Confirmation of Petraeus Must Be Quick

By: Congressman Frank Lucas (Diary)  |  June 29th at 05:25 PM  | 

Today, the Senate Armed Services Committee held the confirmation hearing of General David Petraeus to serve as commander of U.S. forces in Afghanistan.  General Petraeus was nominated for this post after the ouster of General Stanley McChrystal by President Obama following a very public disagreement between the president and the general on future plans for Afghanistan. While the sudden departure of General McChrystal is regretful, | Read More »

A Disconnected Congress

By: Congressman Frank Lucas (Diary)  |  March 11th at 10:45 AM  | 

The House of Representatives spent much of yesterday discussing H.ConRes. 248, the Afghanistan War Powers Resolution, sponsored by Congressman Dennis Kucinich (D-OH).  The resolution would have required the president to remove all U.S. troops in Afghanistan within 30 days of the resolution being signed into law unless the president felt it would not be safe to do so.  In that case, the president would then | Read More »