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Oh No, Not a Nonbinding Resolution ...by Daniel Freedman
"House Democratic leaders circulated a nonbinding resolution Monday saying that Congress 'disapproves of the decision of President George W. Bush ... to deploy more than 20,000 additional United States combat troops to Iraq,'" the AP reports. The measure, expected to come to a vote by Friday, also says that "Congress and the American people will continue to support and protect the members of the United States armed forces who are serving or who have served bravely and honorably in Iraq."Why only a nonbinding resolution? If the Democrats really want to stop the war they can cut funds. Congress does have the power of the purse. The Democrats want to pass this resolution to appease their anti-war base, but they don't actually want to pass a real resolution -- knowing that it will cause them more damage in the long-term. Passing an anti-war resolution means the Democrats will be remembered as the party who tried to stop the President and his generals and his troops from achieving their mission. If the American troops succeed anyway, it will be despite the Democrats. And if the troops fail, it'll because the Democrats tried to kneecap them. And so the Democrats come up with a nonbinding resolution. But this resolution also has consquences. It damages the moral of the troops and encourages our enemies (endangering the troops more). This nonbinding resolution sends a signal that Congress isn't behind our troops. This attempt by the Democrats to have their cake and eat it won't work. Update: Tom Elliot adds his bit on the Democrat's rhetoric, and provides a great quote from Orwell: In their rush to denounce the commander-in-chief's leadership, Democrats inescapably aid al Qaeda in Iraq and its cohorts. Like those before them, George Orwell said of the Brits advocating withdrawal from World War II: "This is elementary common sense. If you hamper the war effort of one side, you automatically help out that of the other side."
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