Three Years On, Congressional Debate Over Iraq Policy?

yahoo/oneworld: Lawmakers appealed to colleagues Wednesday to ''stop rubberstamping'' the war in Iraq and instead debate policy toward that country--37 months after the U.S.-led invasion that led to the current, bloody imbroglio.

Additionally, advocacy groups assembled under the umbrella of the Win Without War coalition launched a nationwide campaign asking voters to call or email their Members of Congress and urge them to sign a measure that would trigger immediate debate on president George W. Bush's Iraq policy.

At issue is a discharge petition that also would provide up to 17 hours' deliberation on the floor of the House of Representatives. The parliamentary maneuver, aimed at overcoming House leaders' unwillingness to allow debate on resolutions that would require Bush to develop and implement an Iraq withdrawal plan, requires 218 signatures in order to pass. Read more

db: Only 218 signatures required from 218 relatively independent minded individuals with a genuine concern for the human cost of a failed US strategy and a willingness to stand up and be counted at this late stage? Unlikely. But we wish them luck.