Yeah, when I heard there was a compromise in the works, it sounded like a bad idea on several levels. Obviously, it's not conducive to ending the "Q-word". And once again, it's congress playing the administration's game.
What they need to do is resubmit fundamentally the same Iraq extension bill, with fundamentally the same deadlines, but only give the funding a 60 or 90-day extension. That way it has to go back to Bush's desk for a veto every couple months, ensuring that the public remembers exactly who's forcing our troops to stay in a deadly and unwinnable situation.
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