Published on Monday, September 13, 2004 by CommonDreams.org
House Republicans and Democrats Unite in Linking Iraq with 9/11
by Stephen Zunes
On the eve of the third anniversary of 9/11, the U.S. House of Representatives – by an overwhelming bipartisan majority of 406-16 – passed a resolution linking Iraq to the Al Qaeda attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. This comes despite conclusions reached by the bipartisan 9/11 Commission and the consensus of independent strategic analysis familiar with the region that no such links ever existed.
The resolution contains appropriate and predictable language paying tribute to the rescue workers and victims’ families. It also notes actions taken by the U.S. government in response to the attacks, such as the creation of the Department of Homeland Security, improvements in intelligence procedures, enhanced coordination between government agencies, and hardening cockpit doors on commercial aircraft. Actions by American allies were noted as well, such as their arrest of key Al-Qaeda operatives in Europe and elsewhere.
However, the resolution also contains language designed, despite the lack of any credible evidence, to associate the former Iraqi government of Saddam Hussein with the 9/11 attacks.
So does this mean that 406 House members are part of the Ill informed masses... or just *not paying attention*
What, you mean that they are going against the intelligence, strategic and their own comission and you expect us to NOT call them ignorant idiots that are just playing politics?
What, you mean that they are going against the intelligence, strategic and their own comission and you expect us to NOT call them ignorant idiots that are just playing politics?
So why didn't your Dem House leaders vote against this... Where was Nancy P.... no leadership at all....... Rove have them all confused.??
Sudden power is apt to be insolent, sudden liberty saucy; that behaves best which has grown gradually.
theski wrote:
So why didn't your Dem House leaders vote against this... Where was Nancy P.... no leadership at all....... Rove have them all confused.??
MY Democratic House Leaders?
Perhaps you can't point me to where I singled out the GOP on this one.
theski wrote:
So why didn't your Dem House leaders vote against this... Where was Nancy P.... no leadership at all....... Rove have them all confused.??
MY Democratic House Leaders?
Perhaps you can't point me to where I singled out the GOP on this one.
Point taken... I was just asking what your feelings were about the DEMs. cowering into a vote if they dont believe it.....
Sudden power is apt to be insolent, sudden liberty saucy; that behaves best which has grown gradually.
theski wrote:
Point taken... I was just asking what your feelings were about the DEMs. cowering into a vote if they dont believe it.....
I don't think EITHER side believes it unless they truly are terminally stupid. If house members of either side chose to vote for it, they must have done it because they felt it was to their political advantage.
