Here is the section from the actual bill that Duncan Hunter faxed to Rush.  They want to force the President to give the Congress a 15-day notice when deploying troops to Iraq.  So, what about those troops in Kuwait who go back and forth to support the existing troops in Iraq?  But that's not all..they want a redeployment schedule and they want us to work with the UN.  Since when does the Congress run a war?  Since when does the Congress have say so for deployment of our troops in the world?   Even if this bill makes it thru the Senate, President Bush will veto it.  This bill is unconstitutional at best, at worst, it makes our troops less safe.  Since we are winning, the socialists have to do something to make us lose.  They cannot take a win.
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Sec. 104. (a) The Congress finds that United States military units should not enter into combat unless they are fully capable of performing their assigned mission. The Congress further finds that this is the policy of the Department of Defense.
(b) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be used to deploy any unit of the Armed Forces to Iraq unless the President has certified in writing to the Committees on Appropriations and the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives at least 15 days in advance of the deployment that the unit is `fully mission capable'.
(c) For the purposes of subsection (b) the term `fully mission capable' means capable of performing a unit's assigned mission to the prescribed standards under the conditions expected in the theater of operation, consistent with the guidelines set forth in the Department of Defense's Defense Readiness Reporting System.
(d) The President, by certifying in writing to the Committees on Appropriations and the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives that the deployment to Iraq of a unit that is not assessed fully mission capable is required for reasons of national security and by submitting along with a certification a report in classified and unclassified form detailing the particular reason or reasons why the unit's deployment is necessary, may waive the limitations prescribed in subsection (b) on a unit-by-unit basis.
Sec. 105. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act are available immediately for obligation to plan and execute a safe and orderly redeployment of United States Armed Forces from Iraq.
(b) Within 30 days after enactment of this Act, the President shall commence an immediate and orderly redeployment of United States Armed Forces from Iraq, which shall be implemented as part of the comprehensive regional stability plan described in subsection (g). The President shall endeavor to begin such redeployment with units of the Armed Forces that have been deployed in excess of 365 days, except to the extent those units are needed to provide for the safe withdrawal of other units of the Armed Forces or to protect United States and Coalition personnel and infrastructure.
(c) The reduction in United States Armed Forces required by this section shall be implemented in conjunction with a comprehensive diplomatic, political and economic strategy that includes sustained engagement with Iraq's neighbors and the international community for the purpose of working collectively to bring stability to Iraq.
(d) The goal for the completion of the transition of United States Armed Forces to a limited presence and missions as described in subsection (e) shall be a date that is not later than December 15, 2008.
(e) After the conclusion of the reduction and transition of United States Armed Forces to a limited presence as required by this section, the Secretary of Defense may deploy or maintain members of the Armed Forces in Iraq only for the following missions:

(1) Protecting United States diplomatic facilities, United States Armed Forces, and American citizens.
(2) Conducting limited training, equipping, and providing logistical and intelligence support to the Iraqi Security forces.
(3) Engaging in targeted counterterrorism operations against al-Qaeda, al-Qaeda affiliated groups, and other terrorist organizations in Iraq.

(f) Not later than February 1, 2008, and every 90 days thereafter, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report setting forth the following:

(1) The current plan for and the status of the reduction of United States Armed Forces in Iraq and the transition of the Armed Forces in Iraq to a limited presence whose missions do not exceed the missions specified in subsection (e), including the associated force reductions and adjustments and expectations with respect to timelines and the force levels anticipated to perform those missions.
(2) A comprehensive current description of efforts to prepare for the reduction and transition of United States Armed Forces in Iraq in accordance with this section and to limit any destabilizing consequences of such reduction and transition, including a description of efforts to work with the United Nations and countries in the region toward that objective.

Congress is so stupid

Rush was all over the Illegal immigration issue today, thank god he is as his voice is big and it says alot specially when he is saying it and talking about.

With this kind of legislation as its legacy, it's easy to understand why this congress has the lowest public approval rating of all time!

dittohead wrote:With this kind of legislation as its legacy, it's easy to understand why this congress has the lowest public approval rating of all time!

They simply dont get it, they still dont get it and it is driving them crazy and they simply cant understand why. They want to ram it down out throats period!

I read some of what Rush recently said on his website - he really thinks this Congress is awful, and that the elections next year will be played down in the gutter. Of course, he's probably right about all that again.

Duncan Hunter has my sympathy, he's still a member of the worst Congressional session ever, a good apple in a barrel of rotten ones.