Sen. Cornyn: Ads don't kill our troops. Lack of rest and training does.

[babylonsister]

Ads don't kill our troops. Lack of rest and training does.
by clammyc rcs1
Thu Sep 20, 2007 at 09:51:43 AM EST

I'll be brief.

In yet another stunning example of the hypocrisy and betrayal of trust that Congressional republicans exhibit towards the troops that they sent to Iraq based on specious evidence (at best) and are holding hostage there now with longer deployments, lack of proper training, rest, armor and equipment, John Cornyn is introducing a Senate resolution today that will condemn MoveOn's ad from last week.

Never mind the fact that yesterday's blocking of Webb's amendment to provide our troops with the proper rest in between tours was shot down by Senate republicans. Never mind the fact that this was the eighth time this year that republicans blocked Democratic Party initiatives to listen to the will of We the People and change course in Iraq.

And, despite what you may or may not think of the MoveOn ad, not only did the public not care at all about it (in terms of "not supporting Petraeus"), but also that it was Petraeus who was in charge of security training in Iraq when nearly 200,000 weapons were "lost", many of which are likely in the hands of insurgents in Iraq.

So here we are, not even 24 hours after the republicans in the Senate betrayed their oath to preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States by voting against restoring habeas corpus (which is in Article I of the Constitution, I might add) as well as betraying the trust of our troops by voting down an amendment that would give our troops proper rest in between tours. And what is the pressing issue for Senator Cornyn and his republican colleagues? A motion to condemn an advertisement placed in a newspaper that criticized General Petraeus.


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http://scoop.epluribusmedia.org/story/2007/9/20/95143/8524

[fooj]

1. Cry me a f*cking river.

If Petraeus and Little Lord Pissypants can't take the heat of an HONEST ad then what makes the US Senate think that these clowns can contend with "terrorists"? The General is a pussy, as is the CIC. But WE knew that already, yes?

[Eagle_Eye]

2. I think being in an illegal war for oil kills troops also

little george's war for oil is kill both American troops and Iraqi people too.
Blackwater mercenaries kill civilians for profit while Exxon rings the cash register.
We absolutely need to win the next election.

[babylonsister]

3. Of course it does, but no one's admitting to that. They think we're all dumb. nt

[in_cog_ni_to]

4. THAT would be a great response ad! That quote and pictures of our soldier's caskets.

Think they'd pass a resolution for that one?

[babylonsister]

5. I like it! nt