority of "people" have SAID they do not think the wars are winnable and the "people" want us out and back home. Some polls indicated that only 12% think the Afghan war is winnable. I wonder which people the repubs will be listening to? This is going to be very interesting. I don't think the repubs understand that they are on parole. The next election is 2 years off…
The next election will mean the same thing as this election, crap! I take that back/ It will mean less than crap/ At least crap can be used as fertilizer!
Confusing: are the US in war with Afghanistan? No! Is the president the supreme commander of the military? Yes! So what is this kind of empty posturing is all about?
And bringing such an issue to the fore, while the population is CLEARLY going in the other direction? It really all sounds insane – unless of course what they are planning is to bring back home the "succesfull" education of Iraqis and Afghan tribes. Kill and scare the American population to say yes to any demand, accept any leaders, and any abuse, corruption, deception, killings, torture, nuclear waste, road controls shooting anyone they care to pick out. Define truths as they see fit, alter rules at whim…
If the Rethugs want to own the Afghan war again, let them have it. Free! It's a losing situation. The only question is how much cash and lives will be wasted before running out of there under some phony "Peace with Honor" bs.
Who says the Republican party is a party without principle? Republicans have just assumed control of the House and they have revealed that their number one priority is not monetary reform, deficit reduction, or the reduction in the size and scope of the federal government/ There number one priority will be to continue the war in Afghanistan! The principle that unites all Republicans (with the exception of Ron Paul who I consider a RINO) is war, war, and more war!
You've got it wrong, everyone else are RINO's and Ron Paul is the only real republican left =P
The two party system has been a great spoof that has been exposed by independent minds. Well read Americans who are beyond the commerical media propaganda realize that America is now fascist, and that average Americans no longer matter in the big scheme of things. America will continue to suffer under the war party – dems/repubs until Americans have had enough, and rightfully rise up to fight this criminal syndicate called the US government.
Do we really want someone named Buck ( as in General Buck Turgidson ) heading the House Armed Services Committee?
Please, please, those folks that like to make war, tell us how we should pay for it. To keep the military and security budgets at 1.5 trillion dollars required cutting health care, education, infrastructure replacement, etc. If the USA doesn't balance its annual budget soon, the country will tank and we can play all the war we want with cap guns. What a dumb waste of tax payers dollars.
AND the insanity continues. My concern with Obummer is his hatred towards working Americans and his bitter spirit of murder and revenge, may bring the war right to our doorsteps with a Stalinesque brutality. I see America a totalitarian, Bolshevik puppet within 2 years. Anyone taking bets? They are all the same but, Obummer is a step above the rest in sheer arrogance and narcisism.
No matter how pissed off I get at the Democrats, the Republicans are always worse.
If these RINO republicans don't vote to end the wars they will feel the wrath of the teaparty in 2012.
The first cuts should be in the military spending. A 50% cut would be a good start.
When will America learn that all this rabid Nationalism is just a ruse for the profit-driven military industrial complex? How much well-intentioned young Patriotic American BLOOD must be spilled overseas in these deceptive wars, waged only for profit and greed, before we all figure out that it’s NOT for our National security? Besides, we cannot afford these wars. Enough empire building and let’s fix our own country!
True that the GOP are a bunch of war pigs, but Democrats had control of the House of Representatives and the Senate for the last two years and continued to make war just as faithfully as did their 'liberal' President. The same thing happened under Clinton.
Exactly. Time to wake up finally. It does not matter that the polls are all telling politicians that people are fed up of their wars and endless occupations. They do not care. They have other plans for us.