Most agree that it has virtually no chance of passing, but the House is expected to vote Thursday on an amendment pushed by Reps. Jason Chaffetz (R – UT) and Peter Welch (D – VT). The amendment would demand that President Obama end the war in Afghanistan.
Despite the pessimistic outlook toward the vote, the Pentagon and the Obama Administration are expected to keep a close eye on what is seen by many as a major test of exactly how much Congressional support remains for the increasingly unpopular war.
The bill would amend a massive defense spending bill to demand the end of the conflict. Reps. Welch and Chaffetz are expected to draw considerable bipartisan support for ending the war in the face of soaring costs. Exactly how considerable remains to be seen.
A separate amendment was successfully passed today insisting that the bill not be construed as an endorsement of the unlawful Libya War. The Obama Administration was required to secure Congressional authorization for the conflict within 60 days, something neither House nor Senate has done.
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I'll believe it when I see it. In the meantime, they're all too busy clapping for Nutanyahoo and kissing his ass.
I imagine that IF this amendment should pass that Obama and the Generals would ignore this one too.
Exactly!
DitZ–only when Pigs fly as/in Pakistan is USA occupied and onward towards China
What makes people think the Pentagon will allow the US to leave Afghanistan??
That will never happen. USG wants to keep an eye on China and Russia, easier to do when you are sitting on the Eurasian landmass – – – and those hundreds of bases – – – will we leave them for the Afghani National Air Force? LOL gimme a break