The House Makes A Point

The House of Reps narrowly passed a spending bill to fund the Iraq war. The most significant aspect of the bill was a deadline to bring the soldiers home. August 31, 2008 is the set deadline to have our heroes in uniform return home. The bill passed 218-212. Although the similar bill in the Senate is unlikely to pass and surely Bushy will veto it if passed through both the House and the Senate, a significant point has been made. The point being we have options! Considering Bush's approval rating is at 28 percent, I hope the elected officials who are proxies for America will realize that we are not happy with the current administration's lies, promises, and utter bullshit that comes out of their mouths. I doubt our troops will be home by August 31, 2008 but at least the statement is out there that we are ready for the war to be over.

That being said, I need to bring up the point that it is America's fault for the war, or at least those sitting in the White House who put us there. When I hear people say, "Let Iraq fight their own war," it is very upsetting. Iraq is now in a civil not because of their choosing but for the simple fact we ran over to the Middle East and took out Saddam. Granted Saddam was a piece of shit, but at least he kept terrorist groups from infiltrating the country. If Saddam could do this why can't the U.S.? Maybe because we are trying to propose democratic means which are quite effective for our country but not for others.