Carved in the dark – their city of dreamsThis is a pretty conundrum. The Pentagon is building several huge bases inside Iraq and it looks like Congress is going to cut off funding for them. Yesterday, the Senate unanimously passed a Joe Biden amendment that forbids spending money to "establish permanent United States military bases in Iraq." In March, the House passed the same amendment.
Drowed in the baseless sands
~ Desert Song, Fair Warning
Eschaton thinks this will be another on the list of laws Bush decides he doesn't have to obey. My guess is he will define permanent in a Babylonian sense, anything under 1,000 years is temporary. Also referenced, ThinkProgress.
P.S. Happy Birthday to LB.
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