Bush Officials: Congress Irrelevant on Iraq

Bush Officials: Congress Irrelevant on Iraq

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The Bush administration also feels it does not need to seek the authorization of Congress to ratify two pending agreements with Iraq: a “Strategic Framework” that would govern “normalized” relations with the U.S., and a Status of Forces Agreement that would govern the “authorities and protections” of U.S. troops in Iraq past Dec. 31, the expiration of a U.N. resolution that the administration says authorizes their presence.

The agreements will “not tie the hands of the next president or, indeed, this president,” Satterfield said. “They will ensure that every policy option remains on the table. The size of the U.S. presence in Iraq, the missions to be performed by such forces, if forces are present, are decisions for the president and for the next president to make.”

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The Decider and his criminal cohorts once again displaying their dictatorial rulings...Why do we even HAVE a congress? The King doesn't need congressional approval for anything, nor does he care what they, or the american people say. These people are the most dangerous madmen on the planet. They are pishing with everything they've got to put into place a PERMANENT occupation of Iraq.

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