Sen. Byrd's new Resolution declaring IWR fulfilled

[TayTay]

Time to bring the troops home.

From Sen Byrd's web site:

Mr. President, the resolution I will be introducing will do exactly that. This resolution
reflects the will of the American people that the war in Iraq must be brought to a close in
a responsible way. It will establish provisions to bring to a close U.S. military
engagement in Iraq based upon conditions, not dates. It will restore to Congress its
Constitutional war-making power by adding conditions that would terminate the original
2002 use of force resolution. The conditions can be summarized as follows: we have
achieved our objective, we are no longer needed, or we are no longer wanted in Iraq.

These are not irresponsible conditions that would prolong our involvement in Iraq, nor do
they require a chaotic or dangerous withdrawal of our troops. These are reasonable
conditions that, through the exercise of the Article I, Section 8 powers granted to the
Congress, set limits upon the Iraq war resolution, which currently has no sunset provision.
That war resolution will continue to be in effect in perpetuity if the Congress does not act.
That is an abdication of the responsibility of the Congress to be a steward of its
constitutional power to declare war. Additionally, as the bipartisan Iraq Study Group
concluded, a clear message must be sent to the Iraqi government that the U.S.
commitment to the war in Iraq is not open-ended. The Byrd resolution will point the way
toward concluding that commitment.

http://tinyurl.com/yrfgqr

[TayTay]

1. Sen. Kennedy supports the new Resolution to denounce the surge

Sen. Kennedy was just on the floor announcing his support for this.

[karynnj]

2. I thought Kennedy was speaking about the Warner one

is this the same?

[TayTay]

4. Yes, he was

Entirely separate things.

[MarjorieG]

3. Nullifying or limiting IWR good, but otherwise just benchmarks?

Unclear what Byrd is offering other than limiting IWR, which is also good for Iran. The reso was limited on geography to Iraq the first go around.

Is there language than for other than wanting conditions, maybe benchmarks, to use a familiar term, as opposed to deadline and beginning real dialogue.

[TayTay]

5. I liked it.

Yet another strong argument for changing course. I thought he delineated some things that hadn't been said by others.

[karynnj]

6. In fact shouldn't Congress empasize that the IWR already did limit it to Iraq

As it specifically does that and Bush signed it didn't he agree not to attack other countries?