The Madame's Vision

Don Surber notes that Nancy Pelosi has gone back on her word.

The headline over the column by Tom Curry of MSNBC oin Dec. 5, 2006, was clear: “Pelosi: ‘We will not cut off funding’ for Iraq”

Curry quoted her then:

“We will not cut off funding for the troops,” Pelosi said. “Absolutely not,” she said.

The vote today was clear: Pelosi is cutting the funding for Iraq. Out by Sept. 1, 2008.

It was a partisan stab in the back of the 150,000 troops in Iraq.

According to this Associated Press report, the House has effectively voted to cut funding for the war in Iraq by adding a deadline for troop withdrawal to the war spending bill after President Bush had warned congress that he would veto any bill that set such a deadline.

Democrats said it was time to heed the mandate of their election sweep last November, which gave them control of Congress.

“The American people have lost faith in the president’s conduct of this war,” said House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif. “The American people see the reality of the war, the president does not.”

Apparently Madame Pelosi is under the impression that the American people are privy to information on the war effort that the President is not.  At any rate, President Bush responded this way.

As I have made clear for weeks, I will veto it if it comes to my desk. And because the vote in the House was so close, it is clear that my veto would be sustained. Today's action in the House does only one thing: it delays the delivering of vital resources for our troops. A narrow majority has decided to take this course, just as General Petraeus and his troops are carrying out a new strategy to help the Iraqis secure their capital city.

Amid the real challenges in Iraq, we're beginning to see some signs of progress. Yet, to score political points, the Democratic majority in the House has shown it is willing to undermine the gains our troops are making on the ground.

The New York Times seems to take the side of the Madame over the that of the troops.  Here's their take on Bush's response.

President Bush angrily denounced the bill, accusing Democrats of engaging in “an act of political theater” by passing a measure that would undermine American progress in Iraq. “I will veto it if it comes to my desk,” he said. “It is clear that my veto would be sustained.”

And their take on the Madame.

“It’s historic,” Ms. Pelosi said in a brief interview, “for our party and our country.”

And al Qaeda?  Which side do you suppose they might be cheering on?

Comments

[Trevor]

To say Nancy Pelosi pisses me off would be an understatement.

[Tom Bowler]

You're not alone.

[Dan O.]

I'm trying to temember the sound byte from Pelosi I heard on the radio yesterday. Something like "The American people do not want a war without an end". Well, yea!

But to end the war in the middle doesn't make much sense, does it? What do these people think bringing the troops home is going to accomplish towards keeping terrorists out of the U.S.? Are we just supposed to wait until they come hear then send the troops after them?

They never liked the idea of using the military on U.S. soil when it's been suggested in the past such as for queling riots. Will they except it any better to fight terrorists in our streets when the innocent bystanders are our own citizens?

I hope all those people who voted democrat are freaking happy when the troops come home. I'm sure glad that I don't live near any prime targets. Wait, there is Cleveland Center Air Traffic Control only about 5mi as the crow flies. Geez, what is wrong with these people?

Trevor's right! An understatement.