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In reply to the discussion: Reid: Obama Doesn't Need Advice On Iraq From Dick Cheney [View all]Scootaloo
(25,699 posts)Please stop lying about what I have very clearly stated, ProSense.
Reid - along with 28 other Democratic senators and 82 Democratic Representatives, voted to give president Bush authority to use military force against iraq if he chose to do so.
Now, the war is still Bush's fault for choosing to use that authority, and i have little doubt that even if the resolution had failed, he would have "executive privileged" his way into a war anyway.
But this does not change the votes of Harry Reid, or any of hte others, who basically approved a war several months before bombs started dropping.
Or are you going to tell me that when presented with legislation titled "Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq" they never dreamed that military force would be used?
A drunk driver is his own fault, but that doesn't mean the bartender who let him stumble out the door, keys in hand, is free of all responsibility.