[Peace-discuss] Congress votes for war

[C. G. Estabrook]

House Rejects End to Afghan War in 93-321 Vote
Petraeus Slammed Proposal as 'Victory' for bin Laden
by Jason Ditz, March 17, 2011

A 93-321 House vote today ended the Kucinich-Jones-Paul resolution calling for 
an end to the nearly decade-long war in Afghanistan. The vote saw a massive 
majority of Republicans and a narrowing majority of Democrats approving the 
continuation of the conflict.

The vote was surely a contentious one, and that was made all the more clear when 
Gen. David Petraeus took it upon himself to directly insert himself in the 
political debate, insisting the resolution would give “victory” to Osama bin Laden.

But in the end, the House of Representatives voted, as was expected, hugely in 
favor of war. It was slightly closer than the 2010 version, yet it can’t be 
ignored that over 75% of the “representatives” still support the war when a 
solid 64% of American voters were shown in the most recent poll to be firmly 
against its continuation.

With high profile Republicans like Gov. Haley Barbour openly questioning the 
wisdom of the war, it seems clear that House Republicans’ failure to muster more 
than eight votes is a sign that they are already falling out of touch with the 
wishes of the public which just months ago put them back in the majority.

http://news.antiwar.com/2011/03/17/house-rejects-end-to-afghan-war-in-93-321-vote/


On 3/17/11 2:52 PM, C. G. Estabrook wrote:
> With its usual disregard for democracy, the House of Representatives today 
> voted against Rep. Kucinich's resolution, "directing the President, pursuant 
> to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove the United States 
> Armed Forces from Afghanistan" - in spite of the fact that polls consistently 
> show two-thirds of the electorate are opposed to the war.
>
> A solid majority of the Democrats (99-85) voted FOR the war (i.e., against 
> Kucinich's resolution).
>
> Eight Republicans voted AGAINST the war (i.e., for the resolution), including 
> - as he has done consistently - Rep. Timothy Johnson (IL-15).
>
> We should call and thank him. And while we're at it, we could call some of 
> those so-called Democrtic liberals - like Levin and Pelosi - who voted against 
> withdrawal.
>
> --CGE
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