No House resolution honoring SEAL's bin Laden mission
 

"House Republicans say they have no plans to follow the Senate in passing a resolution honoring the military mission that killed Osama bin Laden.

"The decision by GOP leaders follows new rules they enacted in January scrapping the tradition of congratulatory measures, which they complained clogged up the House floor.

"The Senate on Tuesday passed a resolution, 97-0, commending “the men and women of the United States Armed Forces and the United States intelligence community for the tremendous commitment, perseverance, professionalism and sacrifice they displayed in bringing Osama bin Laden to justice.” The measure commended President Obama and reaffirmed the Senate’s commitment “to disrupting, dismantling and defeating al Qaeda.” It also recognized former President George W. Bush’s efforts after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks."

http://thehill.com/homenews/house/15...h-a-resolution

Gee, what happened to that supposed Republican patriotism, rah-rah USA, Support Our Troops stuff? Where's the flag-waving when it actually counts for something?

Shame on them.

There should be no resolution. There should be no discussion. The public does not need and has no need to know.

If this were the Bush administration they would be accused of jingoism, fear mongering, and political grandstanding. But because this is the Obama administration it is "MISSION ACCOMPLISHED!", without a whimper of protest from the left. What hypocrisy.....

Shame on you bleeding hearts!

Supporting assassination.

Actually, under the circumstances, I'm still trying to figure out what the mission was/is. I think catching Hussein and killing Bin Laden are two different kettles of fish though.

There are some assignations you just have to support. :D

True dat!!!!

Awww...you fixed your typo. Now I look like a dill. lol

I can't make you look like that! I fucked up the spelling, it was me! not Ali! I am the dill! Forgive her!

feel better?

The public doesn't need to know what? This doesn't make sense. Care to explain? If George W. Bush had actually managed to kill Osama bin Laden, not a single person in this country, including those on the left, would have one word to say against a friggin' House Resolution honoring the troops who successfully carried out the mission.

What many of us on the left objected to with Bush, was his FAKE "MISSION ACCOMPLISHED" event that was nothing more than a photo op for no reason whatsoever. Nothing was actually accomplished. I don't understand this, either, except that I guess you're just trying to turn the argument around. Though I have to say it was a pretty unsuccessful attempt.

Now, instead of using this as an opportunity to bash liberals, would you mind commenting on the subject of the OP? Do you agree that the House should not pass a Resolution in honor of the Special Forces Team 6 that took out the Most Wanted Man in the world?

lol much. :)

Read my lips....
1. No, the public does not need to know a God Damm thing that goes on during these missions. No details, no arm chair quarterbacking bull shit.

2. No, the House has no business ruining these peoples careers by giving them recognition. These guys want to continue to do what they do and don't want to become political pawns in Obama's game for re-election!

3. No, they are not called freaking "Special Forces Team 6"! (People like you make me want to kill kittens!)

You don't know what a Resolution is, do you?

AND you don't know who actually did the mission do you? Fool.

The Senate Resolution (#159 - passed 97-0)) does not provide details of the mission or name any names or say anything that would ruin any careers. Its a simple recognition of a job well done by all involved.

Get a grip, man.

Bottom line. Leave them alone. Stop trying to co-opt this event for political gain and for Obama's next election. Most people see through that BS. Note it as historical event. Don't ask questions. And move on about your business. There are new fish to fry.

No you get a grip. Leave the issue alone and move on about your business. You have no right or need to know shit. These people do not want or need your political bs.

The best way to note it as an historical event is in form of a resolution in the Congressional Record.

Damn.

OK, I know nothing about this business but I've been told I'm a bleeding heart liberal.... and yet it appears I'd be expelled from the bleeding heart business if I said I want the government to get the fuck on with passing bills that help with the current economical situation and stop efffing about with passing bills that are essentially proclamations on done deals....

Oh, yea, just in case someone were to frigging forget. Now you get a grip. That is nothing more than political BS spin. I can name a hundred military milestones that got no such recognition.

:thumb:

Wow.

Ten minutes to say "thanks guys" for the historical record is just too much.

ps
At the same time that Committees are doing the work of crafting and developing legislation. Multi-tasking.

Well you posted as I was posting and I did note that I knew nothing about it....

really? only 10 minutes?

Its written in advanced, agreed upon in advance, read on the floor, no debate, then voted on.

Yes, I do. Just because I use shorthand on the internet, doesn't mean I'm stupid.

The team that carried out this mission were Joint Special Operations Command Navy SEALs, officially called Naval Special Warfare Development Group, but more commonly referred to as SEAL Team Six.

Now, would you like to show us that you know what a Resolution is, and how this particular resolution would:

1. Expose to the public a "God Damm thing that goes on during these missions. . . details [or] arm chair quarterbacking bull shit."

2. [Ruin] these peoples careers by giving them recognition." Prevent them from the ability "to continue to do what they do and [not] become political pawns in Obama's game for re-election!"

I'll even give you a hint. Here's the Resolution:

http://bennet.senate.gov/newsroom/pr...F-02A602F3BB10

That is why political pukes don't understand. Leave them alone. They don't want recognition. They don't get or expect medals. They don't want to meet with Obama. Do any of you understand what the hell clandestine or secret actually means? This action is about to totally fuck these peoples careers and take them away from what they love to do.

