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Congress: Democrats back down, will send Bush war-funding bill without conditions

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Posted by trailing wife 2008-06-17 00:00|| || Front Page|| [4 views ] Top

#1 As DER SPEIGEL reminds > ISRAELI LEADERS MULL PLANS FOR MILITARY STRIKE AGZ IRAN. Israel considering options to attack Iran's nucprograms while PRO-ISRAEL POTUS DUBYA IS STILL PREZ [read - ISRAEL is UNCERTAIN about MCCAIN, OBAMA].

Lest we fergit, IRAN > any attack on Iran by ISRAEL will be considered as synonymous wid a US ATTACK ON IRAN PER SE, AND JUSTIFIES ANY AND ALL RETALIATORY MIL MEASURES BY IRAN, AGZ ISRAELI ANDOR US INTERESTS WORLDWIDE, BY EXTENS INCLUDING WITHIN CONUS, AND ALSO BY PROXY [Terror].

BARACK OBAMA > as POTUS, reportedly desires to unilater withdraw all US forces from Iraq within 16 months.

TOPIX > MILITANT LEADER: SADR'S DECLARATION OF WAR AGZ THE USA? + HAS MUGTADA AL-SADR DECLARED WAR ON THE US? Militant interviewee indics training had begun for NEW TERROPS both in the ME + OUTSIDE OF THE ME, AGZ ENEMIES OF ISLAM???

Posted by JosephMendiola 2008-06-17 00:57|| 2008-06-17 00:57|| Front Page Top

#2 Maybe they do learn after all.

Posted by gorb 2008-06-17 03:01|| 2008-06-17 03:01|| Front Page Top

#3 Congress: Democrats back down again,

fixed.

Posted by Nimble Spemble 2008-06-17 06:37|| 2008-06-17 06:37|| Front Page Top

#4 The kabuki dance continues...

Posted by M. Murcek">M. Murcek 2008-06-17 07:21|| 2008-06-17 07:21|| Front Page Top

#5 That Pelosi sure is a political genius. Huffing and puffing and traveling abroad.
And, Ms Pelosi, when do we get that cheap gas you promised ? u ho.

Posted by wxjames 2008-06-17 10:41|| 2008-06-17 10:41|| Front Page Top

#6 Did she say "cheap" or "fix the gas prices". I suspect she considers the current prices "fixed" in a good way.

Posted by Grenter Protector of the Geats4975 2008-06-17 12:36|| 2008-06-17 12:36|| Front Page Top

#7 Democrats backed down because they want to lose the war but don't want to get blamed.

Posted by JohnQC 2008-06-17 17:43|| 2008-06-17 17:43|| Front Page Top

#8 The Democrats can't even win a budget battle when they have the majority, the power of the purse and the authorship of the budget. And Americans elect these ponces to lead them to victory over genocidal Islamic fanatics?

Posted by ed 2008-06-17 21:38|| 2008-06-17 21:38|| Front Page Top

#9 "And Americans elect these ponces to lead them to victory over genocidal Islamic fanatics?"

Not on your life, ed.

I'm not sure what people elect Dems for, exactly, ~~other than pork and welfare payments,~~ but it sure as hell ain't to fight islamonutcases.

Posted by Barbara Skolaut">Barbara Skolaut 2008-06-17 21:47|| http://ariellestjohndesigns.com/]">[http://ariellestjohndesigns.com/] 2008-06-17 21:47|| Front Page Top

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