Power in Congress since 1910
For those of you who like to put things into perspective....
posted by Joker & Thief @ 8:11 PM
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Interesting.... Look at all the major wars during this period.
WWI - Dems in control of the House, the Senate and the Presidency.
WWII - Ditto
Korean War - Ditto
Vietnam War - Ditto
Iraq & Afghansitan - Republicans in control of the House, Senate, and Presidency.
The only exception seems to be the Gulf War, where there was a Democrat Congress and Republican President.
So what's the lesson - unchecked power leads to wars?
Addional lesson - the Gulf War also had a broad coalition, well difined goals, clear exit strategy and was very well executed. There are some questions about the post-war military allowances given to Saddam (were they too loose), but I believe that history will show the short conflict was, for the most part, properly carried out.
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