Following up on van.mojo's previous post, I see that the McGovern Amendment failed last night.
That was one of the votes on the Afghanistan war supplemental that would have required a timeline for withdrawal. It apparently pulled in a majority of the House Democratic caucus, but failed because there were 98 Democrats who joined the nearly unanimous Republican caucus in voting it down.
As DDay says:
This shows a real crumbling of the Afghanistan policy.
Nevertheless, here comes the DNC to tell us all about those goddamn traitors stabbing our glorious warfighting soldiers in the back.
RNC CHAIRMAN MICHAEL STEELE BETS AGAINST OUR TROOPS, ROOTS FOR FAILURE
Here goes Michael Steele setting policy for the GOP again. The likes of John McCain and Lindsey Graham will be interested to hear that the Republican Party position is that we should walk away from the fight against Al Qaeda and the Taliban without finishing the job. They'd also be interested to hear that the Chairman of the Republican Party thinks we have no business in Afghanistan notwithstanding the fact that we are there because we were attacked by terrorists on 9-11.
And, the American people will be interested to hear that the leader of the Republican Party thinks recent events related to the war are 'comical' and that he is betting against our troops and rooting for failure in Afghanistan. It's simply unconscionable that Michael Steele would undermine the morale of our troops when what they need is our support and encouragement. Michael Steele would do well to remember that we are not in Afghanistan by our own choosing, that we were attacked and that his words have consequences.
Oh, I see. IT'S OKAY IF YOU ARE A DEMOCRAT, eh?
