Dems won't stop the war in Iraq; they won't even stop the war with Iran

Worse than useless:

Top House Democrats retreated Monday from an attempt to limit President Bush's authority for taking military action against Iran as the leadership concentrated on a looming confrontation with the White House over the Iraq war.

Officials said Speaker Nancy Pelosi and other members of the leadership had decided to strip from a major military spending bill a requirement for Bush to gain approval from Congress before moving against Iran.

Conservative Democrats as well as lawmakers concerned about the possible impact on Israel had argued for the change in strategy.

Note to Congress: Passing NO war-funding bill is infinitely preferable to passing anything that allows the current mayhem in Iraq to continue or the future mayhem in Iran to proceed. Just $200 million brings everyone home. The Pentagon misplaces more than that every week.