Bent Corner

U.S. Rep. John Murtha has come up with a creative way of putting a stop to Bush’s war in Iraq. It involves placing conditions on how Bush can spend the $93.4 billion in new combat funds.

1. The Pentagon would have to certify that troops being sent to Iraq are “fully combat ready” with training and equipment.
2. Troops must have at least one year at home between combat deployments.
3. Combat assignments could not be extended beyond one year.
4. A “stop-loss” program (back door draft) forcing soldiers to extend their enlistment periods would be prohibited.

It’s a good idea. Instead of cutting off the funds, it places common sense conditions on how those funds are to be spent. The conditions are things that really cannot be argued against.

Unless of course Republicans want to argue that troops should be sent to Iraq that are not combat ready. That troops should be sent to Iraq that have not been home for at least one year. That troops should be forced to continue serving in the military even after their enlistments are over. That combat tours should last longer then a year.

How are the chickenhawks going to argue for any of that?

So far, they don’t seem to be arguing against the actual details of the plan. No, they are instead criticizing the end results of such a plan. It will be impossible to continue Bush’s war in Iraq with such conditions placed on the war’s financing. This plan may actually work. It may actually do some good. Where a non-binding resolution does nothing, this can actually bring an end to Bush’s perpetual war in Iraq.

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