Congress wants answers on Iraqi forces – now

[sabra]

Source: NavyTimes

Lawmakers from both sides of the aisle ripped the Bush administration Tuesday over what they say is a continued failure by the Pentagon to provide witnesses and information on the training of Iraqi security forces.

“The American people have a right to know what is happening,” said Rep. Walter Jones, R-N.C. “I am frustrated, as a Republican, that those in the Pentagon ... have turned their nose up to the Congress. The American people changed the majority in November ... because my party would not do what we’re trying to do today.”

“I’ve never, ever seen such a lack of responsiveness in terms of working with the committee,” said Rep. Marty Meehan, D-Mass., chairman of the House Armed Services oversight and investigations subcommittee. “And we have subpoena power.”

The verbal barbs continued an ongoing fight between the House Armed Services Committee and the Pentagon over who is allowed to testify before the committee and what the committee calls foot-dragging over providing requested information, to include the unclassified variety.

Read more: http://www.navytimes.com/news/2007/05/military_iraqforces_070522w/

[babylonsister]

1. Yea, until they don't.

No reflection on you, sabra, I'm feeling real disillusioned about the Dems and don't feel much like cheerleading anything they say or do because chances are good they'll reverse their decision at a later date. :(

[frylock]

2. or what?! what are they going to do?

go ahead and threaten to insert a nonbinding resolution to set a date for troop withdrawal, then puss out at the last minute? fucking poltroons!!! :mad:

[BOSSHOG]

3. Wow, Wally Jones must be sweating his internal polling

back in NC. He'll huff and he'll puff and he'll blow the white house. He'll show his constituents whose in charge, by gawd.

[bdamomma]

4. this thuggish regime is screwing us all, this has got to stop.

cheney said outright, he does not care about the fate of the republican party.

[Wwagsthedog]

5. All these critters do is whine.

It is simply a smokescreen to attempt the obfuscation of all their other failures of omission.

[global1]

6. Keep Ripping The Bush Administration And Then Keep Funding Them.......

makes a lot of sense doesn't it. (sarcasm)

[Kelvin Mace]

7. They are not cooperating because they

now our spineless leadership will cave on this like they cave on EVERYTHING.