I don't have the stomach to read beyond this

maybe i'll go back and look at the rest of it later...

Democrats Alter Plan To Restrict Iraq War

Senior House Democrats, seeking to placate members of their party from Republican-leaning districts, are pushing a plan that would place restrictions on President Bush's ability to wage the war in Iraq but would allow him to waive them if he publicly justifies his position.

the headline alone gave me the jitters, but when i got to "allow him to waive them if he publicly justifies his position," i just wanted to sit down and cry...

[UPDATE]

ok, i went back and read it, and it was even worse than i thought...

The new plan would demand that Bush certify that combat troops meet the military's own standards of readiness, which are routinely ignored. The president could then waive such certifications if doing so is in "the national interest."

waivers for the "military's own standards of readiness..."??? so, while they're discussing letting george send unready troops over, here's this morning's OTHER headline...

9 U.S. Soldiers killed in Iraq bombing

Nine U.S. soldiers died in two separate incidents north of Baghdad, the military said Tuesday.

Six soldiers were killed when a bomb exploded near their vehicles during a combat operation Monday in Salahuddin province, the military said in a statement.

Three other soldiers were wounded and transported to an American military hospital for treatment, it said.

In another incident the same day, three more soldiers were killed by a roadside bomb in Diyala province, another statement said. One soldier was wounded.

that's 9 - nine - in one day...

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