Pelosi capitulates
by Patrick J. Buchanan
If George W. Bush launches a preemptive war
on Iran, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi
will bear full moral responsibility for that war.
For it was Pelosi who quietly agreed to strip out of the
$100 billion funding bill for Iraq a provision that would
have required President Bush to seek congressional
approval before launching any new war on Iran.
Pelosi’s capitulation came in the Appropriations Committee.
What went down, and why?
“Conservative Democrats as well as lawmakers concerned about the possible impact on Israel had argued for the change in strategy,” wrote The Associated Press’ David Espo and Matthew Lee.
The Washington Times agrees as to who bully-ragged Nancy into scuttling any requirement that Bush come to the Hill before unleashing the B-2s on Arak, Natanz, and Bushehr:
“Last week, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi received a smattering of boos when she badmouthed the war effort during a speech to the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, and the Democratic leadership, responding to concerns from pro-Israel lawmakers, was forced to strip from a military appropriations measure a provision meant to weaken President Bush’s ability to respond to threats from Iran.”