Iraq War Funding

No More Clever Wordplay on Torture

Rep. Jerrold Nadler | Posted 11.15.2007 | Politics

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Rep. Jerrold Nadler

While the notion that torture works has been glorified in television shows and movies, the simple truth is this: torture has never been an effective interrogation method.

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Why I Don't Support the $50 Billion

John Bruhns | Posted 11.15.2007 | Politics

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John Bruhns

In theory the $50 billion for Iraq sounds great. But in the end it is just what the Democrats perceive it to be -- symbolic. It is all bark and no bite.

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House Democrats Round Up Votes On Iraq

AP | ANNE FLAHERTY | Posted 11.14.2007 | Politics

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House Democrats defiantly pushed ahead Wednesday with a $50 billion war spending bill that calls for troops to leave Iraq, despite concerns raised by ...

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Democrats May Force All-Night Filibuster On Iraq Withdrawal

The Hill | Manu Raju and Mike Soraghan | Posted 11.14.2007 | Politics

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Senate Democrats might force Republicans to wage a filibuster if the GOP wants to block the latest Iraq withdrawal bill, aides and senators said Tuesd...

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Has History Not Taught Us Anything?

Erin Mazursky | Posted 11.13.2007 | Politics

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Erin Mazursky

Instead of talking about troop withdrawal and what not to do, Democrats have to start talking about what works.

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Total Iraq War Funding To Hit $611 Billion: A Look At How That Money Could've Been Used

Boston.com | Posted 11.11.2007 | Politics

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If the Bush administration succeeds in its latest request for funding for the war in Iraq, the total cost would rise to $611.5 billion, according to t...

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Sam Stein

Dem Iraq Funding Bill Is Most Aggressive Pursued Thus Far

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 11.09.2007 | Politics

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House Democratic leaders are slated to introduce the toughest-worded war funding resolution since taking office, one that would appropriate money only...

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We Don't Want More Liberal Representatives, We Want Stronger Ones

Cenk Uygur | Posted 11.06.2007 | Politics

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Cenk Uygur

I like how Schumer and Feinstein coordinated their Friday press releases on Mukasey to take pressure off each other. And they released it on a Friday night. Did you think we wouldn't notice?

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Hey, Generation Screwed, Can We Borrow $46.5 Billion Until Payday?

Peter Smith | Posted 10.30.2007 | Politics

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Peter Smith

Additional funding for Iraq is stolen directly from the generation of people -- most under 40 -- who will bear the brunt of the burden of servicing the debt and repaying the loans.

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Sadly, Arianna, "Hardball-Playing Democrats" Is An Oxymoron

Paul Slansky | Posted 10.26.2007 | Politics

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Paul Slansky

I say, cut off funds to the Democrats. When they call or email asking for contributions, tell them, "Not a penny more for you spineless wimps until you stop the war." If everyone who shares my disgust actually did this, the war would be stopped by Christmas.

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Ending the War: Time for the Dems to Play Hardball

Arianna Huffington | Posted 10.25.2007 | Politics

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Arianna Huffington

Too many Democrats seem resigned to the notion that, since they don't have the 60 votes needed to end Senate debate, their options on Iraq are limited.

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We Can't Afford This Damn War Anymore

Hale "Bonddad" Stewart | Posted 10.24.2007 | Politics

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Hale

To say that Bush has been a fiscal disaster would be an insult to good-hearted disasters.

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War is Peace: The Orwellian World of the International Peace Operations Association

Dina Rasor | Posted 10.24.2007 | Politics

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Dina Rasor

In my book, I examine a new industry that has exploded in size to support the Iraq war. This new industry is not like the old familiar Military Indus...

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Bush: "Democrats Have Found Common Ground With Me on Iraq"

Paul Abrams | Posted 10.17.2007 | Politics

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Paul Abrams

Is Bush "playing chicken" with our sons and daughters?

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Vote on Iraq Again and Again

Sen. Russ Feingold | Posted 10.03.2007 | Politics

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Sen. Russ Feingold

The message from the voters last November was clear. Telling ourselves "we don't have the votes now, so what's the point" doesn't cut it.

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Prove the Intensity of Anti-War Sentiment on October 27

Robert Naiman | Posted 10.02.2007 | Politics

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Robert Naiman

[co-authored with Susan Chenelle of United for Peace and Justice; see below.] A clear majority of the people of this country want decisive steps to e...

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Michael Roston

House Dems Ready To Fight Bush On War Funding

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael Roston | Posted 10.02.2007 | Politics

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The Democratic chairman of the powerful House Appropriations Committee said today that he was ready to go to the mat with President Bush over further ...

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Majority Opposes Bush's $190 Billion War Funding Request

Washington Post | Jon Cohen, Dan Balz | Posted 10.01.2007 | Politics

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Most Americans oppose fully funding President Bush's $190 billion request for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and a sizeable majority supports an ex...

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What if Congress and the President Agreed On This?

Malcolm Friedberg | Posted 10.01.2007 | Politics

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Malcolm Friedberg

Congress trades unlimited war funding for two new justices. What would the backlash on that scenario be?

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Have We Ended the War Yet?

Harry Shearer | Posted 09.27.2007 | Politics

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Harry Shearer

It's arguable that the laughably low approval rating the public gives Congress is attributable to that body's failure to move the ball one inch down the field.

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New Rule: Stop Saying Iraq is Another Vietnam, it's Another Enron

Bill Maher | Posted 09.27.2007 | Politics

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Bill Maher

Bush is fighting a war with phony accounting tricks. They fudged the numbers to get us into Iraq, and cooked the books to keep us there. "The surge" is simply another in a long series of inflated stock quotes.

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We Can't Give You Anything But War, Baby

Susan Madrak | Posted 09.27.2007 | Politics

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Susan Madrak

Just about everything is too expensive for these fiscally-responsible Republicans except war and more war.

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Bush Wants Record-High $200 Billion For War In '08

Los Angeles Times | Posted 09.22.2007 | Politics

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After smothering efforts by war critics in Congress to drastically cut U.S. troop levels in Iraq, President Bush plans to ask lawmakers next week to a...

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Turnaround: Conservative Dem Salazar Says Cut War Funds

Denver Post | Posted 09.17.2007 | Politics

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Congress should look at cutting off funding for the Iraq war if Senate efforts to change the role of U.S. troops in the battlefield fail, Sen. Ken Sal...

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Nothing Petraeus Said Will Change How Americans View the War

Rep. John Murtha | Posted 09.17.2007 | Politics

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Rep. John Murtha

When letters go unanswered, when suggestions go ignored, when the pleas of the public fall on deaf ears, how are the American people expected to continue to support flawed policies and undefined missions?

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