Has anyone on DU read SEC. 1070. SENSE OF SENATE ON GENERAL DAVID PETRAEUS?

[L. Coyote]

SEC. 1070. SENSE OF SENATE ON GENERAL DAVID PETRAEUS.

(a) Findings.--The Senate makes the following findings:

(1) The Senate unanimously confirmed General David H. Petraeus as Commanding General, Multi-National Force-Iraq, by a vote of 81-0 on January 26, 2007.
(2) General Petraeus graduated first in his class at the United States Army Command and General Staff College.
(3) General Petraeus earned Masters of Public Administration and Doctoral degrees in international relations from Princeton University.
(4) General Petraeus has served multiple combat tours in Iraq, including command of the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) during combat operations throughout the first year of Operation Iraqi Freedom, which tours included both major combat operations and subsequent stability and support operations.
(5) General Petraeus supervised the development and crafting of the United States Army and Marine Corps counterinsurgency manual based in large measure on his combat experience in Iraq, scholarly study, and other professional experiences.
(6) General Petraeus has taken a solemn oath to protect and defend the Constitution of the United States of America.
(7) During his 35-year career, General Petraeus has amassed a distinguished and unvarnished record of military service to the United States as recognized by his receipt of a Defense Distinguished Service Medal, two Distinguished Service Medals, two Defense Superior Service Medals, four Legions of Merit, the Bronze Star Medal for valor, the State Department Superior Honor Award, the NATO Meritorious Service Medal, and other awards and medals.
(8) A recent attack through a full-page advertisement in the New York Times by the liberal activist group, Moveon.org, impugns the honor and integrity of General Petraeus and all the members of the United States Armed Forces.

(b) Sense of Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate--

(1) to reaffirm its support for all the men and women of the United States Armed Forces, including General David H. Petraeus, Commanding General, Multi-National Force-Iraq;
(2) to strongly condemn any effort to attack the honor and integrity of General Petraeus and all the members of the United States Armed Forces; and
(3) to specifically repudiate the unwarranted personal attack on General Petraeus by the liberal activist group Moveon.org.

[Rex]

1. 'unwarranted personal attack'

Nevermind the FACT that the fucking VICE PRESIDENT (well in name only) told a MEMBER OF CONGRESS TO 'GO FUCK HIMSELF'!

Where was the outrage!? Where was the condemnation? This is all political bullshit by the RWingers and it will fail huge.

[Vinca]

3. Not to mention Kerry and the Swifties and the old bat in the

purple heart bandaid, etc., etc., etc. It's only bad if it's directed at the right.

[L. Coyote]

5. Please do write up that amendment for us! And send it to Kucinch

SEC. 1040. SENSE OF SENATE ON Richard Cheney.

(a) Findings.--The Senate makes the following findings:

(1) Richard Cheney told Sen. Leahy, on the Senate floor, "Go f**k yourself!"

yata, yata, yata,

This could be highly entertaining, especially if it gets the same coverage!

[Rex]

11. It would make it obvious how RW the M$N is, I remember them

GIGGLING about the Cheney/Leahy exchange. You think Dennis would act on it?

[L. Coyote]

14. You think Dennis would act on it? No, but in the Dem cloakroom, this is the

sort of thing that might get some real laughs.

Who knows what goes on in the R cloakroom :rofl:

[Rex]

15. Oh to be a fly on THAT wall!

:D

[Postman]

2. Sense of Postman ---

Fuck off.

I reaffirm that all those who voted for this are total assholes.

[Lars39]

4. That second #3:

"to specifically repudiate the unwarranted personal attack on General Petraeus by the liberal activist group Moveon.org."


gave me great pause. With all that is going on right now, they chose to do this?
They ought to be ashamed of themselves.

[shain from kane]

7. Of course, this is someone's opinion. Shouldn't they stick to just the facts in a resolution of this

type, rather than a partisan political attack? Shame on anyone who voted for it.

Define "liberal".
Define "activist".

[L. Coyote]

9. they couldn't call them a "political group" or an "organization" ??

And, oh my god, their "activists." Heaven help the conservatives!

What you embolden is the only lyobjectionable thing in this piece of fluff, that and even wasting time on such silliness.

But it is load with stuff they will use, saying Hillary--the real target in all this--voted against the troops.

[cali]

6. yep. It's pretty putrid. n/t

[Bluerthanblue]

8. no one attacked the honor or integrety of petraeus or the Armed Forces-

Petraeus sacrificed any integrety he had, when he willingly reported misleading, incomplete, and manipulated information to the congress and the american public.

If his report had been different, then he might have had a reason to complain- but he did this to himself.

Even if people don't want to admit the truth- it doesn't change the truth.

One real problem i have with blanket statements like "to reaffirm its support for all the men and women of the United States Armed Forces..." does that mean we support what was done, by certian individuals to young Abeer and her family?????


We either mean what we say, or we are lying.

i am so confused and frustrated by this 'adult' world.
Which makes so little actual sense.

(edit for "imcomplete-> iNcomplete" clumsy fingers)

[L. Coyote]

10. Name calling is their excuse. It is a personal attack in that sense.

[leftchick]

12. attack the honor and integrity of General Petraeus and all the members of the United States Armed Fo

all the members of the United States Armed Forces??? are you fucking kidding me?

[The Stranger]

13. Unforgivable.

[Whisp]

16. so are you saying Patreus is a swell guy

and we shouldn't doubt his reports.

what Are you saying?

[L. Coyote]

17. Just asking a question, and providing the text. Make your own informed opinion.

First, read what you opine about, of course.

I could not find the text in any of the DU posts, so I went to find it elsewhere and, as usual, shared my research.

[calteacherguy]

18. Specifically, the senate needs to mind their own business and do their job.

It's a sad day in America when a resolution like this comes to the floor.