It's now onto the President's desk where he has said he will sign it. It will mark the first minimum wage hike in a very long time, but only funds the war until September. That's when the real fight begins. If no progress is made by that point, Democrats will be emboldened to ask for the withdrawal of troops from Iraq.
However, this time is now crucial. If we show significant progress in Iraq, Democrats will be pushed into a corner where they must admit that Republican's ideas worked and that more time should be given to the Iraqi government to get their security forces on their feet.
Then we can begin to get nasty with Iran. If Iran doesn't shape up soon, you can bet that a military option becomes more and more of a good idea. However, I'm willing to bet that Iranian leaders are simply waiting for the next Presidential election before they do anything about their nuclear program because they hope for a weakling to take office. If Democrats would grow a backbone and make speeches that show Iran that they won't take their nuclear plans lying down either, it would help bring the situation to a close much quicker.
But who knows? I might be wrong and Iran could be considering backing down as we speak. But alas, I've been proven right many times before, I don't see this time being any different.
Travis
travis@rightwinglunatic.com
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