Failed: Senate Resolution to end War by next March

Harry Reid proposed a bill that would require the withdrawal of troops within 120 days, and a full withdrawal by March 2008. It failed in the Senate by 12 votes, 50-48. Thank God. With all the positives we are beginning to see in Iraq and the War on Terror overall, why are liberals in Congress still talking about stripping the funding and support from our soldiers? That doesn't exactly help the moral of our troops or make fighting the insurgents much easier. Harry disagrees. "Five years of war, the president's current approach in Iraq is not working. The country is closer to chaos than stability. U.S. troops are policing a civil war, not hunting and killing the terrorists who attacked America on 9/11."

I guess he wasn't paying attention throughout the past couple months: That is what the surge is aimed at fixing. On top of that, whats wrong with protecting the citizens of Iraq and their new Democracy?

"This is a dangerous piece of legislation. It is constitutionally dubious and it would authorize a scattered band of United States senators to tie the hand of the commander in chief" states Republican Senate Leader, Mitch McConnell. He also calls the measure "absolutely fatal."

He is right, that is exactly what any resolution of this magnitude will produce: fatal results. I am sure our enemies who are plotting and planning right now would love to see the rug pulled out from underneath our soldiers right about now (amidst all the progress).

By the way, a measure like this only continues to undermine the efforts of our intelligence community, military, their leaders and the United States overall. On top of that, isn't it just plain dumb to telegraph our intentions to the enemy? That will only embolden and encourage them to hold out until we are gone.