Passed 95-2: Sense of the Senate that Iraq War has increased security [View All]

Since I couldn't fit the full purpose into the subject line....

Graham (SC) Amdt. 1806 to S. 1689 (Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Iraq and Afghanistan Security and Reconstruction Act, 2004), to express the sense of Congress that the removal of the Government of Saddam Hussein has enhanced the security of Israel and other United States allies.

:puke:

Yeas 95 (I won't bore you with the list)

Nays 2: Bingaman and Chafee.

Not Voting 3: Edwards, Kerry, and Lieberman (big suprise).

http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=108&session=1&vote=00384

Major kudos to Bingaman and Chafee for voting against this. I really don't see how the Iraq War helps Israel or any other U.S. ally.

ON EDIT (following post #10): The amendment's text is as follows:

On page 39, between lines 2 and 3, insert the following:

SEC. 3002. (a) Congress finds that--

(1) Israel is a strategic ally of the United States in the Middle East;

(2) Israel recognizes the benefits of a democratic form of government;

(3) the policies and activities of the Government of Iraq under the Saddam Hussein regime contributed to security concerns in the Middle East, especially for Israel;

(4) the Arab Liberation Front was established by Iraqi Baathists, and supported by Saddam Hussein;

(5) the Government of Iraq under the Saddam Hussein regime assisted the Arab Liberation Front in distributing grants to the families of suicide bombers;

(6) the Government of Iraq under the Saddam Hussein regime aided Abu Abass, leader of the Palestinian Liberation Front, who was a mastermind of the hijacking of the Achille Lauro, an Italian cruise ship, and is responsible for the death of an American tourist aboard that ship; and

(7) Saddam Hussein attacked Israel during the 1990-1991 Persian Gulf War by launching 39 Scud missiles into that country and thereby causing multiple casualties.

(b) It is the sense of Congress that Operation Iraqi Freedom promotes the security of Israel and other United States allies.