US troop cuts have brought the level in Afghanistan to its lowest since the 2001 invasion. The Senate today debated an amendment from Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) which would’ve added language supporting the pullout to next year’s National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).
The vote came without much anticipation, but a vote to kill the amendment passed 60-33. This doesn’t preclude other amendments adding the language to the NDAA later, nor does it prohibit the administration from completing a pullout.
Though the US already signed a peace deal with the Taliban meant to complete a pullout next year, the Trump Administration has emphasized it is “conditions based,” and resistance to this amendment may be clarifying the US intention.
20 years into the war, it is surprising to see the Senate still resisting going on record on ending the conflict, even though they generally have not wanted language to become law on wars during election years.
Democrats are Warmongers.
And, of course, Republicans are not. How many of those 60 Senate votes against the Paul Amendment came from that side of the aisle?
Uh huh….try arithmetic
More war..
Gop 45. Dems 15
End war
Gop 4. Dems 29
Do you have a link or a reference on those two vote totals?
https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=116&session=2&vote=00129
Americans are Warmongers.
(It’s bipartisan)
It’s the Military Industrial Congressional Complex which is not always synonymous with America.
https://wikispooks.com/wiki/Military-industrial-congressional_complex
How appropriate. I take it you didn’t check out who voted for and who voted against?
No, so he probably doesn’t check who hes voting for either.
Their leaders are, specifically from Sen. Scoop Jackson through Hillary to Biden. However, if there are any peace candidates to be found, they are Democrats. The only exceptions are quite weird as Republicans and not consistent, like Rand Paul.
Why “20 years into the war,” is it at All “surprising to see the Senate still resisting going on record on ending the conflict”?
After all, it’s part of the only War the Senate’s, House’s, and White House’s owners and operators have been able to come up with since the demise of the USSR, the Warsaw Bloc, and Cold War I.