So the people writing it in advance etc... what would they be doing otherwise, and how long does all the agreement process take?

Is it really, actually going to name them?

Merc, was that your old unit? I saw someone mention it somewhere else in one of the other threads. I was just wondering.

I'm assuming that if it was, then you'd be in a position to say what the men in the unit might and might not want. Right?

I don't give a shit what you think.

You are wrong.

This is BS.

It is going to do nothing more than turn them into political pawns for Obama. These people worked their whole lives for these operations. They don't need this BS.

Oh, and I see you let Google be your friend and you finally got the unit right....:rolleyes:

I would guess a staff person wrote it. One party leader's staff calls the other party's staff person, they both agree on it and take it to their party caucus lunch . Someone reads it while they eat their Navy Bean Soup so every member can hear it and its a done deal and in the Congressional Record.

I agree that doesn't name anyone we don't already know about

yah, waste of time. Guess it's the foreigner in me.

Yea, all the more reason not to do it.

I'll leave that to historians of the future who rely on resolutions printed in the Congressional Record to get a sense of what happened in the past.

Speaks to most of the BS that comes out of that dysfunctional group of whores.

Then you might be interested to know that instead of passing a Resolution recognizing the success of this mission, House Republicans (and 16 anti-choice Democrats) passed H.R. 3, which attempts to redefine rape as it pertains to abortion and effectively raises taxes on women and small businesses by "prevent[ing] women from using “itemized medical deductions, certain tax-advantaged health care accounts or tax credits included in last year’s health care law to pay for abortions or for health insurance plans that cover abortion.” In doing so, the bill forces women and small businesses that provide health insurance that covers abortion to pay more in taxes than they would otherwise. Both economic conservative Grover Norquist and the South Carolina Chamber of Commerce noted that the bill is basically a tax increase."

http://thinkprogress.org/2011/05/04/house-gop-hr3/

Yay for "real work". Yep, only 10 minutes. That gargantuan nightmare called Medicare Part D was only open to voting for 15 minutes. Well, except that when the Republicans saw that they didn't have the votes and the bill had failed, they held the vote open for 3 hours (at 3AM, no less) while they threatened their members and posted guards at the doors so they couldn't leave the floor.

But they don't have 10 minutes to recognize the brave men who risked their lives to rid us of the Most Wanted terrorist leader on the planet.

Oh yea, they will get a LOT out of those details now won't they! Not. It is so frigging vague it is laughable. A feel good resolution to make them look like they are doing something important.

You Americans sure like your official seals, titles and paperwork. I forgot that. For a moment. I will not ever forget what happened there, I will never look to a congressional record to remind me. I seriously doubt that without such a resolution to record the incident, it will be lost in history, but maybe it will be seen as more important to my grandchildren if that record exists?

Well I am sure ST6 would be really interested to know that! Well done!

Can you be more petty?

Its not a matter of details but the highest legislative body in the country saying for the Record, "job well done" to all involved.

Can you be more stupid?

No time in the background?

But that is not the only way history is written (thank FSM)

They don't give a shit.

It is the only official record of Congress.

...at least not in most of the world/eras.... although it does lend weight to history being written by the victors

so what? maybe congress needs to be more broad-minded/well-read?

...you're starting to sound a little 1984

No Google. Not wrong. Not BS. Your hysteria notwithstanding.

And no one cares..... NO ONE.

Ok, you just believe whatever the hell you want to believe. Fool.

Really? I mean really?

guys you need to listen to merc. he has been there and done that in real life. he speaks with the heart of a soldier. btw, merc is a retired field grade officer from jsoc. he more than likely personally knows personnel involved in this mission.

no politician took out bin laden. it was the guys on the ground who had the balls to squeeze the trigger. now i will climb down off my soap box and return to harassing the elderly

Huh?

It is not a matter of what the present Congress reads but as part of a single source of all Congressional actions, every speech, every debate, ever vote for all to read, now and in the future.

So are you saying the "legalise rape/ban abortion...." bill would not have passed if the mission recognition had passed?

Ah, so your shorthand is ok (ST6), but mine isn't. Getting a clearer picture of you with every post. Keep 'em coming. It's done. I linked to it and you read it. Why shouldn't Congress take a 10 minute vote and pass it?

Polotfriggingtics.......... It was a political move. It had nothing to do with the said intent.

These people are blowing political smoke up your ass....

Well shit, do they never read outside of the manual?

::scratches head::

Maybe I shouldn't have come back after all. Why do y'all seem to want to take me on?

No. I was pointing out to a fellow liberal that our wonderful Republican Congress doesn't have 10 minutes to recognize our nation's heroes, but they'll waste whatever time necessary to try to further damage women in this country. I find that disgusting. If that's the "real work" they're doing on my dime, I'd just as soon they go home. YMMV.

These kinds of Thanks of Congress resolutions have been a practice since the American Revolution.

And Mercenary was completely clueless when he said it might compromise those guys on the ground.

They had no intention of honoring said unit! It was a political ploy! The operation was being manipulated by a bunch of politicians for other means!

Where did I say they would be "compromised on the ground"?