Senate Fails in Resolution Attempt

Washington, DC (TLS). The U.S. Senate has failed to pass a resolution that would express disapproval for President Bush's tactics in the War in Iraq. In a rare Saturday vote, the Senate failed for a second time to pass a non-binding resolution expressing disapproval of the War.

The U.S. House of Representatives passed a non-binding resolution this week expressing disapproval of the War, largely upon partisan lines.

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-NV, stated that he would not re-introduce such legislation for a third time. However, we can expect Senate Democrats to get their point across where it hurts--by inserting such disapprovals in appropriations bills that will be aimed at withdrawing the funds from our troops on the ground, as a means of getting the President to withdraw the military from the region.

Thus, the battle is far from over. Democrats in the past have never hesitated to use the power of the purse-strings to slap at the military, forcing Presidents from Richard Nixon to Ronald Reagan to withdraw U.S. support for causes that directly impact national security and the security of the world. We can fully expect them to attempt this underhanded tactic yet again, which will lead to a rush of terrorism in the Middle East, the mortal endangerment of Israel, and bringing the world to the brink of nuclear war.