2.06.10 military pullbacks and military pullouts

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Congress continues to fund the war. Some of us won't.

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They will some day curse us for our pitiful willingness to let the Executive carry the burden that the Constitution places on us.

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When we ask a Congressperson to stop paying for war, they could reply, "You first."

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The bill allows Bush to continue deploying tens of thousands of troops, funds the war, and fails to prevent war with Iran.

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Progressive lawmakers voted for it because they are serious about ending the war, not just protesting it.

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The US maintains an unprecedented infrastructure of more than 700 US foreign military bases.

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Resolution 1701 contains some disturbing ambiguities that may make a permanent peace between Lebanon and Israel elusive.

The UN Security Council resolution passed on August 11 which belatedly imposed a ceasefire to end the fighting in Lebanon was certainly good news in terms of ending the carnage. Resolution 1701 was also a marked improvement over the original US draft and contains some positive language. Both sides, for instance, are called upon to honor “a full cessation of hostilities.” And Israel must provide the UN with maps of landmines planted in southern Lebanon during Israel’s 22-year occupation that ended in 2000.