Called On The Carpet
By Thomas JeffreyArticle Posted: Sunday February 10, 2008
Washington, D.C. — Defense Secretary Robert Gates appeared before two separate congressional hearings this past week in a effort to dispel rumors that the Bush Administration is seeking to enter into a treaty with Iraq that would require a long-term military commitment on behalf of the United States.
Speaking in no uncertain terms, Mr. Gates assured lawmakers that the only agreements that the White House had been working on were akin to United Nations resolutions and were limited strictly to giving the Pentagon the continued legal authority to conduct military operations within Iraq.
Congress has taken issue with a number of statements by the Smirking POTUS in which he has expressed the desire to enter into a agreement with Iraq before he leaves office. Of particular concern is the “declaration of principles” that President Bush stated he signed with Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki last November — a declaration that Iraq’s foreign minister has referred to as a ‘treaty’.
Several lawmakers went to great lengths this past week to remind Mr. Gates that any agreements that promise military protection for another nation must be ratified by Congress. The Defense Secretary assured the boys and girls on Capital Hill that he would stress to his boss the need to share the contents of any agreement with Iraq prior to it being signed.
In Pact, U.S. Won’t Commit to Protecting Iraq — Washington Post
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Podcast #117
By Thomas JeffreyArticle Posted: Tuesday April 15, 2008
Leftwing Nutjob Podcast, Episode 117, for Sunday, April 13, 2008
Penn hits the bricks, Iran in the spotlight again, the Obama money machine, al Qaeda’s rising star and more!