When Will The Senate Vote On The Treaty Signed With Iraq Yesterday?

Let me see.

Looks like a treaty.

President Bush on Monday signed a deal setting the foundation for a potential long-term U.S. troop presence in Iraq, with details to be negotiated over matters that have defined the war debate at home -- how many U.S. forces will stay in the country, and for how long. from AP story

It smells like a treaty.

The agreement between Bush and Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki confirms that the United States and Iraq will hash out an "enduring" relationship in military, economic and political terms. Details of that relationship will be negotiated in 2008, with a completion goal of July, when the U.S. intends to finish withdrawing the five combat brigades sent in 2007 as part of the troop buildup that has helped curb sectarian violence. from AP story

I think it is a treaty.

The U.S.-Iraq agreement will replace the present U.N. mandate regulating the presence of the U.S.-led forces in Iraq. Al-Maliki said the agreement provides for U.S. support for the "democratic regime in Iraq against domestic and external dangers." from AP story

A treaty is defined as:

1. a formal agreement between two or more states in reference to peace, alliance, commerce, or other international relations.

2. the formal document embodying such an international agreement.

3. any agreement or compact.

And, according to the Constitution of the United States Of America (just checked my passport, it says US on it)

The Constitution also grants the president the authority to make treaties with other nations. However, to limit abuse of this power, the Constitution requires treaties to be ratified by two-thirds of the Senate.

So here's my suggestion.

Harry Reid: put the treaty up for a vote.

Now.

Comments

[SamEllison]

We have a saying at our house; On the tenth, that treaty will be ratified by congress on the tenth, tenth of never that is!

[maddogbitesback]

Stop the treaty. Stop the madness. Bring the troops back home. The coalition of the unwilling is removing their forces pdq. They have brains. Time America saw what the world sees - America sinking deeper and deeper into the mire.

[Janco54]

But George says it's just a simple agreement. And we all know George wouldn't say anything that wasn't true.

[hopeless277]

If Bush says it's not a duck, then it's not a duck. Congress is impotent now. They may as well pack up and go home. Bush will never allow Reid to so much as go to the bathroom without a note. Anyway, the Dems are in on the racket. Their corporate masters are the same corporate masters as control Bush. Iraq is now our 51st state in that we are paying all the bills and controlling their government. No, Harry wants this agreement just as much as Bush does. If you'll notice, no one has even laid a glove on Bush since the Dems took congress. Doesn't that tell you who's side the Dems are REALLY on?

[drkazmd65]

Now that,... I would love to see,....

To paraphrase what you pointed out Mr. Boyce,... It looks like a duck,... it walks like a duck,... it quacks like a duck,...

It's a duck - AND the President lacks the authority to define ducks without confirmation by the Senate.

Harry,... dude,.... do your friggin' job.