- Joined
- Jan 24, 2013
- Messages
- 8,834
- Reaction score
- 2,812
- Location
- Alabama
- Gender
- Male
- Political Leaning
- Liberal
No one disagrees with the notion congress could have stopped. Hey could have. No me is claiming they made a stand or even did their job. But the vote was not for war. It was to let Bush decide. There comments when they voted, as I tried to point out with Kerry made clear their reservations. So, while congress deserves contempt for cowardice, the decision was Bush's. give him credit and blame for his decision. Quit trying to water it down.
The vote was for an approval of force (e.g. military). You can paint a situation in many ways, but you can't change reality...