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10-21-2003, 04:47 PM | #1 (permalink) | |
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Republican Sen. Chuck Hagel says President Got Too Much Latitude on Foreign Policy
Chuck Hagel is a republican and a senior member of the powerful Foreign Relations committee.
In summary, Hagel is criticizing Bush for creating bad will from other nations towards the USA, and for going into Iraq without allies. I completely agree with Hagel's points and I applaud him for having the guts to stand up to a president from his own party. http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp...nguage=printer Quote:
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10-22-2003, 02:02 PM | #3 (permalink) |
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I really believe that if they had to do it over again, most of those who voted for the "Blank Check" to President Bush would not vote the same way. This is not to say that they would not have approved military action, it is just that they would prefer to not have given up their constitutional rights/obligations. It appears that many in congress as well as most Americans got caught up in the post 9/11 furvor and voted with their hearts rather than their heads. Hagel is a rather smart and patriotic individual, and he is rightly concerned that our foreign policy is being dominated by one man and his small cadre of advisors, with little influence from congress (i.e. the voice of the people) and little assistance from long time allies within the international community.
We have many resources with which to accomplish our goals. By acting unilaterally and with little imput from congress and the international community we limit our resources and potential sources for new and better ideas. IMO and apparently in Senator Hagel's, this is foolish.
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10-22-2003, 02:13 PM | #4 (permalink) |
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I would say at this point his mouthing off after the fact is irrelevant. He is doing the same thing Clark is attempting to do - approve of something and then turn around and condemn the Presdient for doing what Congress told him to do. I don't see the logic of this.
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10-22-2003, 03:53 PM | #5 (permalink) | |
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I completely agree with Zell Miller and I applaud him for having the guts to stand up to his own party.
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10-22-2003, 06:00 PM | #6 (permalink) |
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no mention that in spain, and other "willing" nations, the popular support for the war is nearly non-existant.
Supporting a possible war resolution does not eliminate the moral authority to comment negatively on how that war is persued. Just becuase they put trust in someone, then had that trust betrayed does not mean they are incapable of intelligent dissent at this point. what a fallacy... |
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