As Obama’s plan to send 30,000 more marines to Afghanistan goes underway, he must sell his escalation of war to his divided Democratic allies. Major support from his own is vital in the success of the war. Sure the republican party has got Obama’s back, but there are not his own party. Many citizens during his relection supported Obama because he spoke very little of his stands on the war. McCain on the other hand spend his entire campaign on the war, which he was for. So naturally the democractic party chose Obama. By deciding to send more troops to war, he was basically slapped the democractic party in the face.
Nancy Pelosi told the reporters, "The president is going to have to make his case, to give the President room, to listen to what he has to say" before voting on funding the conflict.”.
She also states many of the Democrats are eager to vote soon, as they will get their chance next month. During this vote one lawmaker will propose plans to introduce a resolution aiming to force Obama to withdraw all US forces from Afghanistan. Though this is a highly supported plan I doubt it will even touch the president. Because of such support from the republicans not all plans of “no-war” will accepted.
Pelosi believes the vote of war is a vote of conscience. Which I believe is not true. Many governmental decisions are influenced by money and power. Every vote is definitely not of their voter’s own conscience. But the US public is deeply divided over the war, with recent opinion polls finding some 40 percent oppose Obama's escalation, which has divided congressional Democrats.
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