Senate votes 70-26 to fund Iraq war, again!

For His Treatment of Children in the ‘War on Terror,’ Bush Is a War Criminal
Dave Lindorff http://www.commondreams.org/archive/2008/05/21/9116/

Many liberals call for charging President Bush with war crimes. Should the congressional members who vote to fund the war also be charged as conspirators in these war crimes? And should the voters who vote for these members of congress, again and again, that fund the war, also be charged with a conspiracy to commit war crimes?

Congress will say they are exempt from prosecution for war crimes. The real reason they do not charge President Bush with war crimes is because in any investigation, those members who voted for the Iraq war would be implicated as conspirators.

If however, the Muslim world ever became united and had the strength to conquer the United States, then many members of congress who voted to fund the Iraq war would likely be charged, along with President Bush and his staff, with war crimes.

Maybe congress should at least be charged with racketeering for spending other people's money. They should also be charged with child abuse for imposing debts on children of America who cannot vote.

Charles Tolleson
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Senate passes Iraq war funding bill with add-ons By ANDREW TAYLOR, Associated Press Senate Republicans have broken with President Bush to help Democrats add support for veterans and the unemployed to a bill paying for another year of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars.The 75-22 vote also added billions of dollars in other domestic funds such as heating subsidies for the poor and money for fighting wildfires to funding for military operations overseas. Shortly afterward, the Senate voted 70-26 to approve $165 billion to pay for military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan into next spring,when Bush's successor will set war policy. All told, the measure contains $212 billion over the coming two years, plus about $50billion more through 2017 for veterans education benefits.