Five year anniversary: Senate votes to authorize war

[babylonsister]

http://thinkprogress.org/2007/10/11/five-year-anniversary-senate-votes-to-authorize-war/

Five year anniversary: Senate votes to authorize war.

Five years ago today, the Senate voted in the dead of night to authorize the use of military force in Iraq by a vote of 77-23. Bush heralded the vote, stating, “America speaks with one voice.” Contending that the authorization was a “blank check,” Sen. Robert Byrd (D-WV) warned, “This is the Tonkin Gulf resolution all over again. Let us stop, look and listen. Let us not give this president or any president unchecked power. Remember the Constitution.” Here are the 23 Senators who courageously voted no:

[brentspeak]

1. The IWR vote was meaningless.

Bush was going to invade anyway.

[Hissyspit]

4. Not meaningless.

Bush was going to invade anyway.

But not meaningless.

[SergeyDovlatov]

5. not it is not. Now we know which of the pols are principled and which are useless tools!

:mad:

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

2. A day of infamy for those who voted for it.

[Tesha]

3. And it worked out *SO WELL*, didn't it? Let's give those brave "Yes" votes a big hand...

...right out the door.

Tesha

[never_get_over_it]

6. One of the worst days of my life

Senator after Senator who I had loved and respected for years stepped up made impassioned speeches which would make you think they would vote NO and then they voted YES

God awful night!