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1 posted on 01/22/2007 11:23:09 AM PST by Witchman63
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To: Witchman63
First, the Constitution. It provides for one commander-in-chief, not 536. A determined president can evade all but the tightest congressional attempts to override his military decisions, and any sufficiently tight congressional strictures are likely to emasculate the presidency and fracture the Congress.

Uh-hunh. The Constitution also gives Congress, not the President, the power to declare war. It also gives Congress, not the President, the power of appropriations. It designates the President as "Commander in Chief" of the armed forces of the United States, but it says nothing to imply that the President may assume dictatorial powers, abrogate the Constitution, or ignore the will of Congress or the people during war.

You'd think that that might give Congress a voice in what was going on in Iraq and elsewhere American forces are deployed in conflicts.

You'd think so...

2 posted on 01/22/2007 11:34:11 AM PST by Map Kernow ("I tremble for my country when I reflect that God is just..." ---Thomas Jefferson)
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Reinforcements == Support for existing troops in Iraq

Surge = = More American Infidels to terrorize muslims.

3 posted on 01/22/2007 11:35:38 AM PST by TexasCajun
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It is not the surge that will prevail. It's the fact that we are taking the gloves off.


4 posted on 01/22/2007 11:44:19 AM PST by pissant
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Someday, someone on the Left will wake up and realize that the whole antiwar/antiwar "movement" has been unwittingly racist. We marched a million troops to confront Hitler's armies for essentially the same threats that Saddam and Bin Laden have presented the U.S. But the French, British, and Germans themselves were never accused of being to culturally limited to ever be expected to want or be able to retain democratic values. The left had better be careful this is not pointed out someday. Leaving 50 million muslims in Iraq and Afghanistan to the likes of Zarqawi (FBOH/RIP), Saddam (FBOH/RIP), ahmedinajihaad (FBOH), nosedroolah (FBOH), etc. would be like shipping railcars and cyanide barrels to the third reich.


5 posted on 01/22/2007 11:46:20 AM PST by epluribus_2
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This is crazy! You know we should call it a day.
Sound advice, great advice,
Let's throw it away.

Sarah Brightman -- "Too Much in Love to Care"


6 posted on 01/22/2007 2:41:44 PM PST by gcruse (http://garycruse.blogspot.com/)
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Are the Dems afraid President Bush is going to fail?

No! They're afraid he's going to succeed!!!

20 posted on 01/25/2007 4:10:13 PM PST by airborne (Elect an Airborne Ranger,Vietnam Veteran for President ! Duncan Hunter 2008!!)
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26 posted on 01/25/2007 4:46:42 PM PST by Gritty (Our victory in Iraq would be a greater defeat for America than Vietnam-Jihad Jaara, Al Aqsa Brigades)
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