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Published by Pokerwolf on Tuesday, June 05, 2007 at 12:20 PM.
The Iraq War Wote Was 6-94 - Huffington Post
Insert my standard "What the hell are these people doing when they're in office?" diatribe here.
In October 2002, prior to the October 12, 2002 Iraq War Vote, under lock and key, prepared for our Senators and Representatives by our country's top intelligence analysts, lay a 92 page report about Iraq, weapons of mass destruction, and everything we knew about Saddam.
It sat waiting for our elected officials to sign in without staff and read it, 92 pages. No staffers allowed, elected officials only. A five page declassified document was readily available to all but the 92 page document, you had to show up, sign in and read it.
Only 6 Senators did.
Only six Senators thought that sending our country's bravest off to war to die was worth a few minutes of their time. How long a report would you have read before deciding to send our nation's finest to war?
Now, already by now, minions of Senators are scurrying off emails;
Senator So and So was briefed by his staff. The Senator weighed this vote deeply.
Political pundits and DC journalists are smirking at my simplicity of view on this. "This dumb blogger doesn't get how things are done around here."
Bullshit.
And more Bullshit.
First of all, no one could be briefed on it becausestaffers couldn't see the report, that's the problem.
Second, I don't care how DC operates. You want to stand up and vote on war, you sit your ass down in that chair and read the intelligence briefing.
There are no excuses.
Insert my standard "What the hell are these people doing when they're in office?" diatribe here.
