Congress to restrict use of Special Ops (The full story not just a teaser on Drudge!)

Washington Times ^ | 8/13/2003 | Bill Gertz

[Grampa Dave]

Congress is set to impose new restrictions on the use of Special Operations Forces that for the first time will require a presidential order before deploying commandos in routine but hidden activities.

The restrictions are contained in the classified Senate report accompanying the current version of the intelligence authorization bill for fiscal 2004.

[Grampa Dave]

How much did the Opecker Thugs and Princes have to pay the rats in congress to even consider this.

Ann Coulter describes the Rats in Congress in her new book, Treason.

[risk]

Are they considering adding the Senate Armed Services commitee to the list of those to be notified? *shudder*

[thegreatbeast]

I said it in an earlier thread: This (change) ain't gonna happen. Not even Howard Dean or Shirley Jackson Lee can argue that Special Ops are a terrific bang for the buck. They couldn't even sell emasculating this option in Moscow.

[Grampa Dave]

If the rats in Congress are ever exposed to any covert or intel operation before they start, these operations are doomed to failure. They will sell that information to our enemies for another black hawk down fiasco.

[Pikamax]

Well this will make our forces better.pfft

[Howlin]

This makes my head really, really hurt.

[Grampa Dave]

The problem is our SpecOps are too efficient and have too much bank for the buck.

So we can expect Generals and Admirals who are being forced out of a cushy job to ally with the rats to try and deball our Spec Ops.

[Mo1]

If the rats in Congress are ever exposed to any covert or intel operation before they start, these operations are doomed to failure

Exactly !!

[Grampa Dave]

I want to see which congressits and $inators are trying push this through.

[Howlin]

Names. I want names.

[Howlin]

Pick one -- any one:

MEMBERSHIP
	REPUBLICANS		DEMOCRATS
	Pat Roberts, Kansas Chairman		John D. Rockefeller IV West Virginia, Vice Chairman
	Orrin G. Hatch, Utah		Carl Levin, Michigan
	Mike Dewine, Ohio		Dianne Feinstein, California
	Christopher S. Bond, Missouri		Ron Wyden, Oregon
	Trent Lott, Mississippi		Richard J. Durbin, Illinois
	Olympia J. Snowe, Maine		Evan Bayh, Indiana
	Chuck Hagel, Nebraska		John Edwards, North Carolina
	Saxby Chambliss, Georgia		Barbara A. Mikulski, Maryland
	John W. Warner, Virginia

[Howlin]

Armed Services Committee:

FULL COMMITTEE MEMBERS

REPUBLICANS John Warner (Virginia) Chairman John McCain (Arizona) James M. Inhofe (Oklahoma) Pat Roberts (Kansas) Wayne Allard (Colorado) Jeff Sessions (Alabama) Susan M. Collins (Maine) John Ensign (Nevada) James M. Talent (Missouri) Saxby Chambliss (Georgia) Lindsey O. Graham (South Carolina) Elizabeth Dole (North Carolina) John Cornyn (Texas)

DEMOCRATS Carl Levin (Michigan) Ranking Member Edward M. Kennedy (Massachusetts) Robert C. Byrd (West Virginia) Joseph I. Lieberman (Connecticut) Jack Reed (Rhode Island) Daniel K. Akaka (Hawaii) Bill Nelson (Florida) E. Benjamin Nelson (Nebraska) Mark Dayton (Minnesota) Evan Bayh (Indiana) Hillary Rodham Clinton (New York) Mark Pryor (Arkansas)

[Humidston]

Mr. Rumsfeld told Congress in February that the Bush administration is expanding the use of Special Operations Forces and has added $1.5 billion to its budget and nearly 2,000 more troops.

....And it made the Rats soooo jealous that they're now demanding he get their permission to deploy Spec. Ops.

(Not to mention $1.5B cuts into their welfare schemes!)

[maui_hawaii]

Dear DoD:

CC: Congress

I, being the afore mentioned President of the United States, in accordance with article #, of said law do hereby authorize covert special actions in the country of Iraq.

Signed,

GW Bush, President

[Fledermaus]

Oh, so now here you are posting the facts after telling me Drudge is just a rumor monger and gets things "wrong".

[ClancyJ]

What a creative move by our anti-America politicians (our in government enemies). This way there would be no secret Special Ops because any operation has to go through the Congress and therefore direct to America's enemies.

How do they plan to insure that the committee or whatever that gets these advisories from the president are loyal Americans voted in by the American public and entrusted with the defense of America? How do they rule out "moles" or subversive anti-American politicians that have worked their way into the seat of our government, into this particular governmental committee and therefore a direct pipeline to our enemies?

I can just hear it now - "What- you mean Rep Jones (Muslim activist who now is in the Congress) cannot sit on that committee?? That is discrimination - all government positions should be open to all representatives no matter their religion, their beliefs, their loyalties".

[PhilDragoo]

I want to see which congressits and $inators are trying push this through.

Measure killed in committee. . .man, that's gonna leave a mark. . . .

[dts32041]

My bet it was snowe who voted with the rats. Look at her and image her with a conical hate.

Besides she has slept with a small unimportnat state govenor much as the hildebeast has.

[Grampa Dave]

Every rat in your two replies is a suspect re this BS.

[Hugin]

Hmmm, last I checked the Pubs ran the Senate. What are they thinking? Dubya should make it clear he will veto this appropriation bill if it contains this restriction.