Bush Vows to Ignore Congressional Prohibition on Permanent U.S. Bases in Iraq
January 29th, 2008 posted by 2CDC
Council for a Livable World, Jan 29, 2008
Washington, D.C. – Council for a Livable World today strongly condemned President Bush for issuing a signing statement with the Defense Authorization bill that announced his intention to ignore the bill’s prohibition on funding the establishment of permanent U.S. military bases in Iraq.
President Bush said yesterday that several sections of the Defense Authorization bill (H.R. 4986), including Section 1222 prohibiting permanent bases, “purport to impose requirements that could inhibit the president’s ability to carry out his constitutional obligations to take care that the laws be faithfully executed, to protect national security, to supervise the executive branch, and to execute his authority as commander in chief. The executive branch shall construe such provisions in a manner consistent with the constitutional authority of the president.”
John Isaacs, Executive Director of Council for a Livable World, responded to President Bush’s statement by saying: “This signing statement raises further suspicions that President Bush seeks to establish a permanent presence in Iraq. If Bush is allowed to negotiate a treaty with Iraq that binds the United States under international law, the next president will be handcuffed.”…
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